Who is the music never stopped based on

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.

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. 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. A song would come on the radio, and this typical exchange would follow:. Dad: What song is this? Son: "Till There Was You. Son: Dad: Composer? Son: Meredith Willson. And then Henry would explain to Gabriel why the song is important to him.

In this case, the song represents a milestone in his personal life: it was playing at a dance when he saw his future wife, Gabriel's mother, for the first time. Henry wants his son to appreciate the song as much as he does. But it's an attempt at bonding that is doomed to fail. Do I need to say that Henry has no love for rock and roll? But Henry is willing to meet his son halfway.

Gabriel is in a high school rock band, and Mom and Dad attend his first gig. Dad is actually digging the music until the peace and love vibe gives way to politics. A local political radical this is the late 60s, remember burns an American flag and hands it to Gabriel, who proceeds to prance across the stage, waving the fiery symbol in protest against the Vietnam War. Henry's brother Gabriel, his son's namesake, died in World War II defending that very flag, and Henry is outraged that his son would desecrate it in such a cavalier way.

A terrible argument ensues, and Gabe leaves home, never to return. About twenty years later, Henry and his wife get a call from a hospital telling them that their son has been found homeless and completely disoriented. He is virtually catatonic. He just sits in a chair and stares straight ahead. But it is soon discovered that music works wonders with him.

Music touches a place in our brains in a manner unlike anything else. The ancient Greeks were well aware of the power of the lyre and the pipes of Pan. The playwright William Congreve wrote in that "music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. When a radio broadcasts a contest where the winner will receive a ticket for a sold-out Grateful Dead concert, he insistently tries to contact the radio to get the tickets.

He believes they can build a new memory of their love for each other. After multiple tries he gets through and, answered by the trivia question, wins the tickets!

They go and connect deeply. Next scene is the dad's funeral where he has asked for that Dead song to be played. Gabriel remembers and groves to it. It looks like we don't have a Synopsis for this title yet. Be the first to contribute! Just click the "Edit page" button at the bottom of the page or learn more in the Synopsis submission guide. Sign In.