| TITLE | YEAR | STARS | VIDEO | SOUNDTRACK | PRODUCTION
COMPANY |
DIRECTOR | SONGS BY |
| Breaking Glass | 1979 | Hazel O'Connor |
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GTO/Film and General/Dodi Fayed | Brian Gibson | Hazel O'Connor |
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The Great Rock 'n Roll Swindle
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1980 |
Sex Pistols, Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious, Tona De Brett |
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Jeremy Thomas-Don Boyd / Kendon Film / Matrix Best / Virgin Records | Julien Temple | Sex Pistols, various |
| The Tempest | 1980 | Elizabeth Welch |
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Elizabeth Welch (with sailors) sings 'Stormy Weather' | Boyd's Company | Derek Jarman |
Harold Arlen/ Ted Koehler: 'Stormy Weather' |
| The Great Muppet Caper | 1981 | The Muppets, Diana Rigg |
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LP Atlantic SD -16047
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ITC | Jim Henson | Joe Raposo |
| Shock Treatment | 1981 | Cliff De Young, Jessica Harper, Barry Humphries, Rik Mayall, Ruby Wax (Sequel to Rocky Horror Picture Show) |
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20th Century Fox | Jim Sharman | Richard Hartley/Richard O'Brien (m/l) |
| Pink Floyd:The Wall | 1982 | Bob Geldorf |
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MGM/Goldcrest
/Tin Blue |
Alan Parker | Roger Waters, David Gilmour, James Guthrie |
| The Pirates of Penzance
Stage (NY/London 1982) |
1982 | Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, Linda Ronstadt, George Rose |
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Universal | Wilford Leach | W.S.Gilbert, Arthur Sullivan |
| Privates on Parade
Stage (London 1977:RSC)
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1982 |
Denis Quilley John Cleese |
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LP : EMI- EMC3233 |
Handmade | Michael Blakemore |
Denis King(m) Peter Nichols(l) |
| Victor Victoria
Stage (NY 1995) |
1982 | Julie Andrews, Robert Preston, Leslie Ann Warren |
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MGM/Peerford/ Ladbroke/ Blake Edwards |
Blake Edwards (Musical staging by Paddy Stone) | Henry Mancini, Leslie Bricusse |
| Yentl | 1983 |
Barbra Streisand, Mandy Patinkin, Bernard Spear, Allan Corduner, David de Keyser Choreography: Gillian Lynne |
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CD:
Songs: 1. Where Is It Written? 2. Papa, Can You Hear Me? 3. This Is One of Those Moments 4. No Wonder 5. The Way He Makes Me Feel 6. Tomorrow Night 7. Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way? 8. No Matter What Happens 9. A Piece of Sky |
MGM-UA/Barwood Ladbroke |
Barbra Streisand | Michel Legrand (m)/ Alan and Marilyn Bergman (l) |
| Give My Regards to Broad Street | 1984 | Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr | VHS:
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MPL/20th Century Fox | Peter Webb | Paul McCartney |
| Billy the Kid and the Green Baise Vampire | 1985 |
Phil Daniels, Alun Armstrong Louise Gold, Zoot Money |
Zenith/ITC
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Alan Clarke | George Fenton (m), Trevor Preston (l) | ||
| Absolute Beginners | 1986 | Eddie O'Connell, Patsy Kensit, David Bowie, Ray Davies |
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Virgin/Goldcrest
/Palace |
Julien Temple |
David Bowie, Ray Davies and others |
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Little Shop of Horrors Stage (NY/London 1984) |
1986 | Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Steve Martin |
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Warner Bros. | Frank Oz | Alan Menken(m), Howard Ashman(l) |
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Bert Rigby, You're a Fool
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1989 | Robert Lindsay, Anne Bancroft, John Cleese |
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Warner Bros. Filmed at Shepperton |
