Score: A Film Music Documentary
A celebratory documentary traces how composers transform images, emotion, and orchestral sound into the musical heartbeat of cinema.
Overview
Explore the unseen artistry behind the music that shapes our favorite films.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Measured
- Intensity
- Moderate
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- None
- celebratory
- informative
- warm
- film club viewing
- music appreciation night
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the documentary as an engaging and overdue celebration of film composers and the integral role of scores, while noting that its overview is necessarily abbreviated.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The film argues that scores express cinema’s emotional soul and deserve greater cultural appreciation.
Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, Quincy Jones, Randy Newman, and other artists discuss the development and practice of film scoring.
The documentary reveals compositional, orchestral, and production components involved in creating a film score.
Its subject is cinematic scoring, and its reception specifically characterized the film as a feast for the eyes and ears.
Films like Score: A Film Music Documentary, and why
The Wrecking Crew
music-centered documentary celebrating the creative labor behind major recordings
Side by Side
cinema documentary focused on influential artists and the craft behind movie-making
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
accessible film-history documentary built around expert interviews and appreciation of cinematic artistry
Movie Details
- Director
- Matt Schrader
- Release Date
- 2017-03-16
- Runtime
- 94 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (129)
Cast
- Hans Zimmer
- Danny Elfman
- Quincy Jones
- Randy Newman
- James Cameron
- Mark Mothersbaugh
- Bear McCreary
- Howard Shore
- Alexandre Desplat
- Trent Reznor
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is Score: A Film Music Documentary about?
- A celebratory documentary traces how composers transform images, emotion, and orchestral sound into the musical heartbeat of cinema.
- What is Score: A Film Music Documentary like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Score: A Film Music Documentary as measured, its intensity as moderate and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is Score: A Film Music Documentary violent?
- No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Score: A Film Music Documentary.
- What did critics think of Score: A Film Music Documentary?
- Critics broadly praised the documentary as an engaging and overdue celebration of film composers and the integral role of scores, while noting that its overview is necessarily abbreviated.
- Which films are like Score: A Film Music Documentary?
- Films with a similar feel include The Wrecking Crew, Side by Side, and The Story of Film: An Odyssey.
- How long is Score: A Film Music Documentary?
- Score: A Film Music Documentary runs 94 minutes.
- Where can I watch Score: A Film Music Documentary?
- In United States, Score: A Film Music Documentary streams on Amazon Prime Video, fuboTV, Amazon Prime Video with Ads, Qello Concerts by Stingray Amazon Channel.
