Ludwig van Beethoven said that music is a bridge between the spiritual world and the sensory world. When we hear a piece of music, it will naturally lead to many memories. The romantic music of the prom, the melody of the first date, and even the touch of the young and frivolous attending a live concert, each of us will respond to music, and music exists in every cultural society. It evokes our memories, childhood memories, and even patients with amnesia, says Dr. Oliver Sachs. In his thesis, he mentioned that music and brain science are inseparable. This film describes a family who finds that music can dispel the regrets of generations, even if it is changed by a tragedy.
Although Jaberley had his brain tumor removed, his serious sequelae is amnesia. Henry didn't give up easily. He actively looked for various treatment methods, and finally found the Music Therapy teacher Dr. Diane played by Julia Oumeng. Dr. Diane is a real person. Her real name is Tamajino. She is a pioneer in the field of Music Therapy and the CEO of the Music and Neurological Function Association (non-profit organization). In the case of Jaberly, due to severe brain damage and all the drugs have been declared ineffective, Dr. Diane discovered that Jaberly was responding to music, and she asked Jaberly to listen to the true voice in her heart (strong gut instinct). She is not like a scientist who has a lot of data to support her, but her Bin-music can evoke memories and create new memories.
Every movie has a soundtrack, but music is indeed the key to the movie. Director Jim said, "We are honored and fortunate to have the support of many musicians. I think this story deeply touched everyone." Jim pointed out that Bob Dylan was the first to support this movie . Producer Gregg said, "These musicians are deeply touched by the script of the movie, and they know how their music creation will be used in the movie. Take the Chinese Orchestra of the Dead, there are many talks with them about comedy movies in the 1960s. , But the movie "The Last Hippie" respects music, and Bin-music has a healing effect. This makes most musicians willing to work with us to help us shoot the music needed for this movie." Director Jim Said, "Musicians hope that their music can also play a really important role on the big screen." Finally, the Chinese Orchestra of the Dead even agreed to use their song title "The Music Never Stopped" (The Music Never Stopped) for the English film title. Never Stopped). This is a song about how a summer rock concert awakens the quiet town and brings life to life. When the orchestra leaves, the villagers still dance to the music, The Music Never Stopped.
The biggest problem in the preparation of the film in 2010 was when Henry took his son to participate in the concert of the China of the Dead tour. In the real case, it was Dr. Sachs and the patient’s mother who “kidnapped” the son who left the hospital without authorization to attend the concert. When the patient asked "Will I see my idol keyboard player Ron McKenna?" In fact, Ron McKenna was one of the founding members of China of the Dead and died of alcoholism in 1973 . In the first half of the concert, the orchestra played old songs. In fact, the patient only remembers songs from before 1968. In the second half of the concert, the orchestra played 1970 works, and the patient turned and asked Dr. Sachs, "This is the future." Music?" Dr. Sachs learned that music can even lead his patients through time and space.
Filming the concert of the China of the Dead is simply an impossible task. Except for the orchestra's founder and lead guitarist Jerry Garcia, who died in 1995, the other members of the orchestra continue to tour. Guitarist and lead singer Bob Weir and bassist Phil Lesh continued to perform under the name of Furthur Orchestra. Mickey Hart also toured the world with an exclusive band. But when all the actors gathered in the Hammerstein Hall in New York to reproduce the live performance of the China of the Dead concert, singing the song "Touch of Grey", the actors and musicians on the stage in the movie sang "I know the rent is still The dog hasn't been fed for a long time. The reality is worse than imagined, but it doesn't matter." All the audience sang "We can live, we will live" and everyone was moved.