Carl Reiner | Ralph Burns | |
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Mack the Knife Stage 'Threepenny Opera':London 1956 Royal Court Theatre) |
1989 | Raul Julia, Richard Harris, Julia Migenes- Johnson, Roger Daltrey, Julie Walters, Rachel Robertson, Eliabeth Seal | VHS:
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CD: CBS MK-45630
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21st Century Films/Cannon | Menahem Golan |
Bertolt Brecht (l), Kurt Weill (m) with Marc Blitzstein Plus Menahem Golan, Dov Seltzer |
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The Commitments
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1991 | Robert Arkins, Angeline Ball, Maria Doyle, Andrew Strong |
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CD:
Tracks include: Mustang Sally, Take Me to the River, Chain of Fools, The Dark End of the Street, Destination: Anywhere, I Can't Stand the Rain, Try a Little Tenderness Treat Her Right, Do Right Woman- Do Right Man, Mr. Pitiful, I Never Loved a Man, In the Midnight Hour, Bye Bye Baby, Slip Away |
Beacon Communications | Alan Parker | Paul Bushnell |
| Stepping Out
Stage (London:no songs) |
1991 | Liza Minnelli, Julie Walters, Ellen Greene, Bill Irwin | VHS:
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CD: Milan 35606 | Paramount UK | Lewis Gilbert |
John Kander, Fred Ebb, Ahlert/Turk, Peter Matz and others |
| The Muppet Christmas Carol | 1992 | Michael Caine |
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Jim Henson Prods/ Buena Vista Filmed at Shepperton |
Brian Henson | Paul Williams |
| Backbeat | 1993 |
Ian Hart Stephen Dorff
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| Evita
Stage (London 1978) |
1997 | Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce, Jimmy Nail | DVD:
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Cinergi/
Robert Stigwood /Dirty Hands |
Alan Parker | Andrew Lloyd Webber(m), Tim Rice(l) |
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Little Voice Stage (London 1996)
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1998 | Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine |
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Scala Productions | Mark Herman | Various |
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Oklahoma! (TVM) Stage (Royal National Theatre, London, 1999) |
1999 | Josefina Gabrielle, Hugh Jackman, Maureen Lipman, Shuler Hensley |
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Filmed at Shepperton Studios and RNT, London | Trevor Nunn | RNT/Sky Pictures |
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Spiceworld
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1998 | Spice Girls (Guest appearances by: Bob Geldorf, Elvis Costello, Elton John, Meat Loaf, Jools Holland) |
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Columbia Pictures /Fragile Films/Icon Entertainment International/PolyGram /Spice Productions | Bob Spiers |
Victoria Beckham Melanie Brown Emma Bunton Melanie Chisholm Geri Halliwell Paul Hardcastle |
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Velvet Goldmine
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1998 | Ewan McGregor, Jonathan Rhys-Meyers |
DVD:
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CD:
Tracks: 1. Needle in the Camel's Eye - Eno, Brian 2. Hot One - Shudder To Think 3. 20th Century Boy - Placebo 4. 2HB - The Venus In Furs 5. T.V. Eye - Wylde Rattz 6. Ballad of Maxwell Demon - Shudder To Think 7. The Whole Shebang - Grant Lee Buffalo 8. Ladytron - Venus In Furs 9. We Are the Boys - Pulp 10. Virginia Plain - Roxy Music 11. Personality Crisis - Teenage Fanclub & Donna Matthews 12. Satelite Of Love - Lou Reed 13. Diamond Meadows - T. Rex 14. Bitter's End - Paul Kimble & Andy Mackay 15. Baby's On Fire - The Venus In Furs 16. Bitter-Sweet - Venus In Furs 17. Velvet Spacetime - Burwell, Carter 18. Tumbling Down - Venus In Furs 19. Make Me Smile (Come up and See Me) - Harley, Steve |
