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August Rush received mostly unfavorable reviews from film critics. [10] [11] The film holds a 37% approval rating on the review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 122 reviews, with an average rating of 4.83/10. The site's consensus reads: "Though featuring a talented cast, August Rush cannot overcome the flimsy direction and schmaltzy plot."
Castro won and accepted a Movie Guide for being the creator and original writer of August Rush.The romantic musical drama, with music by Mark Mancina, was released November 21, 2007, by Warner Bros. [3] The film is directed by Oscar-nominee Kirsten Sheridan, and stars Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Terrence Howard and Robin Williams.
Raise It Up" is a 2007 song written by Jamal Joseph, Charles Mack and Tevin Thomas for the motion picture August Rush. "Raise It Up" is performed in the film by Jamia Simone Nash and Impact Repertory Theatre, an African-American youth theatre group based in Harlem. [1] The song was produced by Joseph and Mack. [2]
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"Xanadu" is the first Rush song in which synthesizers play an integral part. Unlike the previous albums, 2112 and Caress of Steel, "Xanadu" uses both guitar and synthesizer effects. The song also marks Rush's clear foray into program music, although previous albums had displayed some elements of this. Subsequent albums during the late 1970s and ...
This song is described in the liner notes of the album—its interior and back cover—in two ways: by the actually-sung lyrics, and; by the narrative of the song's Protagonist—identified as "Anonymous, 2112"—quoted and italicized like entries from a personal journal—on the back cover and before the lyrics of all songs except "Overture" and "Grand Finale".
Tevin Thomas is a U.S. musician, composer, keyboard artist, producer and educator.. He graduated with an Educational Technology Masters Degree from the New York Institute of Technology, he has been teaching music at PS.811x Bronx, New York, where he performs with autistic students.
The video was also one of the first to be made into a so-called literal music video. [38] The visuals of the video were used as an homage for Paramore's music video for "Caught in the Middle". [39] In 2021, Rolling Stone listed "Take On Me" at number 14 on their list of the 100 greatest music videos. [40]