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Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (2024)

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary poster
Original title
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 36m
Rated
M
Rating
6.9 of 10 from 24 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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This documentary covers the rise, fall, and comeback of a soft rock style from the late 1970s and early 1980s. It focuses on artists like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, and Steely Dan, and shows how the genre was mocked before being re-appreciated.

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What happens

Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary is a 2024 American documentary film directed by Garret Price. Released by HBO as Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary, it is part of the Music Box documentary film series and examines yacht rock, a label popularized by a 2005 web series for late-1970s and early-1980s West Coast soft rock. The film features interviews with musicians associated with the genre, contemporary musicians and critics, and the creators of the web series that gave the genre its name. It had its world premiere at Doc NYC on November 13, 2024, before its HBO and Max debut on November 29. The film received generally favorable reviews and was nominated for sound mixing awards from the Television Academy and the Cinema Audio Society. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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