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Synopsis: Cadence (Malia Flack) has an incredible gift for music. The only problem is no one knows it. Overcome with stage fright, Cadence has hidden her talent away only to show it in the comfortable confines of her school music room, after hours of course, and only for the ears of her best friend Lizzy (Avery Noel). As the daughter of successful sound engineer parents, Cadence feels the pressure to be heard. Mika (Elina Odnoralov) comes from a classically trained musical family and must contend with her piano genius brother. She struggles to deal with the weight of expectations, as she wrestles with her talent and the style of music her heart yearns to play. A Perfect Chord is an inspiring film about overcoming fears, living up to expectations, the power of friendship and using ones gifts and talents to inspire others.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Year:
2015
95 min
189 Views


DETERMINATION...

JULLIARD!

MY SON IS GOING:

TO JULLIARD!

[PIANO MUSIC CONTINUES]

SO, YOU GUYS WERE

AWESOME YESTERDAY, RIGHT?

REALLY?

YOU DON'T SEE IT?

I THINK AN ENCORE

IS IN ORDER!

UH, THAT'S NO A GOOD IDEA.

YAH, IT SEEMS

A BIT EXTREME!

YAH, WHAT IF

IT WAS A FLUKE?

OR WHAT IF WE GET CAUGHT?

I CAN'T GET EXPELLED.

ME EITHER.

I MEAN, WHAT WOULD

I TELL MY PARENTS.

"MOM, DAD, I GOT EXPELLED.

OH FOR WHAT?

YAH, PLAYING MUSIC."

I JUST DON'T THINK

IT WAS A GOOD IDEA.

ME EITHER.

LOOK AT YOU TWO!

SO CUTE!

YOU EVEN PLAY OFF EACH

OTHER'S EXCUSES WELL!

WHATEVER.

THOSE WERE THE LAMES EXCUSES EVER...

EVER BY THE WAY!

FINE, YOU DON'T HAVE

ANY DESIRE TO SEE

WHERE THIS COULD GO?

YES!!

[MUSIC]

SO YOU WANT TO PUT YOUR

INDEX FINGER HERE

ON THE G,

AND THEN RIGHT BELOW IT,

YOUR OTHER FINGER.

OK, STRUM THAT.

[STRUMS GUITAR]

STRUM ALL OF:

THOSE STRINGS.

WELL, LET'S BACK UP.

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

[HUMMING]

[HUMMING]

WAS IT IN THE VOCAL TRACK?

I DON'T THINK SO, HE

WAS IN THE ISO BOOTH.

WELL IS IT BLEED

FROM THE HEADPHONE?

TRY AND SOLO IT.

UGH!

I CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHICH

TRACK IT'S COMING FROM.

IT'S LIKE IT'S COMING

FROM ALL OF THEM.

WELL PLAY IT THROUGH

THE MONITORS.

[HUMMING WHILE TRACK PLAYS]

HEY HUN!

HOW WAS SCHOOL?

UM, FINE I GUESS.

WHAT'S GOING ON?

NOTHING, NOTHING, YOU JUS SEEM A LITTLE DIFFERENT.

DIFFERENT?

HOW AM I DIFFERENT?

I DON'T KNOW YOU

SEEM A LITTLE...

...VIVACIOUS?

YES, VIVACIOUS.

YOU GUYS SCARE:

ME SOMETIMES.

WELL IS THERE SOMETHING

YOU WANT TO TELL US?

YAH, LIKE SOMETHING THA WILL MAKE ME WANT TO

COMMIT A FELONY?

IS IT A BOY?

MOM, NO, AND DAD, YOU

CAN'T EVEN STEP ON A

SPIDER WITHOUT SQUEELING.

NO, SPIDERS ARE UGLY,

HAIRY, SMALL...

AND THE FANGS AND THE LEGS.

WHY ARE WE TALKING

ABOUT SPIDERS?

THAT'S NOT THE POINT.

WHY ARE YOU SO HAPPY?

I DON'T KNOW.

I'VE JUST BEEN HAVING

SOME FUN AT SCHOOL.

- FUN?

- FUN?

LIKE WITH A BOY?

NO, NO.

OK.

IT'S NOT A BOY.

OK, SO I WAS IN

THE MUSIC ROOM,

WHEN SOMEONE CAME IN AND

SPOOKED ME, SO I HID.

AND THEN LIZZY CAME IN,

AND SO WE NEEDED TO FIND

OUT WHO IT WAS.

AND WE COULDN'T FIND OU BECAUSE WE WERE LOOKING IN

THE LUNCHROOM WITH ALL

THESE NERDS AND FOOTBALL

PLAYERS, WHATEVER.

SHE CAME UP WITH THE IDEA

OF HIDING OUT AGAIN.

AND I WAS LIKE, "THAT'S

KIND OF STOCKERISH

DON'T YOU THINK?"

AND SHE WAS TALKING ABOU THIS NINJA HAT AND STUFF

I DON'T EVEN KNOW.

AND OH! WHEN SHE CAME IN,

IT WAS SO AMAZING!

SHE STARTED PLAYING,

AND IT WAS LIKE OHH!

WHOA, WHOA.

WE HAVE NO IDEA WHA YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT.

SO, THERE'S... THERE'S

NO BOY IN THERE?

NO, NO BOY.

I'VE BEEN PLAYING

WITH SOMEONE.

PLAYING?

AS IN...

MUSIC.

THAT IS AWESOME!

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