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Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.

Director

Garret Price

Year

Genre

documentary, music

Box Office

N/A

Production

The Ringer Films,HBO Documentary Films,Margot Station

Awards

N/A

Homepage

https://www.hbo.com/music-box

Self - Director

Self - Comedian

Self - Musician

Self - Journalist

Self - Musician, The Roots

Self - Musician

Self - Host, 'Yacht Rock' Web Series

'Hollywood' Steve Huey

Self - Creator, 'Yacht Rock' Web Series

Self - Rock Critic, The New Yorker

Amanda Petrusich

Self - Rock Critic

Self - Music Journalist

Alex Pappademas

Self - Producer, Steely Dan

Self - Musician

Michael McDonald

Self - Session Guitarist

Self - Session Saxophonist

Self - Toto

Self - Toto

Self - Toto

Self - Music Scholar

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Music Producer, De La Soul

Self - Musician, Paramore

Brian Robert Jones

Self - Musician

Christopher Cross

Self - Musician, Best Coast

Bethany Cosentino

Self - Musician, Ambrosia

Self - Writer, I Want My MTV

Themselves

Themselves

Self - Actress, Steve Porcaro's Girlfriend

Rosanna Arquette

Self - Record Exec., Warner Bros.

Self - Winner, 1982 Academy Awards

Self - Session Guitarist

Themselves

Themselves

Self - Musician, Steely Dan

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Ritchie Blackmore

Self - Chef, Author & TV Personality

Anthony Bourdain

Self - Singer

Self - Musician

Self - Singer

Self - Musician

Self - 41st President of the United States

Self - Musician

Self - First Lady of the United States

Hillary Clinton

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Host, Soul Train

Themselves

Themselves

Self -'Philly Ocean' of Yachtley Crew

Themselves

Themselves

Self - Rapper

Themselves

The Doobie Brothers

Jack Colton

Michael Douglas

Self - Rapper

Self - Musician, Captain & Tennille

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Themselves

Themselves

Earth Wind & Fire

Self - Musician

Self - Musician, Steely Dan

Self - Host, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Themselves

Self - Rapper

Self

Self - MTV VJ

Mark J. Goodman

Self - Host, The Merv Griffin Show

Self

Themselves

Self - Musician, Hall & Oates

Self - Musician

Self - Singer

Michael Jackson

Self - Musician

Self - Producer

Self - Singer

Self - Host, Jimmy Kimmel Live

Self - Singer

Self

Self

Themselves

Loggins & Messina

Self - Singer

Self - Producer, The Beatles

Self - Rapper

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self - Presenter, 1982 Academy Awards

Self - Musician

Self - Comedian

Self - Presenter, 1981 Grammy Awards

Olivia Newton-John

Self - Singer

Self - Musician, Hall & Oates

Self - Producer, Christopher Cross

Michael Omartian

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Themselves

The Pointer Sisters

Self - Toto

Self - Toto

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self - Presenter, 1981 Grammy Awards

Self - Musician

Themselves

Self - Musician

Bruce Springsteen

Themselves

Self

Self - Singer

Barbra Streisand

Self - Presenter, 1980 Grammy Awards

Self - Host, The Lead with Jake Tapper

Self - Producer, The Doobie Brothers

Joan Wilder

Kathleen Turner

Self - Head of A&R, Warner Bros.

Self - Musician

Grover Washington Jr.

Self - Musician, Beach Boys

Self - Musician

Self - Musician

Self

Carole Bayer Sager

Self - Musician

Cornelius Bumpus

Self

Self

John Ford Coley

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self

Self - Musician

Patrick Simmons

Themselves

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In the late '70s in Los Angeles, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

In the late '70s in Los Angeles,

And then,
25 years after the fact, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And then, 25 years after the fact,

But what I was interested in - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

But what I was interested in

♪ ("TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS"
BY DOOBIE BROTHERS PLAYING) ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ ("TAKIN' IT TO THE STREETS" BY DOOBIE BROTH...

