Music of the Heart
She gave them a gift they could never imagine. They gave the system a fight it would never forget.
Country
Production
Budget
$27 000 000
Box office
$14 859 394
Director
Actors
Meryl Streep, Aidan Quinn, Angela Bassett, Gloria Estefan, Cloris Leachman, Josh Pais, Jane Leeves, Kieran Culkin, Charlie Hofheimer, Jay O. Sanders
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Producer
Marianne Maddalena, Susan Kaplan, Walter Scheuer, Allan Miller, Bob Weinstein, Harvey Weinstein, Amy Slotnick
Camera operator
Composer
Mason Daring
Artist
Bruce Alan Miller
Audition
Avy Kaufman
Editing
Short description
After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.
What's left behind the scenes
- The film marked the big-screen debut of renowned American singer Gloria Estefan, who played Isabel Vasquez, one of the heroine Meryl Streep's colleagues and her main supporter. She also co-wrote and performed the film's title song with the youth group N SYNC, which was also titled "Music of the Heart".
- The role of music teacher Roberta Guaspari was originally intended for Madonna. However, the famous singer and actress declined to participate in the project shortly before filming began due to creative differences with Wes Craven, after which Meryl Streep was invited. By that time, Madonna had already spent considerable time and effort learning to play the violin.
- For her role in the film, Meryl Streep learned to play the violin. This required six hours of daily practice for four weeks. Michael Angarano, who played the role of Roberta Guaspari's 7-year-old elder son, Nick, also learned to play the violin and continues to play to this day.
- Many of the children who appeared in "Music of the Heart" were actually students of Roberta Guaspari during the events depicted in the film, including the concert at Carnegie Hall. The success of the concert led to the establishment of the Opus 118 East Harlem Violin Program, a music education program that continues to operate successfully to this day and reaches thousands of children across the country. Roberta Guaspari continues to teach music in East Harlem and conducts regular teacher workshops.
- Wes Craven agreed to work on the horror film "Scream 3" only on the condition that he would also direct "Music of the Heart".
- The initial title for the film was "50 Violins".
- The film marked the big-screen debut of famous American singer Gloria Estefan, who played the role of Isabel Vasquez, one of Meryl Streep's character's colleagues and her main supporter. Additionally, in collaboration with the youth group NSYNC, she wrote and performed the film's title track, also titled 'Music of the Heart'.
- The role of music teacher Roberta Gasparini was originally intended for Madonna. Only shortly before filming began did the famous singer and actress decline to participate in the project due to creative differences with Wes Craven, after which Meryl Streep was invited. By that time, Madonna had already spent considerable time and effort learning to play the violin.
- For her role in the film, Meryl Streep learned to play the violin. This required six hours of daily practice for four weeks. Michael Angarano, who played Nick, the 7-year-old eldest son of Roberta Gaspari, also learned to play the violin and continues to play to this day.
- Many of the children who appeared in 'Music of the Heart' were actually students of Roberta Gaspari during the events depicted in the film, including the Carnegie Hall concert. The success of the concert led to the establishment of the Opus 118 East Harlem Violin Program, which remains active today and has reached thousands of children across the country. Roberta Gaspari continues to teach music in East Harlem and conducts regular teacher workshops.
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