DOCSLIB.ORG

Music & Rewiring the Brain with Neurologic Therapy

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Music & Rewiring the Brain with Neurologic Therapy Music & Rewiring the Brain with Neurologic Therapy By Greta Burroughs he healing power of music Initial research in music therapy has Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s, and Par- has been acknowledged since shown that music can bring about: kinson’s diseases, as well as stroke and ancient times. Philosophers •Positive changes in attitude, brain injury patients to regain gross Tsuch as Plato, Aristotle, and Con- and fine motor functions, speech and mood, and emotional well-being fucius wrote about the soothing effects • A feeling of being more in con- language skills, along with memory of music to bring a person’s mental trol of life and cognition. and physical well-being back into •Greater awareness of self and At the forefront of neurologic balance and in harmony with nature. environment music therapy research is the Institute Little did they know their observa- •Reduction of anxiety and stress for Music and Neurologic Function tions would eventually blossom into a •Drug-free management of pain (IMNF), imnf.org/, co-founded on scientifically based branch of rehabili- and discomfort the works of neurologist and best-sell- tative medicine called “music therapy.” •Increased social interaction ing author, Oliver Sacks, MD, CBE, This philosophical precept has been forgotten during the evolution of medical science, which relied more “The power of music to integrate and cure... is quite on medicinal cures over holistic practices. Having cures for previous- fundamental. It is the profoundest nonchemical ly fatal ailments changed our focus medication.” —Oliver Sacks, “Awakenings” from old-fashioned natural remedies to the more convenient “magic pills” dispensed by doctors. Of course, the But it does not end there. Over the FRCP, in partnership with another drugs and medical procedures we have past fifty years or so, music therapy re- pioneer in the field of neurologic mu- today are invaluable to the treatment search has brought about new innova- sic therapy, Concetta Tomaino, DA, of many diseases, and disabilities. Pro- tions and knowledge focusing on how LCAT, MT-BC. longing the lives of our loved ones is a music can be used to rewire the brain In the 1960s, Oliver Sacks ob- good thing, but why not supplement to help people with neurologic injury served how rhythms could animate traditional medicines with comple- or disease. and bring movement to people with mentary therapies to aid in healing? Neurologic Music Therapy (NMT) a specific type of Parkinson’s disease. This question has led to extensive combines music with neuroscience to He noticed that for people with motor research and has brought us back full provide a pathway for people with ce- disturbances or issues related to motor circle to the healing power of music. rebral palsy, autism, multiple sclerosis, coordination, the use of rhythm could 6 Vol 28, No. 4 WELL BEING JOURNAL actually turn on and stimulate areas cations work so well,” Tomaino states. therapists around the globe. Individ- in the brain through pulses of sound “This is what’s exciting to me because ualized programs are developed ac- or the rhythmic patterns of sound. soon the public will know music is not cording to each person’s specific needs Sacks saw the potential for rhythm just a feel-good thing used to pass the with fascinating results in patients to animate and bring life back to his time when you’re disabled. But it is after only a few sessions. patients and to help others. Concetta Tomaino’s journey start- ed in 1978, working with patients “The magic of “musical medicine” will come into dealing with end-stage Alzheimer’s disease. She observed that people who its own. The application of such healing potencies had severe cognitive loss and were un- will not be limited to man’s body and mind. It able to recognize anyone or anything responded to familiar music. She says, will be an agency for building and healing his “Over the years, I have studied the effects of using music mnemonics and soul as well.” —Corinne Heline (1882-1975) other music tools to help people in the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease to enhance their memory function. The something that can help; not only to Brian Harris is a Neurologic Music institute was founded in 1995 to help maintain function but also to restore Therapist Fellow and board-certified support my and Dr Sacks’ work and it.” music therapist with a passion to help to train other people to implement The research in neurologic music everyone he can. His first exposure these science-based music techniques. therapy is ongoing with the knowl- to the benefits of using music therapy “The IMNF has also created a edge gained being put into action by with clients happened when he was clinical practice so we can provide in-home and in-clinic music