1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything
2021 · TV Series · TV-MA · ★ 7.6 · 91% critics
This series looks at how one turbulent year reshaped music, as social and political upheaval pushed artists to break rules and try new things. It explores a moment when major stars evolved, new voices emerged, and popular culture shifted in lasting ways.
Also known as 1971.The.Year.That.Music.Changed.Everything.
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Streaming on Apple TV+.
6 hours to watch · 8 episodes.
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Details
- Years
- 2021
- Release date
- 2021-05-21
- Network
- Apple TV
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-MA
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 91/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.6/10 (29 votes)
About
You’ll likely enjoy this if you like music documentaries that connect songs to bigger cultural change, especially if The Beatles: Get Back or The Defiant Ones worked for you; Not for you if you want a fictional story or a narrow single-artist focus.
Pros: rich music history; lively cultural context; broad artist range | Cons: documentary format only; less personal drama; era-specific focus
Themes
- music history
- music documentary
Cast & crew
- MA
Muhammad Ali
as Self (archive footage)
- BD
Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage)
- MG
Marvin Gaye
as Self (archive footage)
- GH
George Harrison
as Self (archive footage)
- JH
J. Edgar Hoover
as Self (archive footage)
- JK
John Kerry
as Self (archive footage)
- JL
John Lennon
as Self (archive footage)
- RN
Richard Nixon
as Self (archive footage)
- YO
Yoko Ono
as Self (archive footage)
- NY
Neil Young
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Asif Kapadia
Episodes1 season · 8 episodes
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