With “Rocketman” set to delight audiences with another tale of how a rock icon found fame and fortune, let’s remember the movie that did it better than all the rest: the 2007 film “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story.” While not an actual biopic, a recent oral history for The Ringer shows just how much work went into making sure that the parody shone as brightly as the real thing.
To tell the story of the fictional Johnny Cash-like rocker portrayed by John C. Reilly, they built seven hotel rooms and three music studios, with music director Michael Andrews overseeing the creation of 45-50 songs within six months. “John was literally on set all day and then we’d record at night,” he said. “He was working around the clock making these records.”
Said songwriter Charlie Wadhams, “The description they gave me for ‘Guilty As Charged’ was something like,...
To tell the story of the fictional Johnny Cash-like rocker portrayed by John C. Reilly, they built seven hotel rooms and three music studios, with music director Michael Andrews overseeing the creation of 45-50 songs within six months. “John was literally on set all day and then we’d record at night,” he said. “He was working around the clock making these records.”
Said songwriter Charlie Wadhams, “The description they gave me for ‘Guilty As Charged’ was something like,...
- 6/2/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Looking for a soundtrack to your amorous endeavors this Valentine's Day and beyond? Look no further than ohsweethearts.com, where individually accomplished, L.A.-based songwriters Priscilla Ahn and Charlie Wadhams, recording under the name Sweet Hearts, have teamed up to deliver a free, five-song gift to lovers everywhere.
Ahn, who has recently released two albums for Blue Note (When You Grow Up and A Good Day) has a warm, welcoming voice, and Wadhams, whose songwriting was featured in Walk Hard, is no vocal slouch either. (He co-wrote "Let's Duet," one of the funniest things in the movie.) Together, they sound like Belle & Sebastian -- minus the twee.
Ahn and Wadhams met when he was brought in to sing background vocals on When You Grow Up, and their connection was cemented when they co-wrote "I Don't Have Time To Be in Love" for that record. The song was meant to be a duet,...
Ahn, who has recently released two albums for Blue Note (When You Grow Up and A Good Day) has a warm, welcoming voice, and Wadhams, whose songwriting was featured in Walk Hard, is no vocal slouch either. (He co-wrote "Let's Duet," one of the funniest things in the movie.) Together, they sound like Belle & Sebastian -- minus the twee.
Ahn and Wadhams met when he was brought in to sing background vocals on When You Grow Up, and their connection was cemented when they co-wrote "I Don't Have Time To Be in Love" for that record. The song was meant to be a duet,...
- 2/14/2012
- by Duff McDonald
- Aol TV.
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