Films

Moonage Daydream

BMG and its co-production partner Live Nation Productions proudly released the first film to be officially sanctioned by Bowie’s estate Moonage Daydream. Written, directed, edited, and produced by acclaimed filmmaker Brett Morgen (Crossfire Hurricane, Cobain: Montage of Heck, Jane), the film, including its title track, draws extensively on Bowie’s 1970 to 1977 song catalog. Designed from conception as a unique cinematic experience, the film is due to be released in IMAX in select markets. The film premiered at Cannes Film Festival to rave reviews, with Vogue commenting on the film stating: “Mooonage Daydream is astounding, bombastic, groundbreaking, electrifying, and among the best films about any artist or musician I’ve ever seen.”

DIO: Dreamers Never Die

Directed by Don Argott and Demian Fenton, BMG’s feature-length film DIO: Dreamers Never Die made a splash at its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival. The film is the first-ever, career-spanning documentary, fully authorized by the artist’s estate. Compiled from never-before-seen footage the film provides a portrait of the life of a heavy metal titan whose career spanned over five decades. From Ronnie James Dio’s towering, unforgettable voice, to his famed ‘devil horns’ salute which thousands of headbangers still adorn to this day, his influence has become firmly embedded in the genre. DIO: Dreamers Never Die provides a fitting tribute to the iconic singer and his legacy. 

Daniel Johns - What If The Future Never Happened?

The enigmatic Australian musician and frontman of Nineties alt-rock band Silverchair Daniel Johns, teamed up with BMG to release the genre-bending, semi-autobiographical featurette What If The Future Never Happened? Blurring the line between music video, biopic, and sci-fi fantasy, the film proves a further extension of Daniel Johns' pioneering creativity, making art that defies convention and boundaries. What If The Future Never Happened? is soundtracked by Johns' 2022 Number One solo album FutureNever interspersed with orchestral reinterpretations of his Silverchair classics.

Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex

The shining star of the Tribeca Film Festival, Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan and T. Rex was well received by fans and critics alike. Following on from the critically acclaimed tribute album of the same name released via BMG in 2020, the film centers mainly around the recording and production of the album featured star-studded appearances from U2, Elton John, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Nick Cave, Joan Jett and Cameron Crowe. Ethan Silverman, the film’s writer, director, and producer sets out to explore Bolan’s prowess as a singer and songwriter and pay tribute to his genius and undeniable mark on the history of rock ‘n’ roll.

David Crosby: Remember My Name

A triumph at Sundance, this inspired collaboration between director A.J. Eaton and producer Cameron Crowe coaxes David Crosby into unflinching candor as the singer-songwriter confronts mortality and assesses the damage of earlier days. At the same time, his redemptive journey back to music is universally inspiring and uplifting, bearing an emotional impact that transcends the rock documentary genre. In the illuminating twilight of his days as a living legend, “Croz” has chosen living over the legend. David Crosby: Remember My Nameexplodes myths and sheds profound new light on all the music, politics, and personalities that crossed his incredible — and ongoing — path. Only Crowe and Eaton could have composed a cinematic portrait so intimate and unforgettable.

Bad Reputation

Joan Jett is so much more than ‘I Love Rock ’n’ Roll’. It’s true, she became mega-famous from the number-one hit, and that fame intensified with the music video’s endless play on MTV. But that staple of popularity can’t properly define a musician. Jett put her hard work in long before the fame, ripping it up onstage as the backbone of the hard-rock legends The Runaways, influencing many musicians - both her cohort of punk rockers and generations of younger bands.

Bad Reputation gives you a wild ride as Jett and her close friends tell you how it really was in the burgeoning ’70s punk scene, and their interviews are laced with amazing archival footage. The theme is clear: even though people tried to define Jett and keep her stuck to one hit, she never compromised.

Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

As part of Trojan Records’ 50th anniversary celebration, BMG presents the captivating new film Rudeboy: The Story Of Trojan Records. Chronicling the rise and impact of the legendary reggae, ska and rock steady label and its influence on music and subsequent cultural movement in Britain from the early ‘60s through to the late ‘70s, Rudeboy is a film about the love affair between Jamaican and British youth culture, told through the prism of one the most iconic record labels in history, Trojan Records. Combining archive footage, interview and drama, the film tells the story of Trojan Records by placing it at the heart of a cultural revolution that unfolded in the council estates and dancefloors of late 60’s and early 70’ Britain and how that period of immigration and innovation transformed popular music and culture.

Echo In The Canyon

Echo In The Canyon celebrates the explosion of popular music that came out of Los Angeles’ Laurel Canyon in the mid-60s as folk went electric and The Byrds, The Beach Boys, Buffalo Springfield and The Mamas and the Papas gave birth to the California Sound.  It was a moment (1965-1967) when bands came to LA to emulate The Beatles and Laurel Canyon emerged as a hotbed for a new generation of musicians who would soon put an indelible stamp on the history of American popular music.

Featuring Jakob Dylan, the film uncovers never-before-heard personal details behind the bands and their songs and how that music continues to inspire today.

Suede: The Insatiable Ones

Suede: The Insatiable Ones is a rollercoaster documentary-feature that charts the vertiginous highs and intense lows of the iconic band's career. Opening up their incredible personal archives, Brett Anderson and the band, Justine Frischmann, Ricky Gervais, Mike Joyce, Peter Saville, Richard Osman and others, tell Suede's story with brutal honesty.

Mavericks: The Legendary Promoters of Rock

When legendary talent agent Frank Barsalona handpicked promoters around the country to feature his musical acts beginning in the 1960s, he changed the shape of live music performance forever and helped skyrocket the likes of the Rolling Stones, Simon & Garfunkel, David Bowie and Bon Jovi into superstardom. A hard-rocking tribute to the men who brought more than five decades of live music to millions of fans, Mavericks: The Legendary Promoters of Rock reveals the fascinating, untold history of this often overlooked but essential part of the music industry.

Soundstage, broadcast on the US PBS network, is a legendary music brand which consistently captures intimate music events by iconic artists. Shot in some of America’s most impressive venues in cities such as Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, Denver and Boston, the Soundstage catalog covers a wide range of genres, including pop, rock, blues, folk and country with shows shot in High Definition and Dolby 5:1.

Berlin Live is a live concert series created 
by BMG and Europe’s leading cultural broadcaster, the Franco-German channel Arte, Europe’s highest rated arts and cultural broadcaster. 

Berlin Live is recorded in front of a limited and exclusive audience in one of Berlin‘s most exotic club locations, hosting some of the world’s most accomplished musicians performing, reading, storytelling – in short: creating something extraordinary. 

Berlin Live concerts are broadcast across the Arte network to a potential 165 million households, and further exploited through BMG’s international licensing network to territories around the world.