therapy services. The scope of what we do includes all neurologic conditions, so people with strokes, or those who have lost their speech due to brain injury, as did Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, can regain their speech through music therapy.” Concetta Tomaino went on to say they have successfully used certain types of singing patterns to help those who have lost their ability to find words utilizing parts of the brain that are still functional. Eventually, their patients are able to regain normal speech again. Techniques have also been devel- oped for movement disorders such as multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and Parkinson’s disease. It has been shown through neuroscience how the brain becomes stimulated and organized through sound. Fine motor NMT. Sean Manning works with MedRhythms’ lead therapist, Caitlin “Since neuroscience has devoted Hyatt on his fine motor skills. Manning explains that activities such as playing varying a subgroup to cognition, music, and sequences on the keyboard, tossing and catching shaker eggs with his left hand, and circuits in the brain, we have started ringing bells with his left index finger have greatly improved his fine motor skills and to get answers for why musical appli- coordination. WELL BEING JOURNAL Vol 28, No. 4 7 serving as an intern while attending with greater results, and sometimes his first therapy session, and now college. the music was the only thing that Manning lives independently and Harris’ mentor was working with worked. But there was more need for is self-sufficient. He still undergoes an eighteen-year-old male who was the services of NMTs than available weekly outpatient music therapy ses- physically and cognitively functioning therapists. After receiving neurologic sions with Caitlin Hyatt, lead thera- at a one-year-old level. “Within ten music therapy in the hospital, few pist at MedRhythms, to fine tune his minutes of using music with this boy, options were open for patients to con- gross and fine motor skills. He says, he was functioning at a higher level tinue as an outpatient or at home. The “We’ve focused on various things cognitively than anyone had ever seen solution—Harris started a company since my stroke. At first, it was just before. It was at that moment I decid- named MedRhythms, medrhythms- walking for the most part. Then we ed this was my calling in life.” therapy.com, to meet that need and worked on gross arm movement. As it Harris goes on to explain, “Even help as many people as he could. recovered, Caitlin and I moved on to though this was beautiful to witness, “Our company treats everyone from fine motor skills in my left hand.” I knew there had to be a reason why a ten-month-old child to our oldest He explains that activities such this boy responded to the music from client who is in his nineties. Most of as playing varying sequences on the a neurologic perspective. If we could our sessions are from thirty minutes keyboard, tossing and catching shaker figure that out, then we could real- to an hour, depending on the person’s eggs with his left hand, and ringing ly harness the power of music and tolerance level. Most of the time, we bells with his left index finger have replicate it to help other people.” That can see a change in someone’s func- greatly improved his fine motor skills was the beginning of Harris’ journey tion within the first session. However, and coordination. “Now as a result of to understanding the neuroscience frequency and consistency are import- neurologic music therapy, I’m typing behind NMT and applying it to his ant factors in order to see long-term again.” work. functional change without music.” The young man adds, “I’m a huge What exactly is neurologic music When Sean Manning first started proponent of NMT. It helped me in- therapy? Harris defines it as an indi- receiving neurologic music therapy, he credibly. It’s really awesome stuff. It’s made a big difference in my life.” Fifty years ago, neurologic music “Eventually, music therapists will compose therapy was just a theory. Through research and practical application, it prescriptions after the manner of a pharmacist.” has become a science. Even so, many people, including medical profession- —Ira Altschuler, MD, of the Eloise State als, are unaware of its existence. But things are changing; the future looks Hospital (1942) bright for neurologic or brain injury patients interested in obtaining more vidualized intervention based on the could not walk or move his left arm. information about neurologic music neuroscience of music, utilizing music He had suffered a hemorrhagic stroke therapy. to improve function in the areas of at the age of twenty-two, resulting in Concetta Tomaino says the Nation- movement, speech and language, and the left side of his body being para- al Institutes of Health (NIH) and the cognition.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Music, the Brain and Being Human
