Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution

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Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution
GenreDocumentary
Starring Nicky Siano
Larry Levan
David Depino
Earl Young
David Mancuso
Honey Dijon
Ana Matronic
Colleen 'Cosmo' Murphy
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Original release
Network BBC, PBS
Release2024 (2024) 
2024 (2024)

Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution is a 2024 BBC and PBS co-production and three-part documentary about the rise of disco music in the 1970s. [1] [2] [3]

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Critical reception

Robert Lloyd of the Los Angeles Times wrote in his review, "Disco! The very word hustles you back to the 1970s", adding, "“I will survive,” went the song, and if all this series does is get you to listen to Gloria Gaynor again or for the first time, it’ll have been worth it." [2]

The Guardian said, "This wonderful series documents the passion and idealism of the 70s music scene. It’s an immaculately soundtracked history lesson – and so much more besides." [3]

The Financial Times wrote, "This BBC documentary series is partly a Day-Glo celebration of heady extravagance and irresistible grooves. But it’s also an illuminating and sobering contemporary history that holds a mirror-ball up to 1970s America and its race, sex and gender politics." [4]

References

  1. "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution | Rock the Boat | Episode 1". PBS. 2024. Archived from the original on February 28, 2025.
  2. 1 2 Lloyd, Robert (June 18, 2024). "'Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution' documents the flamboyance and fortitude of a genre". Los Angeles Times .
  3. 1 2 Nicholson, Rebecca (16 December 2023). "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution review – an absolute feast of a music documentary". The Guardian . Archived from the original on December 17, 2023.
  4. Einav, Dan (December 14, 2023). "Disco: Soundtrack of a Revolution review — how an underground scene became a chart-topping phenomenon". Financial Times .