The Music Never Stopped ... Coming Soon To A Theatre Near You

StuckInTheSixties:

Karma: I love all of Dr. Sacks' work.

StuckInTheSixties: He's a really good guy. I'm sure you saw Awakenings?

Karma: Yes, and I've read all of his books. My favorite non-fiction writer.

Morsy: Hmmm looks really good

Sables: Awakenings was beautiful! I can hardly wait for this one.....

StuckInTheSixties: It had such a sad ending, but I appreciated that it reflected reality, and reality can often be cruel. It was sad, but not cynical.

StuckInTheSixties: Thank Bob Dylan for this movie ...


"Oliver Sacks essay inspires 'Music Never Stopped'"
Hugh Hart
San Francisco Chronicle and SFGate.com
March 13, 2011


Music is a catalyst for a homeless patient in fact-based drama
"The Music Never Stopped" draws on research by neurologist Oliver Sacks, who earlier inspired the autism-themed movie "Awakenings," to tell the story of a near-comatose homeless man who snaps to attention each time he listens to the rock music of his youth.

Scenes in which Lou Taylor Pucci's character, Gabriel, suddenly becomes articulate each time his therapist, played by Julia Ormond, plays a Beatles record seem unbelievable, but director-producer Jim Kohlberg swears that the scripted drama is entirely fact-based.

"After I got Gwyn Lurie and Gary Marks' scr1pt, I visited the Neurological Institute in the Bronx, where I met many patients who have similar problems. There are hundreds of clinical cases where music has profound impact on damaged patients."

The movie is based on the case of hard-core Grateful Dead fan "Greg F.," whose case was chronicled by Sacks in his essay "The Last Hippie." Kohlberg notes, "Dr. Sacks has produced 30 years worth of clinical data proving that the brain has such complex interconnections that there are many different ways we process information. As Ormond's Dr. Daly character says in the film, there are cases where people lose the ability to speak, but they can still perform music. That's all documented."

"The Music Never Stopped" pegs its story of reconciliation between Gabriel and his father (J.K. Simmons) to a soundtrack filled with iconic rock songs from the 1960s that would normally cost millions of dollars in licensing fees. How could Kohlberg afford to pay for rights to songs by the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Rolling Stones, Grateful Dead and Paul Simon on a shoestring indie film budget?

He says, "My music supervisor, Sue Jacobs, sent the scr1pt to Bob Dylan. Once Dylan agreed, that's when we started getting support from the rest of the music community. When you have no money for a project like this, the momentum comes really from the talent."

Karma: Nice

StuckInTheSixties: I've seen a little footage, and I suspect that the depiction of the Grateful Dead concert is going to be hokey, but I also suspect that the story is going to be really good. The other "Oliver Sacks" movie, "Awakenings," had star power and a big budget that this movie doesn't, so I'm not sure how well the movie will have been done.

StuckInTheSixties: I've seen a little footage, and I suspect that the depiction of the Grateful Dead concert is going to be hokey, but I also suspect that the story is going to be really good. The other "Oliver Sacks" movie, "Awakenings," had star power and a big budget that this movie doesn't, so compared to that, I'm not sure how well this movie will have been done.

Karma: You are repeating your posts. I suggest you see a doctor.

Karma:

StuckInTheSixties: It's cruel of you to make fun of my mental impairment.