Women Composers

Director helmut Dietls and Patric Susskinds illustrate a legendary story of two lovers who cant keep themselves away from death.

It all begins with a childhood memory: that day when the father of the future filmmaker Sebastiano d'Ayala Valva forces him to listen to certain...

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young...

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over a career that spans decades. See and hear maestro...

The lives of two struggling musicians, who happen to be brothers, inevitably change when they team up with a beautiful, up-and-coming singer.

A short documentary on Jerome Kern and the making of Till the Clouds Roll By.

A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

"A soundscape is any collection of sounds, almost like a painting is a collection of visual attractions," says composer R. Murray Schafer. "When you...

An old timbal performer in a puppet theater has a secret past.

A successful songwriter, dazzled by high society, falls for a society girl who is just playing around.

Music is an integral part of most films, adding emotion and nuance while often remaining invisible to audiences. Matt Schrader shines a spotlight on...

A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983), made shortly before his death. The film includes the only...