Sentences with phrase «struggling songwriter»

The song was originally inspired by Paoli, a young struggling songwriter who fell in love with a prostitute in a brothel with a lilac ceiling in Genoa.

Hitching a ride in a basket of pastries, they make their way into the condo of Dave Seville (Jason Lee), a struggling songwriter who has just had his latest project slammed by Ian (David Cross), an ambitious record executive.

This double DVD set, with the aid of plentiful archive footage, interviews with the man himself and contributions from his nearest colleagues, reviews Tom's career from the beginning when he worked as a struggling songwriter to stardom and his most recent records.

30) «Song to Song» Smart Rating: 70.37 Release date: Friday, March 17, 2017 Genre: Drama, romance, music Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, Michael Fassbender Description: Set against the Austin, Texas, music scene, two entangled couples — struggling songwriters Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling), and music mogul Cook (Michael Fassbender) and the waitress (Natalie Portman) whom he ensnares — chase success through a rock»n' roll landscape of seduction and betrayal.

Not exact matches

Ultimately, both songwriters hope the stories of tension, of overcoming, and of friendship, will be a light to those who find themselves struggling.

I, too, as a Christian songwriter have struggled with what seems to be an emptiness in Christian music.

From sea to shining sea, hundreds of songs and stories, sixty years of boot leather and worn out steering wheels, American Songwriter draws you into Darst's struggles growing up poor, how he discovered who he was and found redemption through the love of a good woman.

While there's certainly no shortage of sonic experimentation woven into this relatively more adventurous album, the British singer - songwriter struggles to find an effective balance between the added electronic accoutrements and the minimalist core that informs his solo work.

When I Live My Life Over Again Directed and written by Robert Edwards (USA)-- World Premiere, Narrative Jude (Amber Heard) is a would - be singer - songwriter still struggling to make her mark.

An aspiring young actress, songwriter, beauty queen and devout Baptist virgin, Marla Mabrey (Lily Collins), and her young, ambitious, deeply religious Methodist chauffeur, Frank Forbes (Alden Ehrenreich), both struggle with the absurd eccentricities of the wildly unpredictable billionaire they work for, Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty).

Focusing on Brian Wilson, the mercurial singer, songwriter and leader of The Beach Boys, Love & Mercy paints an unconventional portrait of the artist by interweaving seminal moments in his life, from his artistic genius to his profound struggles, and the love that keeps him alive.

Set within the music scene in Austin, Texas, Malick presents two entwined couples; music magnate Cook (Michael Fassbender), and troubled waitress Rhonda (Natalie Portman); struggling but up - and - coming singer / songwriters BV (Ryan Gosling) and Faye (Rooney Mara).

Love & Mercy Rated PG - 13 for thematic elements, drug content and language Available on DVD and Blu - ray This extraordinary biopic tells the story of The Beach Boys» brilliant singer - songwriter Brian Wilson and his struggle with the depression and adversity that came with his genius.

Flashbacks trace Cohan's rise, from a childhood performing in his family's vaudeville act to his early days as a struggling Tin Pan Alley songwriter to his overwhelming success as an actor, writer, director and producer known for patriotic songs like «Yankee Doodle Dandy,» «You're a Grand Old Flag» and «Over There.»

Written and directed by Irish filmmaker Lenny Abrahamson, Frank tells the story about a young naà ¯ ve musician / songwriter named Jon played by Domhnall Gleeson who is struggling to find his way in the music scene.

Jon, a struggling wannabe songwriter who looks more suited for the corporate job he clearly dislikes, joins the band almost by accident when he happens upon the keyboardist trying to drown himself in the ocean.

A once - popular singer, desperate to make a comeback, turning from the one certainty in his life... A man whose unerring taste in music is the only thing his closest friends value in him... A struggling singer - songwriter unwittingly involved in the failing marriage of a couple he's only just met... A gifted, underappreciated jazz musician who lets himself believe that plastic surgery will help his career... A young cellist whose tutor promises to «unwrap» his talent... Passion or necessity — or the often uneasy combination of the two — determines the place of music in each of these lives.

«I want people to know there can still be a struggle with it and that's okay,» said Gilbert, who is engaged to singer / songwriter Linda Perry.