    Gustavus/Howard Hughes Medical Institute Outreach Program 2011 Curriculum Materials ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Music, the Brain and Being Human Document Overview: Lesson plan Music survey handout The Brain and Music handout Minnesota State Science Standards: 9.1.1.1.2 Understand that scientists conduct investigations for a variety of reasons, including: to discover new aspects of the natural world, to explain observed phenomena, to test the conclusions of prior investigations, or to test the predictions of current theories. 9.1.1.1.3 Explain how societal and scientific ethics impact research practices. Objectives: ● Introduce students to how the brain is part of everyday life processes ● Show relationship between music and brain functions ● Describe relevance of neuroscience to the study of human behavior ● Spark student interest in the study and general field of neuroscience in preparation for future lessons Type of Activity: Multimedia, interactive discussion, writing, observation and interpretation of phenomena, inquiry Duration: 90 minutes, but can be easily modified for any time frame Connection to Nobel speaker: Speaker: Vilayanur Ramachandran, Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition and Professor, Psychology Department and Neuroscience Program
    [Show full text]
  • Australian Music & Psychology Society Newsletter
    Australian Music & Psychology Society March, 2016 Edition 2 Australian Music & Psychology Society Newsletter Welcome to our second edition After a slight delay, we are delighted to be able to bring this second edition of the AMPS newsletter to you. This newsletter is a student led publication, to facilitate discussion within the AMPS membership, and to provide a forum for researchers to write about any Inside this issue topics which may take their fancy. Music an antidote for aging? ...... 2 This issue contains some exciting submissions, including summaries of music and neuro- In Memory of Oliver Sacks .......... 3 science, the protective effect of music against cognitive aging, and a book review. We also have an obituary to Oliver Sacks, a prominent neurologist and advocate for music New AMPS Committee ................ 3 psychology. Many of the articles feature hyperlinks and web addresses, so you can access Book Review ............................... 4 additional material, or delve more deeply into this research by exploring web content if Rhythm Tracker .......................... 4 you wish. Music and Neuroscience ............. 5 This is also the last issue that Joanne Ruksenas has worked on as editor-in-chief. All of us on the AMPS Newsletter team would like to thank her for her hard work in putting Music Trust Research Award ....... 6 together this publication, and wish her all the best on her next project! Upcoming Conferences ............... 6 For future editions, please send original articles of scholarly research, book and perfor- AMPS2016 review ....................... 7 mance reviews, discussions of current research, and other items relating to music psy- About AMPS ................................ 8 chology. All are warmly welcomed.
    [Show full text]
  • Spring 2009 Curriculum
    Spring 2009 Curriculum ART HISTORY AH2102.01 Fashion and Modernism Josh Blackwell “Let There Be Fashion, Down With Art” –Max Ernst Fashion acts as a powerful analogue to and forecaster of Modernism's rise. Artists such as Matisse, Balla, Bakst, Delaunay and Dali took note of fashion's nascent agency and created clothing as a means of engaging the new political, social and cultural landscapes of the 20th Century. Influenced by Charles Baudelaire's radical questioning of beauty and fashion, artists attempted to define fashion’s role in culture, manipulating it to reflect their own proclivities. This seminar will consider various movements such as Cubism, Fauvism, Futurism, Constructivism, Dada, and Surrealism through the lens of fashion, investigating the various agendas and ideologies deployed. Culminating in the creation of original garments, students will engage the political spectrum as it intersects with Modernism's aesthetic partisanship. Regular assignments will include reading, visual research, and critical analysis of the material. A high degree of motivation is expected. Prerequisites: None. Credits: 2 Time: W 2:10 - 6pm (This course meets the second seven weeks of the term.) AH4101.01 Thematic Exposure Andrew Spence Taking a cue from recent exhibitions in art museums, art galleries, auction houses as well as trade show exhibits of antiques, design, cars, boats and art fairs, exhibition organizers and artists are interested in merging pluralistic elements of our culture into one big inclusive and broader based experience. Students in this class take a closer look at this development by selecting their own group of "things from anywhere" and presenting them in a meaningful way by producing a catalog for a hypothetical exhibition.
