Music and Lyrics

Music and Lyrics (2007)

Timing: 1:44 (104 min)

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Release date

2007-02-09

Country

United States

Production

Village Roadshow Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, Flower Films, Reserve Room

Genre

Comedy, Music, Romance

Budget

$40 000 000

Revenue

$145 896 422

Website

https://www.warnerbros.com/movies/music-and-lyrics

Director

Marc Lawrence

Actors

Drew Barrymore, Hugh Grant, Brad Garrett, Haley Bennett, Brooke Tansley, Aasif Mandvi, Zak Orth, Scott Porter, Nick Bacon, Andrew Wyatt
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Scenario

Producer

Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer, Bruce Berman, Nancy Juvonen, Hal Gaba

Operator

Xavier Grobet

Composer

Adam Schlesinger

Artist

Audition

Ilene Starger

Editing

Susan E. Morse, Kate Kelly
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• Scenes inside "Madison Square Garden" were filmed at "Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum".
• The promotional trailer includes several scenes that are not in the film: — a doorman opens the door for Alex. — during the "Battle of the 80s Idols" interview, Alex says that "PoP" broke up in 1992, so he should participate in the "Battle of the 90s Idols".
• In the original version, Sophie asks Alex if he has a watering can, and also talks about an eighty-year-old German man who scolded her. In the German dubbed version, it concerns an eighty-year-old Frenchman.
• While Alex and Sophie are discussing Alex’s solo album in the store, "Radiation Vibe" by "Fountains of Wayne" is playing in the background.
• Andrew Lloyd Webber's mother taught Hugh Grant to play the piano. A long time has passed since then, and Hugh has completely forgotten what he learned. He resumed piano lessons before the start of filming.
• Martin Fry, a member of the 1980s pop group “ABC”, taught Hugh Grant to sing and dance.
• Adam Schlesinger, who composed the title track for “That Thing You Do!”, wrote most of the songs for the film.
• During the film's premiere in Amsterdam, a woman, claiming to be a reporter, handcuffed her hand to Hugh Grant's. Hugh had no choice but to walk the red carpet with her.
• There used to be a band called “Pop!” in Britain.
• The initial title of the film was “Author of Words and Music – …” (English: Music and Lyrics By...), which was later changed to “Words and Music” (English: Music and Lyrics).
• Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant both perform the vocal parts for their characters.
• The Russian voice of Hugh Grant's character was provided by the well-known singer-songwriter Alexey Ivashchenko (member of the duo 'Ivasi'). He also wrote the Russian lyrics for the film's songs and performed them.
• The plot about the differing fates of two leaders of a popular band is based on the story of Wham! members George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley. While Michael achieved significant success in a solo music career, Ridgeley (like Hugh Grant’s character) was not as fortunate.
• Hugh Grant's character was voiced in the Russian version by the well-known singer-songwriter Alexei Ivashchenko (a member of the duo "Ivasi"). He also wrote and performed the Russian lyrics for the film's songs.