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MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Paperback – DVD, January 1, 2011

by MUSIC NEVER STOPPED (Author)
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 588 ratings
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  1. Publisher
    Alliance Entertainment
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    January 1, 2011
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    5.51 x 0.79 x 5.51 inches
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00A2JPWP2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Alliance Entertainment (January 1, 2011)
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.72 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.51 x 0.79 x 5.51 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 588 ratings

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4.7 out of 5 stars
588 global ratings
The wonderful power of music
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The wonderful power of music
Story is very engrossing with some of the best music of the 60's. Strong performances by entire cast. I rented this movie before buying it, so I knew what I was getting. Based on case study by neurologist Oliver Sacks.
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MER
5.0 out of 5 stars Incredible!!
Reviewed in the United States on June 23, 2024
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Took a bit to catch on, yet we all come around to the moments that mean the most, often through music.
This father and son, mother all showed how and where life is most important, in the moment and our past memories together. STELLAR Movie
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Kelly M
5.0 out of 5 stars I've been wishing for this movie...it was great with dinner last night.
Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2024
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Delivered early (bonus), well packaged, & when I opened the package it was sealed & the movie clean & perfect. 100% satisfaction. Trust earned with good service.
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Mardii Daisy
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on May 12, 2024
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Wonderfully heartfelt & informative
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Bite Me
5.0 out of 5 stars Great movie
Reviewed in the United States on March 4, 2024
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Great sound track and movie!
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mosita
5.0 out of 5 stars Music from the Heart!
Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2019
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Beautiful story of how the "generation gap" can be healed through music. This is a story that can teach parents of teenage children patience with their children and perhaps a bit of appreciation for their music (although at times it may sound like discordant noises in our ears!). I know my grown sons loved Grand Funk Railroad, The Grateful Dead, Emerson Lake and Palmer (which I actually liked), Kiss, Yes, The Eagles, etc. etc. My sons are now married and grown but they still attend the concerts of these artists even if they have to drive to distant cities where the venues may be. To them, this music IS their youth, this music IS the time when they thought they could do and be what they wanted to do or be...this music IS their dreams, although some have been shattered. This film helped me understand this. Just as The Platters, Elvis Presley, Bill Haley and the Comets, etc. etc. are important to me; it's important for me to respect the music of my children's youth! Lovely picture!!!!
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Stace
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my fav movies
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2023
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Love this flick! WYch it once a year! Brilliant acting, great story based on true story and I love music snd the dead
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Ms February
5.0 out of 5 stars SImple, profound and touching
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2013
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The fact that this movie comes from real events makes it all the more powerful. The film not only takes the lucky viewer on a wonderful, emotional ride, it exposes you to the growing field of Music Therapy, which is serving to improve the lives of more and more people who in prior years might have been left to die alone and forgotten in some mental ward.

The music, in essence, is the main character as the film demonstrates how powerful it is in awakening memories and bringing otherwise withdrawn people out into the present place. The actors are deep and deliver their roles superbly and believably. The father-son dynamic, while not ground-breakingly original, is very touching and keeps you intrigued as it evolves through the events and the songs and the stories.

I picked it up in DVD rental store without knowing anything about it other than the description on the box. 2 hours later it had become one of my all-time favorite movies. I laughed and cried through most of the movie. It is a rare gem.
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4.0 out of 5 stars masterful performance by simmons
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2021
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simmons is spot-on in this role of a father whose world view is shaken in more ways than one by the brain injury to his son. you can really see and feel his transformation, occasioned by his need to finally get close to his son after many years. and the only way he can do that is to become a different person. it is simmons' performance that pulls this film up above the standard type of film on this sort of issue.
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Giuseppe
5.0 out of 5 stars Touch the emotions
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 26, 2024
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A great movie that fully touch many emotions. Highly recommended
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Mélanie Carrier
5.0 out of 5 stars Un film à voir
Reviewed in Canada on May 25, 2019
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Quel bon film, très émouvant. J.K Simmons est excellent.
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Paul H
5.0 out of 5 stars A movie with significant meaning for my family
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 9, 2019
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The "Music Never Stopped" was released in 2011, the year my son died from a severe brain tumor. My family can recall clearly his decline and how smells, sounds and especially music reconnected him to his memories as is accurately depicted in this movie. We watched it once in 2011 and it made us laugh and cry as we remembered our son's highs and lows. Today we watched it again and our daughters loved the memories it brings. For us it is an important movie, for other people I don't know, but watch it when you have the opportunity,
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Thomas Knackstedt
5.0 out of 5 stars "Fahr zur Hölle!"
Reviewed in Germany on August 8, 2012
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Das sind die letzten Worte, die Gabriel Sawyer(Lou Taylor Pucci) seinem Vater Henry(J.K.Simmons) im Jahr 1968 entgegenschreit. Dann verschwindet der junge Mann aus dem Leben des Vaters und der Mutter Helen(Cara Seymour). 1986 klingelt bei den Sawyers das Telefon. Ihr Sohn Gabriel liegt im City Hospital, in seinem Kopf steckt ein riesiger Tumor. Sofort brechen Helen und Henry auf. Ihr Sohn hat sein Gedächtnis praktisch komplett verloren. Als der gutartige Tumor entfernt wird, ändert sich daran nichts. Gabriels Kurzzeitgedächtnis funktioniert nicht mehr und die Erinnerungen in seinem Kopf scheinen verschüttet zu sein.

