The Rise of the Synths
“The old soundtrack of a new generation.”
2019•APTA•1h 22m•7.6•Released
Documentary
A documentary about the Synthwave scene, nostalgia and the universe of creating sounds. A love letter to human fascination and the collective memories of a universe, that never existed.
Director
Iván Castell
Writer
Iván Castell
Budget
$0M
Languages
French, English, Spanish
Studio
9am Media Lab
Cast
John Carpenter
Narrator (voice)
Tyler Lyle
Self - The Midnight
Tim McEwan
Self - The Midnight
Vincent Belorgey
Self - Kavinsky (archive footage)
Robert Parker
Self
Waveshaper
Self
Carpenter Brut
Self
Nina
Self
Perturbator
Self
Com Truise
Rubén Martínez
Synth Rider
David Grellier
College
Bronwyn Griffin
Self - Electric Youth
Austin Garrick
Self - Electric Youth
John Bergin
Self
Production
Company
9am Media Lab
Company
Castell&Moreno Films
Company
Movistar Plus+
Producer
Iván Castell
Producer
Rebeca Villar Rodríguez
Producer
Javier Moreno
Producer
Ana Casteñosa Bielsa
Recommended
7.7
The Last Waltz
1978
8.3
Stop Making Sense
1984
6.5
Downloaded
2013
8
Avicii: True Stories
2017
7
Western Stars
2019
8.2
One Direction: This Is Us
2013
7
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013
7.2
Katy Perry: Part of Me
2012
7.1
The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019
7.6
David Byrne's American Utopia
2020
6.9
Kurt Cobain: About a Son
2007
7.6
End of the Century: The Story of the Ramones
2003
7.6
Let It Be
1970
8.6
Thriller 40
2023
6.4
Ex Libris: The New York Public Library
2017
6.5
Heart of a Dog
2015
7.5
Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story
2025
7.9
Live Aid
1985
7.8
OLIVIA RODRIGO: driving home 2 u (a SOUR film)
2022
6.1
Naqoyqatsi
2002
Similar Movies
6.6
Grass
1999
Canine
2016
7
Jimin's Production Diary
2023
6.7
Under the Libertarian Sign
1936
7.3
Cuenca
1958
8.5
Katy Perry: The Outrageous World of Katy Perry
2013
6.9
Imagine: John Lennon
1988
7.5
Songs from the Hole
2024
6.4
Chris Brown: Welcome to My Life
2017
5
It Is Not Enough for God to Be with the Poor
1978
Princely Toys: One Man's Private Kingdom
1976
8.2
South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert
2022
7
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
2001
7.5
Duran Duran: Unstaged
2014
Stockholm Syndrome
2021
7.8
The Conductor
2022
Low Light and Blue Smoke
0
8
The Drunkmen’s Marseillaise
2024
8.7
Paul McCartney: In the World Tonight
1997
10
The Revolution Of El Harrachi
2014