Yes, there are great concert films, such as Stop Making Sense, Monterey Pop, The Last Waltz and Rust Never Sleeps.
There are also great documentaries on musicians, including Don’t Look Down (Dylan), Truth or Dare (Madonna) and Gimme Shelter (The Rolling Stones). And, finally, there are films with great rock soundtracks, such as Help!, The Wall and Quadrophenia.
Perhaps someday we’ll pump out a list on those categories for ya. But for now, let’s talk about some great guitar moments in Hollywood feature films.
“I was writing songs from eight years old, but once I got a guitar I began to deeply identify with music… building an arsenal of influences”: How Lea Thomas uses guitars her dad built to conjure a magic synthesis of folk, pop and the ethereal
“I liked that they were the underdogs. It was not the mainstream guitar. It was something that was hard to find”: Vox guitars deserve a second look – just ask L.A. Witch’s Sade Sanchez, who’s teaming hers with ugly pedals for nouveau garage rock thrills
