Music and Lyrics, 2007, Hugh Grant, Drew Barrymore
Music and Lyrics is a romantic comedy film released by Warner Bros. on February 9, 2007 in the United Kingdom. The film stars Hugh Grant as Alex Fletcher, a washed-up 1980s pop star and Drew Barrymore as Sophie Fisher, a former English literature major. It tells the story of their efforts to write a song for singer Cora Corman (Haley Bennett), and their subsequent romance.
The film received mixed reviews from contemporary critics, but topped the UK box office. At the North American box office, it debuted at number four and generated $19 million in its first week.
The movie was originally titled, Music and Lyrics By... but was changed to Music and Lyrics.
Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant actually sing in the film.
Martin Fry, lead singer of ABC, worked as Grant's vocal coach during production.
Many of the songs they performed, including "Way Back Into Love," were composed by Adam Schlesinger, who composed the title track for That Thing You Do!
"Dance With Me Tonight" was composed by Clyde Lawrence, the 13-year-old son of the film's director/producer/writer, Marc Lawrence.
The scene in which Grant sings in an amusement park on Long Island was actually filmed on location at Adventureland, located on Route 110 in Farmingdale, New York.
Nick Bacon is an actual musician and former guitarist of the Boston punk band Lost City Angels.
Nickelback and My Chemical Romance's album were clearly seen from the shot when Hugh Grant showed Drew Barrymore his solo album in the music store.Wikipedia
