Films and Records and When They Came Out

Soviet silent film of a mutiny and its aftermath, built around a massacre on a flight of steps

German silent film of a future city split between a gleaming surface and the machine floors beneath

American epic historical romance film set during the American Civil War and Reconstruction era in the South

American musical fantasy film of the studio era shot partly in the new three-strip color process of the day

American drama film that follows the life of a newspaper magnate through the eyes of those who knew him

American romantic drama film set in the Moroccan city during the early years of the Second World War

American musical comedy film set in Hollywood during the transition from silent films to talkies

Japanese film in which a poor village hires masterless swordsmen to defend it from bandits

American psychological thriller film about a former detective hired to follow a woman who may be possessed

American comedy film about two musicians who disguise themselves as women to escape gangsters

American horror film centered on a young woman who checks into a remote motel run by a troubled proprietor

British epic on a British officer in the Arab revolt against the Ottomans during the First World War

Italian epic spaghetti western film set during the American Civil War involving three treasure hunters

British-American epic science fiction film that explores human evolution and artificial intelligence

American crime film that chronicles the rise of a powerful New York mafia family across several decades

American neo noir mystery film set in nineteen thirties Los Angeles involving water rights and corruption

American thriller film about a great white shark that terrorizes a New England beach resort town

American drama film set inside a mental institution where a new patient challenges the rigid system

American psychological drama film about a lonely veteran who drives a cab through a decaying New York City

American epic space opera film that introduced audiences to a galaxy of rebels and an evil empire

American epic war film that follows a captain sent upriver to assassinate a rogue colonel during the Vietnam War

American adventure film following an archaeologist who races Nazis to recover a biblical artifact

American science fiction film about a young boy who befriends a stranded alien botanist

American thriller film about an FBI trainee who seeks help from a brilliant imprisoned cannibal

American science fiction adventure film about a theme park populated by cloned dinosaurs

American historical drama film about a German industrialist who saves more than a thousand Jewish refugees

American crime film that weaves together several stories of criminals in Los Angeles

American science fiction action film about a hacker who learns the true nature of his simulated reality

American science fiction film set on a lush alien moon where humans mine for a valuable mineral

South Korean film in which a poor family attaches itself one by one to a rich household

Miles Davis album of modal jazz recorded by a sextet working from sketches rather than written parts

Six-minute Dylan single that broke the radio length limit and changed what a pop song could hold

Acoustic ballad credited to Lennon and McCartney with only McCartney's voice and a string quartet on the recording

Innovative single by the Beach Boys that used unusual instruments and tape editing techniques for its time

Seven-minute Beatles ballad ending in an extended coda of repeated wordless singing over an orchestra

Final Beatles album, with a zebra crossing on the cover and a long medley of unfinished songs

Piano ballad written and performed by John Lennon that asks listeners to envision a world without possessions religion or countries

Eight-minute Led Zeppelin song building from acoustic folk to hard rock across several distinct sections

Marvin Gaye album of linked songs on war, poverty and the inner city, sung from a returning soldier's view

Funk single written and performed by Stevie Wonder that features a prominent clavinet riff and became a major hit

Power ballad originally written by Dolly Parton and later made famous by Whitney Houston in a film soundtrack

Pink Floyd concept album on time, money and mental breakdown, and one of the best-selling records made

Reggae song by Bob Marley, best known in a live version recorded in London that runs seven minutes

Six-minute Queen song that shifts between ballad, mock opera and hard rock with no repeating chorus

Title track from Bruce Springsteen's third album, telling of two young people trying to get out of a dead-end town

Eagles title track describing a hotel nobody can leave, as a figure for excess and entrapment

Fifteen-minute single that put rapping on record for the first time and carried hip hop out of the Bronx

AC/DC album made as a tribute to their late singer, with a new voice and an all-black sleeve

Journey power ballad that gained renewed popularity decades after release through television and film placements

Dance pop single from the Thriller album that features a distinctive bass line and lyrics about a false paternity claim

Studio album by American singer Michael Jackson released in nineteen eighty two that became the best selling record ever made

Police single written by Sting that appears to be a love song but is actually about surveillance and obsession

Song written by Leonard Cohen that gained widespread fame through later cover versions by Jeff Buckley and others

Prince title song and album mixing rock, funk and pop, and the soundtrack to his own film

Power ballad by Guns N' Roses opening on a circling guitar figure, and the band's only number one single

U2 ballad built on a sustained guitar tone over a driving bass, their first American number one

Mandolin driven single by the American band R.E.M. that brought alternative rock into the mainstream pop charts

Nirvana track that opens their second album with distorted guitars and half-audible shouted vocals

Red Hot Chili Peppers single reflecting on Anthony Kiedis's addiction and the loneliness that came with it

Acoustic ballad written by Eric Clapton after the death of his young son and later featured in a film soundtrack