A-ha The Movie - Behind the worldwide fame, a boy band bruised by a war of ego and money

A-ha's hit Take On Me is still one of the most played songs of the last millennium. This film follows the band over a period of four years, sharing the full story of how three young men followed their impossible dream of making it big. When Take On Me reached number 1 on Billboard in the US in 1985, that dream came true.

Behind "Take On Me", a destructive fandom for the pop band trapped in their boyband image.
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Chapters
▷ 0:00:00 - Introduction
▷ 0:04:01 - Oslo 1974, where it all began
▷ 0:07:55 - The musical context that will define A-Ha's music
▷ 0:10:00 - First concerts of Pål Waaktaar-Savoy and Magne Furuholmen with Bridges
▷ 0:15:00 - The desire to move to London for a career in the music business
▷ 0:16:00 - Morten Harket becomes the lead vocalist
▷ 0:18:00 - Meeting with producer Terry Slater, a turning point in the band's career
▷ 0:21:10 - First demos of A-ha with Juicy Fruit Song (first version of Take on Me)
▷ 0:23:25 - 19 October 1984, first single "Take On Me" is released in Europe
▷ 0:26:30 - A-Ha in the spotlight, a breakthrough to fame
▷ 0:32:00 - The new world tour after their seperation in 2010
▷ 0:36:00 - Frictions between the bandmates
▷ 0:41:20 - Second album Scoundrel Days (1986)
▷ 0:45:10 - Just Loomis, the band photographer since their beginnings
▷ 0:46:32 - Invited to MTV Unplugged to do acoustic versions of their old hits
▷ 0:50:00 - Escalating rift within the group
▷ 0:52:33 - Third album Stay on These Roads (1988) / Struggling with their image of teen band
▷ 0:54:53 - Fourth album East of the Sun, West of the Moon (1990), and the need to change the band identity
▷ 1:02:29 - In 1994, Morten Harket and Magne Furuholmen moved back to Oslo
▷ 1:04:01 - Magne Furuholmen's solo career
▷ 1:06:36 - Pål Waaktaar-Savoy's solo career with Savoy
▷ 1:09:01 - Declining success and creative break
▷ 1:10:30 - Comeback with new album Minor Earth, Major Sky
▷ 1:12:00 - Farewell tour in 2010 with the Ending on a High Note Tour, the band split up
▷ 1:19:15 - Second comeback in 2015
▷ 1:28:00 - Credits

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Almost 35 years after their breakthrough, a-ha still creates magic on stage with their melancholic and timeless music. They tour the world but drive in separate cars and stay apart backstage. They only meet on stage, while doing the one thing they love. The film closely portrays the challenging creative and personal dynamics of a group of three strong individuals. This is a story of great music, big ambitions, broken friendship – and maybe forgiveness.

Original title: A-ha The Movie
A film by Thomas Robsahm

2001, licensed by First Hand Films

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