FRED ARMISEN: Yacht rock, to me,
it's a very relaxing feeling. - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

FRED ARMISEN: Yacht rock, to me, it's a very relaxing f...

It's like the singers
all seem to be saying, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It's like the singers all seem to be saying,

It has this certain--
It sits in a certain zone - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It has this certain-- It sits in a certain zone

You know what I mean?
It doesn't rock, but it rocks. - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

You know what I mean? It doesn't rock, but it rocks.

♪ You don't know me
But I'm your brother ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ You don't know me But I'm your brother ♪

It's one of those things that you know it - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It's one of those things that you know it

You can't define it necessarily, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

You can't define it necessarily,

♪ You ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Like, it's just always there
when you're shopping, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Like, it's just always there when you're shopping,

Like, it's always there...
(CHUCKLES) ...when you need it - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Like, it's always there... (CHUCKLES) ...when you need ...

♪ Takin' it to the street ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ Takin' it to the street ♪

Something that was...
"Oh, yeah, that's over here." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Something that was... "Oh, yeah, that's over here....

CLEVELAND BROWN:
There's a yacht rock cruise - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

CLEVELAND BROWN: There's a yacht rock cruise

PHILLIP DANIEL: For those of you
who don't know - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

PHILLIP DANIEL: For those of you who don't know

♪ And I've got
Such a long way to go... ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ And I've got Such a long way to go... ♪

♪ So I'll ride
Like the wind... ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ So I'll ride Like the wind... ♪

♪ All my days
I've been waiting ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ All my days I've been waiting ♪

Drugs at a Steely Dan concert?
I never thought I'd see the day. - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Drugs at a Steely Dan concert? I never thought I'd see ...

♪ Gonna ride like the wind ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ Gonna ride like the wind ♪

♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ (SONG CONCLUDES) ♪

Like, YouTube is 2006
and this came out in 2005. - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Like, YouTube is 2006 and this came out in 2005.

Just like a whole bunch
of these comedians - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Just like a whole bunch of these comedians

And one of the things
that we did - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And one of the things that we did

And the stuff that was available
for a dollar - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And the stuff that was available for a dollar

We'd read the credits
on the back of these albums - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We'd read the credits on the back of these albums

"This is a scene." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

"This is a scene."

Oh, Kenny Loggins
and Michael McDonald wrote - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Oh, Kenny Loggins and Michael McDonald wrote

Oh, look at
this cover of Full Sail - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Oh, look at this cover of Full Sail

It's like a yacht. Yacht rock." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It's like a yacht. Yacht rock."

HUEY:
The way we like to explain it is - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

HUEY: The way we like to explain it is

RYZNAR: And so you've got bands
like Steely Dan, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

RYZNAR: And so you've got bands like Steely Dan,

Kenny Loggins,
Christopher Cross, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Kenny Loggins, Christopher Cross,

They were making
elevated pop music - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

They were making elevated pop music

That's what...
That's what a fool believes. - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

That's what... That's what a fool believes.

(HUMMING) - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We were just afraid
to let you know - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We were just afraid to let you know

♪ (“LOVE WILL FIND A WAY”
BY PABLO CRUISE PLAYING) ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ (“LOVE WILL FIND A WAY” BY PABLO CRUISE PLAYING) ♪

It's now time for a very special
yacht rock tradition, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It's now time for a very special yacht rock tradition,

JAKE TAPPER: There were
more expressions of love - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

JAKE TAPPER: There were more expressions of love

Look, I love yacht rock
as much as the next person, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Look, I love yacht rock as much as the next person,

♪ It's all right
Once you get past the pain... ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ It's all right Once you get past the pain... ♪

We will connect the dots between
the Marvel Cinematic Universe - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We will connect the dots between the Marvel Cinematic Univer...