Helen und Henry kümmern sich aufopfernd, aber dann verliert Henry den Job. Jetzt nimmt Helen eine Stelle an und Henry, der seinen Sohn als Kind so innig liebte, und sich später heftig mit ihm überwarf, besucht Gabriel täglich in einem Pflegeheim. Henry macht die Musiktherapeutin, Dr. Daily(Julia Ormond) ausfindig. Er weiß, dass Musik für Gabriel fast alles im Leben war. Mit ihrer Hilfe gelingt es tatsächlich eine Kommunikation zu Gabriel aufzubauen. Wenn die Beatles, Dylan, die Stones oder Grateful Dead erklingen, ist Gabriel plötzlich ansprechbar. In Sitzungen mit Dr. Daily werden dabei die Geschehnisse, die zu Gabriels Flucht führten noch einmal ans Tageslicht gespült. Für Henry und Helen eine verdammt schwere Konfrontation. Aber die Liebe zu Gabriel, und zur Musik, sorgt dafür, dass die Familie sich jedem Hindernis entschlossen entgegen stellt.

Was für ein wunderbarer Film! nach der Fallstudie "The Last Hippie" des amerikanischen Neurologen Oliver Sacks hat Jim Kohlberg einen Film über Liebe, Familie, Verzeihen, Vergessen, Erinnern und Bereuen gemacht. Der ist von der ersten bis zur letzten Minute vorzüglich gelungen. Grundlage dafür ist zum einen ein hervorragendes Drehbuch, dass die Jahre von 1957 bis 1986 in Rückblenden und tatsächlichem Geschehen perfekt aufarbeitet. Dazu kommen die Schauspieler. J.K.Simmons ist in der Rolle des Vaters Henry brillant. Alle anderen Rollen sind ebenfalls hochkarätig gut besetzt worden. Dann ist da natürlich noch die Musik. Das die viel mehr ist, als nur ein paar Töne und Schallwellen, die durch die Luft sirren, wurde selten so gut herausgearbeitet, wie in Kohlbergs Film.

Wenn Henry sich mit der verhassten Musik auseinandersetzen muss, die er für den Bruch mit dem Sohn verantwortlich macht, oder wenn Helen ihren Mann sitzen lässt, weil sie vor 18 Jahren geschwiegen hat, obwohl sie etwas hätte sagen sollen, dann hat -The Music Never Stopped- seine ganz großen cineastischen Momente. Es geht um Schicksale und Entscheidungen in Lebenswegen, die vielleicht richtig oder falsch waren, die man bereut oder begrüßt, die sich als Missverständnisse oder Glücksgriffe herausstellen. Vor allem aber geht es um Menschen und Musik.

-The Music Never Stopped- hat mich berührt, ergriffen, mitgerissen und begeistert. In diesem Film passt einfach alles zusammen. Egal wie schräg, seltsam oder durcheinander die Protagonisten der Geschichte auch erscheinen mögen, sie vereinen alle menschlichen Schwächen und Stärken in sich. Als Gabriel zu Weihnachten, zusammen mit seiner Mutter und der Therapeutin Daily, das erste Mal wieder nach Hause kommt, ist es ein keiner Dialog dieser drei Menschen, der den Inhalt des Films widerspiegelt: "Ich habe den Koffer." "Ich habe die Medikamente." "Ich habe den Hirntumor."

Sollte sie Jim Kohlbergs Film nur halb so sehr begeistern wie mich, werden sie entzückt sein. In diesem Sinn gebe ich für -The Music Never Stopped- den "vollen Sternehimmel" und die absolute Empfehlung zum mehrmaligen Anschauen. Viel Spaß dabei.
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Michael Fulthorpe
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 19, 2015
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Fab!
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