Bob Fosse beat everyone else to the punch by doing a scathing autobiography less than ten years before his own death. His musical numbers spring organically from his creative self as he tries to get a show off the ground and comes to terms with his own death.

Amadeus is the story of Mozart and you don't need any other music than his. Since his entire life was music, it plays throughout as his life force.

Every R&B star performs his or her big number from decades prior to 1980 for the Blues Brothers as the Blues Brothers drive in and out of their lives on their quest to put their band back together again.

Jeff and Beau Bridges are two piano players who need a singer and they hire Michelle Pfeiffer. The brothers argue when Jeff starts having a love affair with her.

Armand Assante and Antonio Banderas as two brothers who come to America from Cuba to perform Cuban music. Best song is MY BEAUTIFUL MARIA.

Coppola's film stars Frederick Forest and Teri Garr in a romance which fizzles and in steps Raul Julia and Nastassia Kinski as the new love interests. Although they are both beautiful, the original two are soon repining for each other. Singing throughout specially done by Tom Waits and Crystal Gale.

Prince's first album accompanies this barely fictionalized autobio pic about his own rise to rock success with electrifying stage performances.

James Gandolfini is married to Susan Sarandon but attracted to Kate Winslet. During this ordinary piece of drama, beautiful technicolor musical numbers explode across the screen. Kate Winslet underwater looking like a mermaid is never to be forgotten. John Turturro's film.

John Travolta dances his way to disco stardom to the music of the Bee Gees.

Rob Reiner mockumentary of a fictional UK rock band, Spinal Tap, as it tours USA with the latest album.

Producer Michael Stipe of R.E.M. presents a Todd Haynes film starring Christian Bale as a reporter sent to investigate the assassination a decade ago of rock icon Brian Slade (Jonathan Rhys-Meyers as a David Bowie type singer). Ewan McGregor, who can really sing and perform, steals the show as Curt Wild (an Iggy Pop and Kurt Cobain combo).