    [Show full text]
  • Introduction in Their Thirty Years Together, the Grateful Dead Forever
    Introduction In their thirty years together, the Grateful Dead forever altered the way in which popular music is performed, recorded, heard, marketed, and shared. Founding members Jerry Garcia, Bill Kreutzmann, Phil Lesh, Ron “Pigpen” McKernan, and Bob Weir took the name Grateful Dead in 1965, after incarnations as Mother McCree’s Uptown Jug Champions and The Warlocks. Despite significant changes in the band’s lineup, including the addition of Mickey Hart and the death of Ron McKernan, the band played together until Jerry Garcia’s death in 1995. From the beginning, the Grateful Dead distinguished themselves by their preference for live performance, musical and business creativity, and an unprecedented dedication to their fans. Working musicians rather than rock stars, the Dead developed a distinctive sound while performing as latter-day American troubadours, bringing audio precision to their live performances and the spontaneity of live performances to their studio work. Side-stepping the established rules of the recording industry, the Dead took control of the production and distribution of their music. With a similar business savvy, they introduced strategic marketing innovations that strengthened the bond with their fans. This exhibition, the first extensive presentation of materials from the Grateful Dead Archive housed at the University of California, Santa Cruz, testifies to the enduring impact of the Grateful Dead and provides a glimpse into the social upheavals and awakenings of the late twentieth century—a transformative period that profoundly shaped our present cultural landscape. Amalie R. Rothschild, Fillmore East Marquee, December 1969. Courtesy Amalie R. Rothschild Beginnings The Grateful Dead began their musical journey in the San Francisco Bay Area at a pivotal time in American history, when the sensibilities of the Beat generation coincided with the spirit of the burgeoning hippie movement.
    [Show full text]
  • July/Aug 2002
    ISSN 1473-9348 Volume 2 Issue 3 July/August 2002 ACNR Advances in Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation journal reviews • events • management topic • industry news • rehabilitation topic Review Article: Neurological associations of coeliac disease Interview: Dr Oliver Sacks & Dr Paul Cox - The Parkinsonism dementia complex of Guam and flying foxes Rehabilitation Article: Mood and affective problems after traumatic brain injury COPAXONE® WORKS, DAY AFTER DAY, MONTH AFTER MONTH,YEAR AFTER YEAR Disease modifying therapy for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis Reduces relapse rates1 Maintains efficacy in the long-term1 Unique MS specific mode of action2 Reduces disease activity and burden of disease3 Well-tolerated, encourages long-term compliance1 (glatiramer acetate) Confidence in the future Section COPAXONE® (glatiramer acetate) PRESCRIBING INFORMA- TION Editorial Board and Presentation regular contributors Glatiramer acetate 20mg powder for solution with water for injection. Indication Roger Barker is co-editor in chief of Advances in Reduction of frequency of relapses in relapsing-remitting multiple Clinical Neuroscience & Rehabilitation (ACNR), and is sclerosis in ambulatory patients who have had at least one relapse in Honorary Consultant in Neurology at The Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair. He trained in neurology at the preceding two years before initiation of therapy. Cambridge and at the National Hospital in London. Dosage and administration His main area of research is into neurodegenerative 20mg of glatiramer acetate in 1 ml water for injection, administered and movement disorders, in particular parkinson's and sub-cutaneously once daily. Initiation to be supervised by neurologist Huntington's disease. He is also the university lecturer in Neurology or experienced physician. Supervise first self-injection and for 30 at Cambridge where he continues to develop his clinical research minutes after.
    [Show full text]
  • University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies
    University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies 32 Sign Systems Studies 32.1/2 Тартуский университет Tartu Ülikool Труды по знаковым системам Töid märgisüsteemide alalt 32.1/2 University of Tartu Sign Systems Studies volume 32.1/2 Editors: Peeter Torop Mihhail Lotman Kalevi Kull M TARTU UNIVERSITY I PRESS Tartu 2004 Sign Systems Studies is an international journal of semiotics and sign processes in culture and nature Periodicity: one volume (two issues) per year Official languages: English and Russian; Estonian for abstracts Established in 1964 Address of the editorial office: Department of Semiotics, University of Tartu Tiigi St. 78, Tartu 50410, Estonia Information and subscription: http://www.ut.ee/SOSE/sss.htm Assistant editor: Silvi Salupere International editorial board: John Deely (Houston, USA) Umberto Eco (Bologna, Italy) Vyacheslav V. Ivanov (Los Angeles, USA, and Moscow, Russia) Julia Kristeva (Paris, France) Winfried Nöth (Kassel, Germany, and Sao Paulo, Brazil) Alexander Piatigorsky (London, UK) Roland Posner (Berlin, Germany) Eero Tarasti (Helsinki, Finland) t Thure von Uexküll (Freiburg, Germany) Boris Uspenskij (Napoli, Italy) Irina Avramets (Tartu, Estonia) Jelena Grigorjeva (Tartu, Estonia) Ülle Pärli (Tartu, Estonia) Anti Randviir (Tartu, Estonia) Copyright University of Tartu, 2004 ISSN 1406-4243 Tartu University Press www.tyk.ut.ee Sign Systems Studies 32.1/2, 2004 Table of contents John Deely Semiotics and Jakob von Uexkiill’s concept of um welt .......... 11 Семиотика и понятие умвельта Якоба фон Юксюолла. Резюме ...... 33 Semiootika ja Jakob von Uexkülli omailma mõiste. Kokkuvõte ............ 33 Torsten Rüting History and significance of Jakob von Uexküll and of his institute in Hamburg ......................................................... 35 Якоб фон Юкскюлл и его институт в Гамбурге: история и значение.
