"[104] Incidents don't flow one into the next. [1], The Last Song was panned by critics. [52] To determine the specific town, location scouts scoured the state for an aged, isolated, oceanfront property to use as the Miller family's home in the film. Starting to think if it's not just a theme song for the serie.. While at a beach campfire, Marcus hits on Ronnie and Blaze mistakes this for Ronnie flirting with him. [5][22] Sparks recalled, "Jennifer asked if I had anything laying around? [52], On April 9, 2009, after three months of deliberation, the decision to relocate to Georgia was made final. Backstage efforts to revive him were unsuccessful. So I'm really excited for people to see it. [34], Disney did not give Sparks limitations on the topics featured in The Last Song, which include underaged drinking, infidelity, and terminal illness,[5][9][32] but Sparks says that Disney desired to work with him in part because "they've read my novels. "[97] When reviewing Cyrus's performance, critics acknowledged her stage presence, but were frequently critical of her acting abilities. [44], The Last Song entered post-production following the end of filming on August 18, 2009. The piece he plays from memory is astounding and captures the feeling of the dark period Warsaw experienced, as well as a light of hope for the future. "[95] Metacritic, which assigns normalized ratings to films, The Last Song holds a "generally unfavorable" score of 33% based on 27 reviews. [1], In its opening weekend, the film grossed $16,007,426, finishing fourth at the box office behind Clash of the Titans ($61,235,105), Why Did I Get Married Too? "[41], In April 2009, Disney officials chose Rafi Gavron for the part of Will Blakelee, but switched to Australian actor Liam Hemsworth by May. Georgia's housing prices were higher, but the state's filming incentive package refunded 30% of production costs such as gasoline, pencils, and salaries. Coates, who was nominated for an Emmy Award for his work on the Stephen King television miniseries The Stand, arrived 11 weeks prior to the start of filming to do prep work. [58], Location scouts had searched the entirety of Georgia for an aged, isolated, oceanfront property to use as a home for the Millers for nearly three months before scout Andy Young came across the "Adams Cottage" on the southern end of Tybee Island. [31], Recognizing the popularity of A Walk to Remember as both a novel and film, Sparks "put all [his] thoughts into that, trying to make the story as different from A Walk to Remember as [he could], but try to capture the same feelings. Ronnie stays behind to take care of their father, who revealed to Ronnie and Jonah during the summer that he is terminally ill. [42] Kelly Preston's part as Kim is the first role she has accepted since the death of her son, Jett Travolta. He says that he liked the song she played and that he knows her dad did, too, and Ronnie thanks him for coming. Will leaves. The film's first trailer was integrated into Cyrus' Wonder World Tour and premiered during the tour's opening night on September 14, 2009 in Portland, Oregon. Upon beginning production in Tybee Island, Georgia, and nearby Savannah, The Last Song became the first movie to be both filmed and set in Tybee Island. He is survived by a wife and three children. [29] Will surprises Ronnie by revealing that he will be transferring to Columbia to be with her and they passionately kiss. [37], Cyrus chose the name "Ronnie" for her character in honor of her grandfather, Ron Cyrus, who died in 2006. Reception for Coleman was mixed; Jeff Vice of "Deseret News" calls him a "hammy irritant"[105] while Jon Bream of the Star Tribune writes, "The most memorable acting is by Coleman, 12 [... who] gets a lot of great lines and delivers them with aplomb".[106]. [72] By July 30, the movie had returned to Tybee Island for more beach scenes. With Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Frank Finlay, Emilia Fox. [61] Special-effects coordinator Will Purcell subdued concerns about the church burning scene by stating that the building would not actually be set on fire. North Carolina's package refunded 15% and excluded salaries of over $1 million. They are a group newly signed to Hollywood Records after winning the N.B.T. [5] The scene of the hatching nest took place during the first week of August and involved 26 live loggerhead sea turtle hatchlings. [90] The following day, the film's trailer premiered online. Titles come last. Sparks noted, "She's got a fall music tour and then she's back filming Hannah Montana in the spring again. 34, No. Ronnie soon hears the rumor that her father burned down the church from some locals. "[35] The film was referred to by the working title "Untitled Miley Cyrus Project"[36] In March 2009, Variety magazine called "The Last Song" a "tentative" title. Fall arrives and Jonah returns back home to New York for the school year. Hi, wondering the same about that song, around 37.20 when Grant talks about the Bulls beating Magic. A. O. Scott writes, "it's nice to see Mr. Kinnear play an entirely sympathetic character for a change [but] his slyness and subtlety seem wasted in a project that has no interest in either. The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture is the original soundtrack, on the Sony Classical label, of the 2002 film The Pianist starring Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, and Frank Finlay. [78], Due to the conflicting personalities of his protagonist couple, Sparks faced difficulty in finding a vehicle that would draw Will and Ronnie to spend time together. [52] "I was hopeful to say that it was coming and now I don't know that I'll get to say that," Perdue said. It can be a character itself in the movie. “These are his musical family, who will greatly miss his quiet demeanor, his patient personality and his genuine love for them and the music he was blessed to play for practically his entire life.”