TOP 5 BEST

MUSIC

MOVIES

I’M NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT ROCK -U-MENTARIES AND

BIOPICS – THIS LIST ALSO EMBRACES ANY MOVIE

DEFINING SOUNDTRACK. THESE ARE FILMS FOR MUSIC

FANS TO LOVE.

5. HIGH FIDELITY

(2000)

Those of us who’d loved Nick

Hornby’s book, set in London,

initially bridled at the all-American

film version, transposed to

Chicago. But the characters,

especially John Cusack’s list-

making lead, lost none of their

essential warmth in the

adaptation.

After all, geography is unimportant

– this is a film that speaks to

anyone who’s ever obsessed over

music to the detriment of actual

human relationships.Best music moment: Jack Black’s climactic

rendition of Marvin Gaye’s ‘Let’s Get It On’

provides the film’s killer scene.

4. TRAINSPOTTING

(1996)

Released in 1996, the height of Britpop, Danny Boyle’s

breathtakingly distinctive film caught a unique moment in British

culture: youthful, confident, alive with possibility.

Wisely, though, the Britpop bands on the soundtrack were played

down in the film itself, and it was two veteran US acts (Iggy Pop,

Lou Reed) who accompanied the film’s most vividly memorable

scenes.

Best music moment: When

Underworld’s ‘Born Slippy’ kicks in

as Renton abandons his mates to

go straight. Instant goose bumps.

3. DON’T LOOK BACK

(1967)

More than a tour documentary,

this film finds Dylan inventing

the modern idea of the

mercurial rock star: combative,

awkward, refusing to be caged

by critics or fans.

It’s full of mesmerising scenes

Dylan playing ‘It’s All Over Now

Baby Blue’ to a hotel room full

of awestruck onlookers.

Best music moment: The ‘Subterranean

Homesick Blues’ opening sequence has become

instantly recognizable – but it’s the spot lit live

performances that pack the greatest emotional

punch.

2. QUADROPHENIA

(1979)

Bursting with violence, drugs, sexual longing and

despair,Quadrophenia is often dismissed as a mod film, but its

appeal is universal.

The character of Jimmy Cooper speaks across generations to

anyone who's ever felt young, lost, and hungry for self-definition.

The fact it's accompanied by the best music Pete Townshend

ever wrote only magnifies the film's deathless power.

Best music moment: Jimmy's

climactic, cliff-top Lambretta ride,

sound tracked by 'Love Reign O'er

Me' .

1.CONTROL (2007)

Stunningly shot in black and white,

the modern classic focuses on Joy

Division and the band's enigmatic

frontman Ian Curtis, who committed

suicide aged just 23.

Based on Deborah Curtis's

biography Touching from a Distance,

the film explores Curtis' life from his

school days in the 1973 up until his

death on the brink of the band's

breakthrough American tour in 1980.

The pressures of success, troubled

romance and the torments of epilepsy

are all portrayed as factors in his

untimely demise.

Best music moment: The live show scenes,

actually performed by the actors who learnt to

play the bands' songs. Sam Riley is electrifying

as the ill-fated frontman.