這個系列是在探索美國主要的音樂生態的歷史.我們追溯到音樂在美國文化的發展, 他在1920年代至1940年代中期這段黃金時期的流行達至巔峰,無論是在他原始的形式 和當時流行的韻律或是現代新音樂形式的流行. 在這段期間的沿革,我們聽到了這些 對音樂有主要貢獻的音樂家和他們的作品,像是 Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Benny Goodman, Charlie "Bird" Parker 和其他許多幫助制定 爵士樂成為像今日一樣振動響亮的音樂形式,甚至,我們看到了音樂在歷史上的演變 如何反映在美國公眾的政治和社會型態 全套10DVD完整记录了爵士乐的历史及发展。 介绍各种爵士音乐类型、爵士音乐之简历、风格、特质、乐器、著名歌手或音乐家简介。 此外，也详尽介绍了相关电影资讯，包含剧情、场景及时代背景等。 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 1: Gumbo, Beginnings to 1917 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 2: The Gift, 1917-1924 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 3: Our Language, 1924-1928 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 4: The True Welcome, 1929-1935 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 5: Swing - Pure Pleasure, 1935-1937 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 6: Swing - The Velocity of Celebration, 1937-1939 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 7: Dedicated to Chaos, 1940-1945 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 8: Risk, 1945-1946 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 9: The Adventure, 1956-1961 Ken Burns' Jazz, Episode 10: A Masterpiece by Midnight, 1961-Present

From the mean streets of the Belleville district of Paris to the dazzling limelight of New York's most famous concert halls, Edith Piaf's life was a constant battle to sing and survive, to live and love. Raised in her grandmother's brothel, Piaf was discovered in 1935 by nightclub owner Louis Leplee, who persuaded her to sing despite her extreme nervousness. Piaf became one of France's immortal icons, her voice one of the indelible signatures of the 20th century.

The original "Woodstock" documentary film, with added elements including performances by bands who were not included in the original film, bonus footage of those who were, and a post-credits tribute to activists, performers, and organizers who passed on since the original release.

The story of Elliot Tiber and his family, who inadvertently played a pivotal role in making the famed Woodstock Music and Arts Festival into the happening that it was. When Elliot hears that a neighboring town has pulled the permit on a hippie music festival, he calls the producers thinking he could drum up some much-needed business for his parents' run-down motel. Three weeks later, half a million people are on their way to his neighbor’s farm in White Lake, New York, and Elliot finds himself swept up in a generation-defining experience that would change his life–and American culture–forever.

1966年，大西洋北海上漂浮着的一艘船，是深受不列颠听众喜爱的摇滚电台的大本营。因吸毒而退学的 Carl（汤姆·斯图里奇 Tom Sturridge 饰）被母亲 Charlotte（艾玛·汤普森 Emma Thompson 饰）送到这里，认识了 Quentin（比尔·奈伊 Bill Nighy 饰）、The Count（菲利普·塞默·霍夫曼 Philip Seymour Hoffman 饰）、Dave（尼克·弗罗斯特 Nick Frost 饰）等热爱音乐崇尚自由的人。另一方面，政府高官 Sir Alistair Dormandy（肯尼思·布拉纳 Kenneth Branagh 饰）决定设法取缔非法电台。随着政府向电台的赞助商施压，电台的收入持续降低。此时，出国两年现已享有国际盛誉的 Gavin（瑞斯·伊凡斯 Rhys Ifans 饰）决定海归，解决了电台的难题。可是，因为 Gavin 的回归，电台内部出现了一些新的问题……

鲍勃·迪伦历时三年在手动打字机上敲出来的回忆录，记录的不仅是作者发明创造和灵感进发的辉煌时刻，还有那些意气消沉的时刻，曾经想退却，不想努力乃至失败，但它们如何仍有可取之处。迪伦对此毫不讳言，没有人期待他会如此开诚布公。他袒露这些瞬间，正视它们，把握它们，然后超越它们。这是了不起的成就，像亨利·米勒最隐私的作品一样，这也是一部开创时代——书中所描述的时代——的作品，揭示人类精神的种种可能。它们并不都是轻而易举的可能。终究，它只是生命，从来没有像这样被书写过的生命。 20世纪最伟大的摇滚音乐家，美国文化的符号——鲍勃·迪伦，不仅称得上是20世纪最伟大的摇滚音乐家，更是一位杰出的诗人，一位语言大师（他是惟一一位获诺贝尔文学奖提名的音乐家）。这本鲍勃·迪伦历时三年在手动打字机上敲出来的回忆录，最终证明其作者是一位杰出的散文大师，一位引人注目的文化观察家，和一位化装成荡秋千演员的诗人。这本书揭开了这位大众文化偶像的神秘面纱，展现一代才子尽情释放生命的风采。被评选为《纽约时报》等全球数十家著名媒体2003年年度最佳图书。

玛利亚（朱丽·安德鲁斯 饰）是一个年轻活泼的修女，喜欢在大自然下高声歌唱，所以她常常忘记了修道院里的规矩。院长认为玛利亚并不属于规矩严格的修道院。院长与众嬷嬷商量后，决定安排玛利亚到一位名叫特拉普（克里斯托弗·普卢默 饰）上校家当家庭教师。 上校的妻子去世多年，留下7个孩子，他要求对孩子严格管教。他告诉玛利亚在他家的家庭教师都做不长久，都是因为孩子的恶作剧。玛利亚果然也遭到了恶作剧，可是这位善良的老师并没有告诉他们的父亲，而是像个母亲一样照顾孩子，很快跟孩子打成一片。上校也渐渐在玛利亚的引导下改变了对孩子们的态度。上校与玛利亚之间发生了感情，他们完婚后回到了已被纳粹占领的奥地利，上校并不想为纳粹办事，一家人准备逃跑……