. In 2003, the music won the César Award for Best Music Written for a Film,[1] and was also nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music (but lost to the music of The Hours). Halfway in, I began wishing desperately that Chaikin was playing the lead. [22][25] Both rewrites took about one or two days, and Sparks found them relatively simple. Later on, while talking to the attendants, she runs into Will. "[79] Sparks told an interviewer he suspected filmmakers would digitally add more turtles to the scene. [54][60] According to Savannah Morning News reporter Lesley Conn, it "was built in classic rambling beach style [... designed] to allow ocean breezes to sweep through wide, wraparound porches into cool, heart-pine rooms. [17][24] Sparks explained that such an arrangement was necessary to accommodate filming in summer 2009, as Disney had scheduled,[22] but, "this is similar to the way it's gone with movies based on my novels; it's just out of order. [73] Chaikin's character framed Cyrus' for stealing a watch on August 6. The setting, originally in North Carolina like the novel, relocated to Georgia after the states had campaigned for months to host production. Rob Nelson of Variety writes, "Cyrus, alas, hasn't yet learned not to act [...] But she does show off her considerable chops as a pianist and remains reasonably likable throughout. [75][76] On August 15, further church burning scenes took place. [68] Kinnear finished taping on July 17, 2009. At his funeral, she stands to make a speech, but declares that no words could ever be able to show how wonderful her father really was. Then-North Carolina Governor Bev Perdue set up a press conference on April 1, 2009, to announce N.C.'s victory. I just don't write that. Also this year, Burger’s album “A Tribute to Bill and Gloria Gaither” was nominated for the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Award in the instrumental album category. High spirits, high attendance mark state evangelism conference. After arrival, Ronnie becomes miserable, defiant, and defensive toward all those around her, including handsome, popular Will Blakelee (Liam Hemsworth), whose introduction involved crashing into her during a volleyball match, and accidentally spilling Ronnie's strawberry shake on her. A medical examiner concluded that he suffered a massive heart attack. She continues work on a composition he had been writing (titled "For Ronnie"), after losing the steadiness of his hands due to his illness. [55][56] The setting of Sparks' novel remained in North Carolina. Sea turtle hatchlings have an innate sense to head toward the ocean water as soon as they are born, so scenes of the nest hatching had to be taken swiftly. He had just finished playing a … The Last Song began when Disney executive Jason Reed met with Miley Cyrus to discuss her future career plans. He is sitting on the couch listening to her play, and he passes away just as she finishes it. [5] Though other movies have been filmed in Tybee Island, The Last Song is the first to be both filmed and set in Tybee Island. She goes outside to see him and Will apologizes to her for everything that had happened, and Ronnie forgives him. There is a drum-piano beat really nice. Upon the release of the novel on September 8, Sparks began a book tour reaching around 13 cities and gave several interviews. [60] The two-story, six bedroom house was built by Adams' great-grandfather in 1918 and was made entirely out of hard pine wood with very few painted surfaces. Burger, who lived near Nashville in Brentwood, Tenn., released many albums and videos of his piano music. After another three months and the discovery of the "Adams Cottage" on the southern tip of Tybee Island, Tybee and neighboring locations became the sites of filming in late March,[54] with the intention of masquerading the area as Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina. I said no, but funny you should say that…" Sparks returned with a premise by the end of July 2008. The soundtrack was released in the U.S. on March 23, 2010. "[52] He also notes the loss of jobs and tourism filming would have created. The soundtrack peaked at #104 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. "[81] In the end, however, Thomas was unable to contribute music to The Last Song, citing "scheduling problems" as the reason.[82]. Marcus breaks up with Blaze because he wants Ronnie, which leads Will and him to fight at his sister Megan's wedding party. [91] ",[26] After visiting the set and watching Cyrus film, Sparks' worries abated. [21] Cyrus' acting representation, United Talent Agency, then contacted Sparks, also a UTA client, to ask if he had plans for a novel appropriate for a film adaptation starring Cyrus. "[5] Sparks eventually chose to have Will and Ronnie bond over a loggerhead sea turtle nest, knowing that loggerhead eggs often hatch in August. He had just finished playing a song with the Gaither “homecoming friends” when he collapsed onstage. Distraught, she goes to Will and laments about the situation. The music in the actual movie also includes pieces by Beethoven, Chopin, and Bach. [103] Stone advises, "I'd watch out for Liam Hemsworth". I would definitely write a song for her [Cyrus]. He earned the award by subscribers of The Singing News Magazine for 10 consecutive years, from 1980 through 1989, before the award became known as the Anthony Burger Award. It was released on Blu-ray and DVD on August 17, 2010. [96], Reviewers were critical of Sparks' and Van Wie's screenplay and formulaic storyline. Steve, a former Juilliard School professor and concert pianist, lives a quiet life in Wrightsville Beach, the small beach town in Georgia where he grew up, working on a stained-glass window for the local church to replace the one the church lost in a fire.
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