August Rush Plot

August Rush is a 2007 drama directed by Kirsten Sheridan and written by Nick Castle, James V. Hart, Kirsten Sheridan and Paul Castro, and produced by Richard Barton Lewis. This film is scheduled for release in the UK on October 19, 2007. August Rush is the story of a young musical prodigy, abandoned at birth by a mother who never intended to let him go, and his search to find the parents he never knew.

Taglines:
An incredible journey moving at the speed of sound.
The music is everywhere. All you have to do is listen.

"This Time"
Written by Chris Trapper, Performed by Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Composer Marc Mancina spent over a year and a half composing the score of August Rush. "The heart of the story is how we respond and connect through music. It's about this young boy who believes that he's going to find his parents through his music. That's what drives him." The final theme of the movie was composed first. "That way I could take bits and pieces of the ending piece and relate it to the things that are happening in (August's) life. All of the themes are pieces of the puzzle, so at the end it means something because you've been subliminally hearing it throughout the film."

A soundtrack has been issued to be released November 6, 2007 by Sony label.

In October, 2007, August Rush received the Heartland Truly Moving Picture Award, denoting it as a film that "can move you to laughter, to tears, to make a difference" and offers "heartfelt visions of life that are as hopeful as they are entertaining." It also opened the 2007 [Heartland Film Festival] in Indianapolis, Indiana. The soundtrack has songs from new and established acts.