The Song Remains the Same (film)

The Song Remains the Same
A line drawing of Zeppelin's plane, Jimmy Page, the arena, and other elements of the film on a black background
Theatrical release poster
Directed byPeter Clifton
Joe Massot
StarringJohn Bonham
John Paul Jones
Jimmy Page
Robert Plant
CinematographyErnest Day
Edited byHumphrey Dixon
Music byLed Zeppelin
Distributed byWarner Bros.
Release date
  • 20 October 1976 (1976-10-20) (US)
Running time
138 minutes
CountriesUnited Kingdom
United States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$12 million[1]

The Song Remains the Same is a 1976 concert film featuring the English rock band Led Zeppelin. The filming took place during the summer of 1973, during three nights of concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York City, with additional footage shot at Shepperton Studios. The film premiered three years later on 20 October 1976 at Cinema I in New York, on 21 October 1976 at Fox Wilshire in Beverly Hills, and at Warner West End Cinema in London two weeks later.[2] It was accompanied by a soundtrack album of the same name. The DVD of the film was released on 31 December 1999.

Promotional materials stated that the film was "the band's special way of giving their millions of friends what they had been clamouring for – a personal and private tour of Led Zeppelin. For the first time the world has a front row seat on Led Zeppelin."

A reissue of the film, including previously unreleased footage as a bonus, was released on DVD, HD DVD, and Blu-ray Disc on 20 November 2007, by Warner Home Video.[3]

  1. ^ "Top Concert/Performance Films Released in U.S. – 1969–90". Variety. 1990.
  2. ^ Chris Welch (1994) Led Zeppelin, London: Orion Books. ISBN 1-85797-930-3, pp. 68–69, 83.
  3. ^ "Led Zeppelin Readies Fall Reissue Bonanza". Billboard.com. Retrieved 17 May 2021.