Channel Four Films /Goldwyn Films/Killer Films/Miramax Films/ Newmarket Capital Group/Single Cell Pictures/ Zenith | Todd Haynes | |
| Julie and the Cadillacs | 1999 |
Tina Russell Peter Polycarpou, Victor Spinetti Toyah Willcox, Linzi Hateley, Mike Berry |
From Amazon.co.uk: Julie & The Cadillacs CD: Red Ball Records BALLCD114 Songs: 1. Sweat - Julie And The Cadillacs 2. Best Dawn Party - Julie And The Cadillacs 3. Everybody Needs PR - Adam, Phil, Babs And Polly 4. I Want You Only - Bobby James And The Belltones 5. That's The Music Biz - Mike And The Coffee Bar Crowd 6. First Words Of Love - Mike And Julie 7. Rockin' Blood - Big Rocker, The 8. Saw A Boy - Julie And The Cadillacs 9. No One Plays The 'B' Side - Phil And Adam 10. Hey Mr Sun - Mandi 11. Down - Big Rocker And The Coffee Bar Crowd, The 12. Love You More - Julie 13. Out Of Money - Cadillacs, The 14. Bubbles - Julie, Cindy And Sue 15. Maybe I Thought You Didn't Love Me - Mike 16. Saw A Boy- Finale Concert - Julie, Mike And The Cadillacs 17. Mr Teaser- Finale Concert - Julie And The Cadillacs |
Parker Mead /Capricorn Communications Filmed at NFTS Studios, Ealing |
Bryan Izzard Musical staging by Carole Todd |
Music and Lyrics by John Dean | |
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Topsy-Turvy
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1999 | Allan Corduner, Jim Broadbent, Louise Gold |
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CD:
Track Listings 1. The Mikado: Behold the Lord High Executioner 2. The Mikado: Overture 3. The Mikado: Three Little Maids 4. Princess Ida: Overture 5. Princess Ida: If You Give Me Your Attention 6. Paris Galop 7. The Mikado: Mi-Ya Sa-Ma/A More Humane Mikado 8. The Sorcerer: But Soft.../Why, Where Be Oi? 9. Alone 10. The Mikado: The Criminal Cried as He Dropped Him Down 11. The Yeomen of the Guard: Overture 12. The Mikado: A Wand'ring Minstrel I 13. The Mikado: The Sun Whose Rays Are All Ablaze 14. End Titles 15. The Sorcerer: Incantation 16. The Fitting 17. The Lost Chord 18. The Mikado: Finale Act Two 19. Resolutions |
Greenlight Fund / Newmarket Capital Group Production / October Films /Pathe Films /Thin Man Films | Mike Leigh | W.S.Gilbert, Sir Arthur Sullivan |
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Love's Labours Lost
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2000 | Kenneth Branagh, Alicia Silverstone, Adrian Lester, Nathan Lane |
DVD:
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CD:
Songs include: I'd Rather Charleston With You, I Won't Dance, I Get a Kick Out of You, With That Face.../No Strings (I'm Fancy Free), The Way You Look Tonight, I've Got a Crush on You |
Arts Council of England /Intermedia Films /Le Studio Canal+ /Miramax Films /Pathι Pictures/Shakespeare Film Company |
Kenneth Branagh
Choreographer: Stuart Hopps |
Songs by Irving Berlin, Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, George Gershwin, Dorothy Fields, Ira Gershwin, Jimmy McHugh |
| * Moulin Rouge (USA/Aust) | 2001 |
Ewan McGregor, Jim Broadbent Nicole Kidman |
DVD:
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CD:
1. Lady Marmalade - Christina Aguilera, Pink, Mya & Lil' Kim 2. Diamond Dogs - Beck & Timbaland 3. Children of the Revolution - Bono, Gavin Friday & Maurice Seezer 4. Nature Boy - David Bowie & Massive Attack 5. Le Tango de Roxanne - Cast with Jose Feliciano 6. Because We Can - Fatboy Slim 7. Sparkling Diamonds - Nicole Kidman 8. One Day I'll Fly Away - Nicole Kidman 9. Rhythm of the Night - Valeria 10. Hindi Sad Diamonds - Nicole Kidman & Cast 11. Your Song - Ewan MacGregor 12. Elephant Love Medley - Ewan MacGregor & Nicole Kidman 13. Come What May - Ewan MacGregor & Nicole Kidman 14. Compliante De La Butte - Rufus Wainwright |
20th Century Fox/Bazmark | Baz Luhrmann | Various |
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Gosford Park (UK/US) |
2001 | Jeremy Northam |
DVD:
Commentary by director Robert Altman, production designer Stephen Altman and producer David Levy Commentary by screenwriter Julian Fellows The making of Gosford Park The authenticity of Gosford Park Deleted scenes Filmmakers Q&A session Widescreen anamorphic format |
