{"id":340778,"date":"2015-07-03T12:04:36","date_gmt":"2015-07-03T04:04:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/uncategorized-hk\/unsung-stories-10-must-watch-music-documentaries-340778.html"},"modified":"2019-05-04T00:35:57","modified_gmt":"2019-05-03T16:35:57","slug":"unsung-stories-10-must-watch-music-documentaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/hk\/galerie\/unsung-stories-10-must-watch-music-documentaries-340778.html","title":{"rendered":"Unsung Stories: 10 Music documentaries you must watch"},"content":{"rendered":" <p>When a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/culture\/entertainment\/local-talent-12-singaporean-singers-listening-87978.html#post-87978\">singer<\/a> dies, we express our sorrows by mourning with our ears. Or in the case of Asif Kapadia, we make a full blown documentary about it. The director\u2019s heart touching factual film <em>Amy<\/em>\u00a0will officially be released today and is already turning out to be one of the must-see films of the year.<\/p> <p>Proving to be a hit with the critics, the explosive and revealing 128 minute film tells the story of the talented singer Amy Winehouse in her own words, featuring unseen archival footage and never heard before tracks.<\/p> <p>But that's just the opening act. Music documentaries are having a moment this year what with <em>Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck<\/em> and <em>What Happened, Miss Simone<\/em> being released a few months ago. If you\u2019ve discovered a newfound interest in musical <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/fashion\/latest-news\/first-look-jeremy-scott-releases-documentary-trailer-106856.html#post-106856\">documentaries<\/a> and can\u2019t wait to watch <em>Amy<\/em>, our gallery holds a roundup of other music docs to catch up on. 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