Tonight I saw the movie "Begin Again", which is directed by John Carney of "Once" fame.
I was first introduced to John Carney's musical world thanks to a trip to NYC. My friend and I had tried to get tickets to see Newsies, but when it was sold out, we jumped at the tix for the Tony-Award Winning Broadway adaptation of Once. Not going to lie - I was totally and completely enthralled for the entire two+ hours of the performance. I laughed, I cried - I had only agreed to going because Arthur Darvill was starring in it.
Boy, am I glad I did. I gobbled up the film shortly after that, and I'm wicked happy that I was able to see the new film in theaters. Something about Carney's films takes me away, transports me into the world that I want to see through my headphones. There's a bit about two characters spending an entire date, walking around the city, sharing music.
Beautiful new music is shared with us from these films, but this isn't an in your face "Chorus Line" - the music is from the character's souls, but is also very very real. Its a fantasy that speaks to me, and certainly I am not alone, in thinking that sometimes music can convey our feelings better than our words can.
It reminds me of a Frank Turner song (it always seems to, doesn't it?) The song is "I Still Believe", and the lyrics are:
And I still believe that everyone,
Can find a song for every time they've lost and every time they've won.
So just remember folks we not just saving lives, we're saving souls,
And we're having fun.
It makes me wish I had even an ounce of musical talent, if I could write a song for every life situation I come across, if I could help someone live a little more fully through it.
Because really, when you come down to it, these movies are simply about two souls saving each other with music.
How awesome is that?
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