Thurston Moore
Born: 1958-07-25 in Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2026
- The Wizard of the Kremlin as Synthesizer Player
- The Best Summer as Self
- Broken English as Self
- The Last Critic
2025
- Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt as Self
- Pavements as Self (uncredited)
- Sonic Youth: Live in 1991
2024
- Scala!!! as Self
- Uncropped as Self
- Born Innocent: The Redd Kross Story
- The Road to Ruane as Self
2023
- Louder Than You Think as Self (archive footage)
2022
- Irma Vep ... (Original Music Composer)
- Black Lodge ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson as Self
- The Sparks Brothers as Self
- Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr. as himself
- Poly Styrene: I Am a Cliché as Self
- Fire Music ... (Executive Producer)
- 2020 ... (Music)
2020
- Thick Air as Himself
2019
- Punk as Self
- Creem: America's Only Rock 'n' Roll Magazine as Self - Sonic Youth
- SY NYC 12/12/01: The Demonlover Sessions as Self
- Swans: Where Does a Body End? as Self
- Lydia Lunch: The War Is Never Over as Self
- Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation
- Sonic Youth: NYC and Beyond
2018
2017
- The Public Image Is Rotten as Himself
- Teenage Superstars as Self
2016
- Cassette: A Documentary Mixtape as Himself
2014
2012
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self
- The Hardcore Collection as (archive footage)
2011
- Autoluminescent: Rowland S. Howard as Self
- Clean ... (Original Music Composer)
- Blank City as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live at SWU Festival 2011
- Street ... (Music)
- Sonic Youth: Maquinaria Festival
2010
2009
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Musical Guest
- Burning Down the House: The Story of CBGB as Self
- From The Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- From the Basement as Self - Sonic Youth
- No Wave - Underground '80: Berlin - New York as Self
2008
- I Need That Record! as Himself
- New York Rock at the BBC as Self - Sonic Youth
2007
- 365 Day Project as Self
- Jack Smith and the Destruction of Atlantis ... (Music)
- Welcome to My Castle! as Self
- You're Gonna Miss Me: A Film About Roky Erickson as Self
- Dinosaur Jr: Live in the Middle East as Himself
- Llik Your Idols as Himself
- Extra Action ... (Music)
2006
- The Devil and Daniel Johnston as Self
- Cut Shorts
- Noise as Self
- Kill Your Idols: More. as Self
2005
- Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind as Self
- Cecil Taylor: All The Notes as Himself
- We Jam Econo: The Story of the Minutemen as Self
- Punk: Attitude as Himself
- Sun Ra: Brother From Another Planet as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live at Eurockéennes
- Day Trip Maryanne
2004
- Kill Your Idols as Self
- Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost (The Videos: 1990-2002) ... (Director)
- (This Is Known as) The Blues Scale as Self
- Sonic Youth: Corporate Ghost
2003
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Musical Guest
- Sonic Youth: Live at Soundstage as Performer
- Sonic Youth: Koncertas Stan Brakhage Prisiminimui (April 12, 2003)
2002
- Demonlover ... (Original Music Composer)
- Pavement: Slow Century as Self
2001
- Things Behind the Sun ... (Original Music Composer)
- 25 Years of Punk as Self
- Money for Nothing: Behind the Business of Pop Music as Self - Narrator (voice)
2000
- Gilmore Girls as Cool Dad Troubadour
- Record Player: Christian Marclay as Himself
- The Hardcore Collection
- Silver Rockets Kool Things - 20 Years of Sonic Youth as Self
- Sonic Youth: Live in São Paulo 2000
1999
- David S. Ware as Himself
- Turn of the Century as Himself
1998
- Free Tibet as Self - Sonic Youth
- Sonic Youth: Festival Internacional de Benicàssim
1997
- Classic Albums as Self
- Don't Bring A Dog as Himself
1995
- Heavy ... (Original Music Composer)
- The State's 43rd Annual All-Star Halloween Special as Self
- Sonic Youth: Screaming Fields of Sonic Love
- Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times as Self
- Sonic Youth: Blood on the Beach as Self
- An Introduction to Harmolodics
1994
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Fred Cracklin
- Hi Octane as Self (Host)
- Nirvana: Live! Tonight! Sold Out!!
- Freaks, Nerds & Weirdos as Self
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Musical Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Musical Guest
- Changing Fashions
- Grunge Pedal
- Sonic Youth: Live at Campo Pequeno Lisboa
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self - Musical Guest
- 1991: The Year Punk Broke as Self
1991
- Goo as Self
- Hippy Porn ... (Original Music Composer)
- Rap Damage
- Skeeno H.C. Rules
- Notebook
1989
- Weatherman '69 as Jeff Jones
1988
- Lou Believers as Himself
- Sonic Youth: 930 Club
- Put More Blood Into the Music as Himself
1987
- Made in U.S.A. ... (Original Music Composer)
- Submit to Me Now ... (Music)
1984
- Rock My Religion ... (Idea)