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Thurston Moore

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Thurston Moore

Born
(age 68)
Birthplace
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Credits
137 titles

Biography

Thurston Joseph Moore (born July 25, 1958) is an American musician best known as a singer, songwriter and guitarist of Sonic Youth. He has also participated in many solo and group collaborations outside of Sonic Youth, as well as running the Ecstatic Peace! record label. Moore was ranked 34th in Rolling Stone's 2004 edition of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time." In May 2012, Spin published a staff-selected top 100 ranking Moore and his Sonic Youth bandmate Lee Ranaldo together on number 1.

Latest project Best work, ranked IMDb

Signature work

Known For

Acting credits 120

YearTitleRole
TBA Sonic Youth - Gila Monster Jamboree - January 5, 1985 Film
TBA Sonic Youth: Tibetan Freedom Concert 1996 Film
TBA Sonic Youth: Full Set From The Basement Film Self
2026 The One. For New York. Film
2026 Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt Film Self
2026 The Last Critic Film
2026 The Best Summer Film Self
2026 Broken English Film Self
2026 The Wizard of the Kremlin Film Synthesizer Player
2025 Sonic Youth: Live in 1991 Film
2025 Pavements Film Self (uncredited)
2024 The Road to Ruane Film Self
2024 Uncropped Film Self
2024 Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story Film
2024 Scala!!! Film Self
2023 Louder Than You Think Film Self (archive footage)
2021 Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. Film Self
2021 Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson TV Self (1 ep)
2021 The Sparks Brothers Film Self
2021 Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché Film Self
2020 Thick Air Film Himself
2019 Swans: Where Does a Body End? Film Self
2019 Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond Film
2019 Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over Film Self
2019 SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions Film Self
2019 Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine Film Self - Sonic Youth
2019 Punk TV Self (2 ep)
2019 Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation Film
2018 Desolation Center Film
2017 Teenage Superstars Film Self
2017 The Public Image Is Rotten Film Himself
2016 Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape Film Self
2015 Salad Days: A Decade of Punk in Washington, DC (1980-90) Film Self
2014 Station to Station Film
2014 It's Not Repetition, It's Discipline Film Self
2013 Lou Reed - Remembered Film
2013 I'm Now: The Story of Mudhoney Film
2012 Ben Lee: Catch My Disease Film Self
2012 The Hardcore Collection Film (archive footage)
2011 Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011 Film
2011 Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival Film
2011 Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard Film Self
2011 Blank City Film Self
2010 Sonic Youth & The Black Keys: Live at Austin City Limits 2011 Film
2010 Ecstatic Peace Archives Film
2010 Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Film Self
2009 No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York Film Self
2009 Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB Film Self
2009 From the Basement Film Self - Sonic Youth
2009 From The Basement Film Self - Sonic Youth
2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV Self - Musical Guest (1 ep)
2008 New York Rock at the BBC Film Self - Sonic Youth
2008 I Need That Record! Film Himself
2007 365 Day Project Film Self
2007 Welcome to My Castle! Film Self
2007 Llik Your Idols Film Himself
2007 You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson Film Self
2007 Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East Film Self
2006 Cut Shorts Film
2006 Kill Your Idols: More. Film Self

Crew credits 19

YearTitleJob
2022 Black Lodge Film Executive Producer
2022 Irma Vep TV Original Music Composer (8 ep)
2021 2020 Film Music
2021 Fire Music Film Executive Producer
2011 Street Film Music
2011 Clean Film Original Music Composer
2010 William S. Burroughs: A Man Within Film Music
2010 I Was Jack Goldstein Film Music
2007 Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis Film Music
2007 Extra Action Film Music
2002 Demonlover Film Original Music Composer
2001 Things Behind the Sun Film Original Music Composer
1995 Heavy Film Original Music Composer
1992 1991: The Year Punk Broke Film Title Designer
1991 Goo Film Writer, Director
1991 Hippy Porn Film Original Music Composer
1987 Made in U.S.A. Film Original Music Composer
1987 Submit to Me Now Film Music
1984 Rock My Religion Film Idea
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