Liu Sanjie is a story that originates from the Zhuang minority people; the largest of the minority groups in China. It’s based on the legend of a woman called Liu Sanjie (literally meaning “third sister of Liu family”). Across generations, the story has become an oral tradition amongst these people and similar characters have even been found to exist in other minority cultures. According to legend, Liu Sanjie had the gift of a beautiful singing voice from a very early age. So beautiful was her voice, she could quell anger and raise the spirits of the people around her. The story became famous around China when the movie Liu Sanjie was released in 1960 – a rare musical production in Chinese cinema.

Ashima is a brave and beautiful girl of the Sani people, beloved by all. One day as she is down at the lake to fetch water, she hears the sound of a shepherd's flute coming from the hills across the lake. She replies in song.

方志伟狂爱热门音乐，西部乡村音乐和蓝调歌曲，为了参加秋季热门音乐出国演唱选拔赛，他处心积虑地想要组成一个一流水准合唱团。吉他手小五是基本成员，他甚至用计策将另一个合唱团鼓手阿梁赢取过来。吉他手老温，也是在他努力不懈纠缠下，丢掉事务员工作，死心塌地加入他们，最辣手入选是女歌手。志伟心比天高，他打定主意非孙小梅莫属。

“或许是有史以来关于摇滚乐的最佳著作” ——《滚石》杂志 “和最好的摇滚乐一样，触及了美国和美国音乐的心智与灵魂。” ——布鲁斯•斯普林斯汀 这本有关摇滚乐和美国文化的杰出研究书籍于一九七五年首版时，许多书评人称它是此主题下的最佳作品。现在，《神秘列车》的经典地位已然确立，它鼓舞了整整一代的音乐家、乐迷和作者。在这个版本中，作者修订了正文，令人不胜欢喜的资料性部分“备注与唱片目录”也经过了更新和扩充。多数读者依然会同意《滚石》杂志对《神秘列车》的评价——“或许是有史以来关于摇滚的最佳著作”。 《神秘列车》的闪光点不胜枚举，在很多人看来，书中论述埃尔维斯的卓越章节“普利亚特”是关于普莱斯利的众多文字中最具洞察力的。普莱斯利辞世后，马库斯的文章从喧哗和歇斯底里中浮现出来，成为美国文化批评的一个地标，达到了“狂喜、恐惧和理解的高峰”（《村声》杂志，弗兰克•里奇）。 通过六位艺人——先辈：罗伯特•约翰逊和“口琴”弗兰克，继承人：兰迪•纽曼、“乐队”乐队、斯莱•斯通，以及普莱斯利——按照乔恩•兰道在《滚石》杂志上所写，马库斯“就美国和摇滚乐写下如此有创新精神的野心之作，在体裁、智慧和创造力上都冒了很大风险。马库斯经常引用‘乐队’乐队的罗比•罗伯逊的名言：音乐绝不该是无害的。这本优秀著作的美妙之处便在于，它也绝非无害。” “任何对美国或美国音乐有兴趣的人都应该读的书。”——《纽约时报》

2008 film by Wei Te-sheng

A beautiful girl, Snow White, takes refuge in the forest in the house of seven dwarfs to hide from her stepmother, the wicked Queen. The Queen is jealous because she wants to be known as "the fairest in the land," and Snow White's beauty surpasses her own.

1999 film by Rolf Schübel

Six actors portray six personas of music legend Bob Dylan in scenes depicting various stages of his life, chronicling his rise from unknown folksinger to international icon and revealing how Dylan constantly reinvented himself.

2007 film directed by John Carney

2007 film by Jay Chou

A chronicle of Bob Dylan's strange evolution between 1961 and 1966 from folk singer to protest singer to "voice of a generation" to rock star.

给世界上历史上所有古典音乐家选出50位来制作一个排行榜，并不是件轻松的事，作者这样做了，而且做得挺有意思。当然，本书并不是一个简单的排行榜，面是一本关于古典音乐－－50个作曲家和他们的1000部伤口的生动和详细的解说。 收罗广泛详尽、轻松易读、妙趣横生是《古典作曲家排行榜》的特色。本书所提供的基本情报包括：50位顶尖作曲家的排行榜；每位作曲家生平和工作的详细介绍；每位作曲家的五首“入门必备”及推荐典作曲家和排行榜CD；进阶爱乐者的“经典收藏”作品名录；对音乐术语、形式和分明的简明解释；交响乐团的各部分和历史的介绍；作曲家彼此间的评语； 不论你是刚刚开始建立一个音乐作品库，还是想扩大已有的收藏，甚至进一步延伸到未曾接触过的新作品的曲家，你都会发现《古曲作曲家排行榜样》是浩瀚古典音乐世界的完整指南。有了这本书，“古典音乐”将不再是难以一窥堂奥的神秘殿堂！

Danny Chan stars as a rich kid, Po, who excels in music. Without the support of his father, who thinks his younger brother Paul (Paul Chung) is doing much better, Po decides to launch his music career alone. On the contrary, Wing (Leslie Cheung) comes from a poor family, but he lies to friends about that. The two boys have been real good friends before Po discovers Wing's family situation, triggering his inferiority complex…