Cross-media picks for Elton John fans — films, series, games and books in the same vein.
These picks gather around a shared obsession: the way music shapes lives, careers, and whole eras. Rocketman and Elton John: Never Too Late frame the journey most directly, but the list stretches outward — into doomed rock scenes, tribute bands, 1970s label wars, and games that put an instrument in your hands. Books round out the picture with band histories and broader surveys of popular song. The thread holding it together is music treated as something that costs and transforms in equal measure.
Film
Rocketman
A biopic tracing a prodigy's rise through the Royal Academy of Music to a landmark songwriting partnership.
Film
Elton John: Never Too Late
An emotionally charged documentary in which Elton John looks back on 50 years of career, culminating in a final North American concert.
Film
The Doors
The story of an influential 1960s rock band and its lead singer and composer, Jim Morrison.
Film
Song Sung Blue
Two struggling musicians form a Neil Diamond tribute band, finding purpose and connection later in life.
Film
9 Songs
A glaciologist recalls a love affair through shared rock concerts, weaving memory and music together.
Film
Bonus Track
A teenage aspiring musician gets mentored by the son of a famous duo ahead of a talent show.
Film
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
A small-town band built on Beatles music makes it big, then must save their hometown from ruin.
Film
Leto
In early-1980s Leningrad, underground rockers smuggle Bowie and Reed records as the pre-Perestroika scene stirs.
Series
Classic Albums
A documentary series examining the albums considered most distinctive in rock and pop history.
Series
Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll
An aging NYC rocker tries to revive his band and career while chasing one more shot at relevance.
Series
George Harrison: Living in the Material World
A portrait of George Harrison — the Beatle whose life extended far beyond the band's fame.
Series
Upright
A man drives an upright piano across Australia to reach his dying mother, picking up an unexpected companion.
Series
This Is Pop
A documentary series in which pop hitmakers — from ABBA to T-Pain — tell the hidden histories of their music.
Series
Vinyl
A 1970s New York record exec tries to save a failing label while his personal life falls apart.
Series
takt op.Destiny
In a world where alien meteorites have unleashed monsters that silenced music, survivors fight to reclaim it.
Series
The Top Ten Revealed
A rotating panel of music icons debates the songs and bands that defined rock history.
Game
The Beatles: Rock Band
Play through the Beatles' career from Liverpool to Shea Stadium on guitar, bass and drums.
Game
Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s
An 80s-only guitar-controller game with retro rock venues and a full shredable setlist.
Game
Rock Band 2
The most ambitious entry in the series: master guitar, bass, drums and vocals across a massive track list.
Game
Rock Band
Build a band and pursue worldwide rock stardom while mastering guitar, bass, drums and vocals.
Game
Rock Band 3
A band platform that lets you interact with rock music as a player rather than a passive listener.
Game
Guitar Hero
Strap on a guitar controller and perform 30 classic rock anthems — the game that started the genre.
Game
Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Remastered
Plug in a real guitar and learn to play using actual licensed songs across a wide range of styles.
Game
Friday night funkin: whitty mod (lo-fight) with music
A fan-made Scratch rhythm game mod, shared by its creator with the community.
Book
To the Limit
Profiles the Eagles — how the band formed, their musical style, and the tensions between members.
Book
Everybody needs a rock
A children's book describing the qualities to look for when choosing a rock for play and pleasure.
Book
Queen
A biography of Freddie Mercury and Queen, centred on his showmanship and the imperative that the show must go on.
Book
American popular song
A survey of twentieth-century American popular song, highlighting six composers who shaped its development.
Book
Elvis Presley
A visual tribute to Elvis Presley, combining over a hundred rare photographs with memories from family and friends.
Book
Rock and roll, 1955-1970
A concise history of rock from its rhythm-and-blues roots through the era of supergroups.
Book
Lennon
A friend's account of John Lennon's life, drawn from personal knowledge and the cooperation of his family.
Book
Mercury
A revealing biography of Freddie Mercury, whose songwriting and flamboyant stagecraft made him a rock icon.
Start with Rocketman for a dramatised account of his early career and songwriting partnership with Bernie Taupin, or Elton John: Never Too Late for a documentary retrospective on 50 years of performing. Vinyl and Classic Albums extend the mood into the wider rock world.
Yes — Lennon offers a personal account of John Lennon's life drawn from family cooperation, Queen and Mercury both cover Freddie Mercury's career and stagecraft, and American Popular Song surveys the composers who shaped the popular music tradition John grew up in.
The Beatles: Rock Band lets you play through a legendary career track by track on guitar, bass and drums, while Rocksmith 2014 Edition - Remastered lets you learn real guitar using actual licensed songs — turning fandom into something you can perform yourself.