Beat Kids (2005)

Walter Vale, viúvo há cinco anos, tem uma vida sem perspectivas como professor universitário de economia da suburbana Connecticut. Quando relutantemente aceita representar um colega em uma conferência em Nova York, Walter descobre um jovem casal, Tarek e Zainab, que foi induzido a ilegalmente alugar seu apartamento vago. Walter concorda em deixá-los ficar até que encontrem seu próprio lugar e logo Walter e Tarek formam uma amizade que Zainab, por ser mais reservada, desaprova. Porém, um dia, um arbitrário encontro com a polícia leva Tarek, que não tem documentos, a um centro de detenção ICE e Walter é a única pessoa permitida a visitá-lo. Quando Mouna, a mãe de Tarek, aparece à procura do filho, o compromisso emocional de Walter está firmado. Enquanto as quatro pessoas se debatem com a complicada realidade do sistema americano de imigração e suas próprias vidas individualmente, sua humanidade compartilhada é revelada, das mais estranhas, cômicas e dramáticas formas.

After being kidnapped and escaping, young drummer boy Aaron searches for his camel and finds him in the Nativity of the Baby Jesus. Aaron gives Baby Jesus the only gift he has, a song on his drum.

A amizade de Mizore Yoroizuka e Nozomi Kasaki começa a mudar quando as duas são introduzidas ao conto de fadas "Liz e o Pássaro Azul". Apesar de terem personalidades bastantes distintas, as duas passam a maior parte do tempo juntas e possuem laços muito estreitos, fortalecidos pelo tempo que compartilham treinando para a banda da escola, da qual as duas são integrantes. No entanto, a imersão na trama do conto levará as duas a refletirem sobre os motivos dessa amizade.

Trazendo a tradição de volta ao Brooklyn, Dave Chapelle organiza uma épica Block Party com seus convidados: Kanye West, John Legend, Mos Def, Jill Scott, entre outros grandes nomes do hip-hop e neo-soul.

Recapitulação da segunda temporada de Hibike! Euphonium.

A notícia de que a mina de carvão de uma cidade inglesa irá fechar deixa os moradores apreensivos. Eles temem o desemprego, pois a mina é a principal empregadora da região. Mas todos encontram na banda de música local a motivação que faltava para continuar lutando por seus ideais.

Recapitulação da primeira temporada de Hibike! Euphonium.

Set in the India of the British Raj, the evil and untrustworthy Prince Guhl (Raymond Massey) plans to wipe out the British troops as they enjoy the hospitality of Guhl's spacious palace. It's up to the loyal young Prince Azim (Sabu) to warn the troops of Guhl's treachery by tapping out a message on his drum.

Captain Hunt of the cavalry is trying to promote good relations with the Indian chief Acoma. But Hunt's superiors in the military insist on pursuing policies that will provoke a conflict, and Chief Acoma is not willing to let himself be insulted.

Durante a Convenção de 1888, que determina os limites e divisões do território americano, uma família de músicos enfrenta problemas quando seus membros divergem quanto à inclinação política. Ao se mudar para Dakota, um território pró-republicano, a orientação democrata do avô acaba trazendo dificuldades para a família.

Shoichi Kokubun (Yujiro Ishihara) is a roughneck street musician, who has a brother that is determined to propel him into stardom. In attempt to catch the attention of a popular jazz band, his brother appeals to their manager who has the power to make him a star. In a graphic portrayal of love, betrayal and success, Shoichi brews up a storm with a 'rat-a-tat-tat' on the drums.

Multi-platinum recording artists release their first-ever live DVD. Recorded in April 2005, the shows were filmed in the band's hometown of Atlanta during two special sold-out performances featuring the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra. The 20-song collection spans ninety minutes and encompasses hits from Collective Soul's seven studio albums, including their latest release, "Youth".

This film speaks to the uniquely inherent traits that drummers and percussionists possess as natural explorers of music and sound, and how this particular story explores the challenge of translating foreign voices of percussive expression into the dialect of a Western classical orchestra setting. Five accomplished percussionists, Drum, and a rock star composer, Stewart Copeland, come together with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra to create a groundbreaking work.

A Dutch documentary about the history of the anarchist punk band Crass. The film features archival footage of the band, and interviews with former members Steve Ignorant, Penny Rimbaud and Gee Vaucher.

Half a million people descend upon a tiny Serbian village for the 50th anniversary of the world's largest trumpet festival. Brasslands chronicles the cultural and musical collisions through the personal journeys of 3 musicians - American, Serbian, Roma - whose lives are bound to Balkan brass for very different reasons.

True story about the brass band of a fire brigade during WW2.

The Trojan Boat – The first theatre work by the Viennese brass septe Mnozil Brass, which has justly been described as the “Monty Python of Music”. Mnozil Brass are all graduates of the famous Vienna Conservatory and impress with their breathtaking comedy and over-the-top imagination. Fully in compliance with Shakespeare’s motto “Let me play the lion too”, they take on all the musical and acting roles in their operetta and – just in passing and with a lot of humour – they also blur the borders between stage and orchestra pit.

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the late 20th century, ethnic Manchu people were persecuted and forced to give up such cultural traditions as the shaman dance (tiao tchin, meaning "spirit-jumping" or "god's dance"). However, on Changbai Mountain in Northeast China, a farmer named Guan Yunde decided to start designing and building traditional Manchu shaman drums. At age 70, he is one of a minority of ethnic Manchu people in China's Jilin province, and one of the few people keeping the Manchu shamanic tradition alive.