RYZNAR: Now, there's all these
yacht rock cover bands - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

RYZNAR: Now, there's all these yacht rock cover bands

♪ Love will find a way ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ Love will find a way ♪

When in fact,
I think the records - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

When in fact, I think the records

STEVEN HYDEN:
All the caricatures - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

STEVEN HYDEN: All the caricatures

No musician in California
in the '70s, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

No musician in California in the '70s,

You really have to get past
these superficialities - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

You really have to get past these superficialities

And when you do that, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And when you do that,

(TRAFFIC RUMBLING) - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

(TRAFFIC RUMBLING)

JIMMY CARTER:
1976 will be the year - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

JIMMY CARTER: 1976 will be the year

♪ I recall when I was small ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ I recall when I was small ♪

The bizarre brainchild
of the bizarre brains - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

The bizarre brainchild of the bizarre brains

♪ Made alive a worldly wonder ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ Made alive a worldly wonder ♪

ALEX PAPPADEMAS: Donald
and Walter from Steely Dan - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

ALEX PAPPADEMAS: Donald and Walter from Steely Dan

When they entered
into the music business, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

When they entered into the music business,

The problem with the songs
that Donald and Walter - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

The problem with the songs that Donald and Walter

There was always something
sort of inscrutably weird - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

There was always something sort of inscrutably weird

GARY KATZ: I don't know
that I ever asked Fagen, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

GARY KATZ: I don't know that I ever asked Fagen,

And for two, most of the time - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And for two, most of the time

♪ ("REELIN' IN THE YEARS"
BY STEELY DAN PLAYING) ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ ("REELIN' IN THE YEARS" BY STEELY DAN PLAYI...

I was signed to and dropped
from a couple of labels, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

I was signed to and dropped from a couple of labels,

I started playing clubs - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

I started playing clubs

And along the way,
I met some guys - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And along the way, I met some guys

About a year later, I got a call - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

About a year later, I got a call

It was Jeff Porcaro,
and he said, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It was Jeff Porcaro, and he said,

We're getting ready
to go on the road." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We're getting ready to go on the road."

♪ ("BAD SNEAKERS"
BY STEELY DAN PLAYING) ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ ("BAD SNEAKERS" BY STEELY DAN PLAYING) ♪

And here's one
where I walked in, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And here's one where I walked in,

But I was so determined - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

But I was so determined

It was pretty much my ability
to sing high. (CHUCKLES) - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

It was pretty much my ability to sing high. (CHUCKLES)

Basically,
they start bringing in - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Basically, they start bringing in

During the hour break, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

During the hour break,

♪ When Black Friday comes ♪ - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

♪ When Black Friday comes ♪

People would say, "Well,
you sound like Steely Dan." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

People would say, "Well, you sound like Steely Dan.&quo...

We're closet jazzers
that are making pop records." - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

We're closet jazzers that are making pop records."

TOM SCOTT:
There was a period of time, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

TOM SCOTT: There was a period of time,

STEVE LUKATHER:
People call you on the phone, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

STEVE LUKATHER: People call you on the phone,

Every day was a thrill
because you didn't know-- - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Every day was a thrill because you didn't know--

Most of the time we listened
to the song once - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Most of the time we listened to the song once

And that just means
we can hear parts - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And that just means we can hear parts

And that's what they hired us
to do, to fill in the blanks, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

And that's what they hired us to do, to fill in the bla...

When I met the Porcaro brothers,
you know, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

When I met the Porcaro brothers, you know,

Jeff was in Steely Dan
when we were in high school, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

Jeff was in Steely Dan when we were in high school,

GARY: They were cocky,
really young, full of piss, - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

GARY: They were cocky, really young, full of piss,

My father had been
in the business - Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary

My father had been in the business

Music Box: Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary poster

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This documentary chronicles the rise, fall, and rise again of the soft rock epitomized by artists such as Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, Steely Dan, and Toto in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Retroactively dubbed "Yacht Rock," the easy-listening genre came to be gently mocked and even dismissed by rock lovers and critics. However, it has since reclaimed its place in music history and is celebrated in this groove-infused film.

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Director: Garret Price

Writer: N/A

Production: The Ringer Films,HBO Documentary Films,Margot Station

Genre: documentary, music

Year: 2024

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: N/A

BoxOffice: N/A

Released: 30 Nov 2024

Awards: N/A

Homepage: https://www.hbo.com/music-box