CD:
Songs by Ivor Novello performed by Jeremy Northam: I can give you the starlight, Waltz of my heart (both from The Dancing Years 1939); Why isn't it you (from Crest of the Wave 1937); Land of might have Been (from Puppets 1924); And her mother came too (from 'A to Z' 1921); 'What a Duke Should Be' (from Theodore and Co (1916), and Keep the home fires burning (1914), The way it's meant to Be |
Robert Altman |
Songs by Ivor Novello Score by Patrick Doyle |
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| Phantom of the Opera (UK/US) | 2004 | Gerard Butler Emmy Rossum Patrick Wilson Miranda Richardson Minnie Driver Simon Callow Murray Melvin |
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CD : UK and US
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Warner Bros/Odyssey Entertainment/Really Useful Films/Scion Films Filmed at Pinewood Studios, UK |
Joel Schumacher | Andrew Lloyd Webber (book, music), Charles Hart (lyrics), Richard Stilgoe (book, additional lyrics) |
| CATS
(Staged for Video: not a Movie) |
1998 | Elaine Paige John Mills, Ken Page | DVD:
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CD is different from video S/T:
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David Mallet | Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
| ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER: CELEBRATION
(Video of Concert Performance at Royal Albert Hall, London) |
1998 | Many leading Musical Stars including: Michael Ball, Antonio Banderas, Sarah Brightman, Glenn Close, Julian Lloyd Webber, Elaine Paige, Kiri Te Kanawa |
DVD:
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David Mallet Steven Pimlott |
Andrew Lloyd Webber | |
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LES MISERABLES IN CONCERT (Video of a Concert Performance) |
1995 | Colm Wilkinson, Ruthie Henshall, Michael Ball, Lea Salonga, Judy Kuhn, Philip Quast, and the greatest ever international cast! | DVD/VHS:
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VCI | Claude-Michel Schonberg, Alain Boubil | |
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HEY MR PRODUCER! (CAMERON MACKINTOSH) (Video of Concert Performance) |
1998 | Numerous Top Musical Stars of Broadway and the West End - Julie Andrews, Bernadette Peters,Michael Ball, Colm Wilkinson, Jonathan Pryce, Judy Dench, Stephen Sondheim and many others! |
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CD (2cd set)
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Various (inc Lloyd Webber, Sondheim, Sandy Wilson) |
* MUSICAL MOVIES MADE IN THE USA, BUT WITH A BRITISH CONNECTION (the film may be set in England/Scotland/Wales/Ireland, or it features British performers, or the technical crew is British (director of photography etc). If the studio used for a film's production is in the UK, it is generally classed as a "British" movie. British stars in US produced movies are shown in BLUE
POP MUSIC FEATURES AND SHORTS (Mostly under 60 minutes) released 1980-85 and mainly consisting of concert performances. (length in mins (m) in brackets). This list only includes films shown in cinemas, not direct to video releases: Broken English (Marianne Faithfull)(13m)(1980), Rude Boy (The Clash) (133m)(1980), Dire Straits Presents Making Movies (21m)(1981), The Blues Band (Paul Jones) (33m) (1981), Dance Craze (89m) (1981) (with Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, Madness, The Specials, The Selecter), Elton John in Central Park (45m)(1981), Take It or Leave It (Madness) (87m) (1981), Urgh! A Music War (124m)(1981) (with: The Police, XTC, Jools Holland, UB40, Toyah Willcox, Echo and the Bunnymen and others), The Cooler (11m)(1982)(with Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney), The Essential Mike Oldfield (43m)(1982), Eddie Grant at the Notting Hill Carnival (26m)(1982), Culture Club 'A Kiss Across the Ocean' (64m) (1984), Queen:The Works EP (15m) (1984), The Police Synchronicity Concert(1984), The Perfect Kiss (12m)(1985).