    [Show full text]
  • Speaking in Tones Music and Language Are Partners in the Brain
    Speaking in Tones Music and language are partners in the brain. Our sense of song helps us learn to talk, read and even make friends By Diana Deutsch 36 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MIND July/August 2010 © 2010 Scientific American ne afternoon in the summer of opera resembling sung ordinary speech), the cries 1995, a curious incident occurred. of street vendors and some rap music. I was fi ne-tuning my spoken com- And yet for decades the experience of musicians mentary on a CD I was preparing and the casual observer has clashed with scientifi c ) about music and the brain. To de- opinion, which has held that separate areas of the music tect glitches in the recording, I was looping phrases brain govern speech and music. Psychologists, lin- O so that I could hear them over and over. At one point, guists and neuroscientists have recently changed their sheet ( when I was alone in the room, I put one of the phras- tune, however, as sophisticated neuroimaging tech- es, “sometimes behave so strangely,” on a loop, be- niques have helped amass evidence that the brain ar- gan working on something else and forgot about it. eas governing music and language overlap. The latest iStockphoto Suddenly it seemed to me that a strange woman was data show that the two are in fact so intertwined that singing! After glancing around and fi nding nobody an awareness of music is critical to a baby’s language there, I realized that I was hearing my own voice re- development and even helps to cement the bond be- petitively producing this phrase—but now, instead tween infant and mother.
    [Show full text]
  • Philosophy & the Integration of Knowledge
    PHILOSOPHY & THE INTEGRATION OF KNOWLEDGE PHIL 3577H / Honors 3501H Fall 2011 MF 2:00-3:15 ADM 312 Dr. Seth Holtzman office: 308 Hedrick Administration Bldg phone: 637-4229 office; 636-8626 home hours: T: 11-12 if no meeting, 12-1, 3-5; W: 2-5; Th: 3-5; & by appt. email: [email protected] Course summary: This course explores intellectual interconnections among the various disciplines and so among different bodies of knowledge. Our culture’s thought often seems a hodge-podge of unconnected or barely connected beliefs, areas of thought, values, theories, and compartmentalized disciplines. The thesis of our course is that a culture in fact has a unity and an integrity, produced and governed by very general intellectual commitments. Why is it that modern mathematics and modern music have moved in such similar directions? Why do some of the same theories prove influential in art and science? Why have modern dance and modern architecture incorporated similar ideas? What philosophical concepts and principles are woven throughout the culture? There are fascinating questions, tantalizing connections, rarely the province of ordinary disciplinary study. Yet we can learn to engage in integrative thought, and it is extremely important to be able to think across disciplinary boundaries. We will focus on our modern Western cultural landscape, mostly on the 20th century, in order to discover these integrating ideas. Some of these ideas govern only a limited range of knowledge and of disciplines; others govern a wider range. Yet others govern the entire culture, and we will find that these ideas are philosophical ones.
