American Harmony vs Urgh! A Music War
American Harmony has the higher audience score (8.5/10 against 7.3/10 for Urgh! A Music War). American Harmony is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 2h 1m. Urgh! A Music War is the older of the two (1981 against 2009). Both are documentary, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.
American Harmony
Urgh! A Music War| American Harmony | Urgh! A Music War | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.5/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2009 | 1981 |
| Length | 1h 26m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Documentary, Music | Documentary, Music |
| Country | US | – |
| Director | Aengus James | Derek Burbidge |
| Main cast | Greg Clancy, Patrick Claypool, Eric Dalbey, Tony DeRosa, Sean Devine | Danny Elfman, Nigel Bennett, Toyah Willcox, Sting, Joan Jett |
Synopsis
American Harmony
Every year thousands compete in the world's greatest singing competition - that you've never heard of. AMERICAN HARMONY journeys deep into the ultra-obsessive, zany, and heartfelt world of competitive barbershop singing, where passion is equaled only by raw talent, and the reward is not fame or fortune, but simply victory. The film focuses on four quartets vying to win the International Championships of Barbershop Singing, in what turns out to…
Urgh! A Music War
Urgh! A Music War is a British film released in 1982 featuring performances by punk rock, new wave, and post-punk acts, filmed in 1980. Among the artists featured in the movie are Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), Magazine, The Go-Go's, Toyah Willcox, The Fleshtones, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, X, XTC, Devo, The Cramps, Oingo Boingo, Dead Kennedys, Gary Numan, Klaus Nomi, Wall of Voodoo, Pere Ubu, Steel Pulse, Surf Punks, 999, UB40…
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