    [Show full text]
  • Rūta Stanevičiūtė Nick Zangwill Rima Povilionienė Editors Between Music
    Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress 7 Rūta Stanevičiūtė Nick Zangwill Rima Povilionienė Editors Of Essence and Context Between Music and Philosophy Numanities - Arts and Humanities in Progress Volume 7 Series Editor Dario Martinelli, Faculty of Creative Industries, Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Vilnius, Lithuania [email protected] The series originates from the need to create a more proactive platform in the form of monographs and edited volumes in thematic collections, to discuss the current crisis of the humanities and its possible solutions, in a spirit that should be both critical and self-critical. “Numanities” (New Humanities) aim to unify the various approaches and potentials of the humanities in the context, dynamics and problems of current societies, and in the attempt to overcome the crisis. The series is intended to target an academic audience interested in the following areas: – Traditional fields of humanities whose research paths are focused on issues of current concern; – New fields of humanities emerged to meet the demands of societal changes; – Multi/Inter/Cross/Transdisciplinary dialogues between humanities and social and/or natural sciences; – Humanities “in disguise”, that is, those fields (currently belonging to other spheres), that remain rooted in a humanistic vision of the world; – Forms of investigations and reflections, in which the humanities monitor and critically assess their scientific status and social condition; – Forms of research animated by creative and innovative humanities-based
    [Show full text]
  • Light-Into-Ashes-Grateful-Dead-Music-Emotions
    Nicholas Dauphinais 8/6/2016 Globe Institute Summer Intensive Light Into Ashes What was it about the vibration of the Grateful Dead that drew beings together from all walks of life together in unity? Were they potentially the greatest sound healers in rock and roll? Some came for freedom, inspiration, drugs, spiritual experiences; others came to spin in circles. The one thing that made Grateful Dead concerts so unique was not just the band but the fans. Most fans would agree it was a place they felt safe to be themselves and that the music healed some part of their consciousness they needed. Without the fans the Grateful Dead would not have been able to pull off what they did musically. Often times they were feeding off the crowd energetically, like one big mirror. Jerry Garcia once said “We still feel that our function is as a dance band. We like to play with dancers….nothing improves your time like having somebody dance. It pulls the whole thing together, and is also a nice little feedback thing”. By creating this environment for the fans to feel freedom they were able to advance in their musical explorations themselves and feel freedom on a stage. This was revolutionary time period to be alive. During their birth of a band they were one of the least popular San Francisco bands getting zero media attention. Immerging from the scene were bands like Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, this was a beautiful time period to be a band, it was almost impossible not to have inspiration everywhere you looked.
    [Show full text]
  • Jerry Garcia's Long, Strange Trip
    Jerry Garcia's long, strange trip... Jerry Garcia's long, strange trip rolls on 15 years after his death, Grateful Dead leader’s influence ingrained in culture By Tony Sclafani, TODAYshow.com contributor, MSNBC, 8/6, 4:28 p.m. ET Forget vanilla. Fifteen years after Jerry Garcia died on August 9, 1995, his namesake ice cream, Cherry Garcia, continues to be the best-selling flavor for the Ben & Jerry’s brand, according to spokesperson Liz Stewart. This tidbit of information might seem trivial, but it underscores a larger point: the influence of the Grateful Dead’s guiding force continues to be felt in popular culture in ways few people would have imagined when he was a cult figure back in the 1960s and ’70s. Over the decades, Garcia’s reputation grew as he became a symbol of both the counterculture and a do-your-own-thing aesthetic he exemplified with his music. As chief songwriter and lead guitarist with the Grateful Dead, he expanded the boundaries of rock by incorporating a myriad of influences into his songs and bringing jazz-inspired guitar improvisations to the rock concert stage. “Anybody who was not afraid to have a song last for 20 minutes early on was influenced by his music,” said Bruce Hornsby, who scored a chart topping hit in the 1980s before becoming an unofficial Grateful Dead member in the 1990s. “(He) spawned Phish, the Dave Matthews Band, Widespread Panic and I think also the Allman Brothers.” But if you count Garcia only as being the granddaddy of the jam band scene, 1 / 5 Jerry Garcia's long, strange trip..
    [Show full text]
  • The Music Never Stopped Based Upon “The Last Hippie” by Oliver Sacks, M.D
    The Music Never Stopped Based upon “The Last Hippie” by Oliver Sacks, M.D. Official website: http://themusicneverstopped-movie.com Publicity Materials: www.roadsideattractionspublicity.com Production Notes Directed by Jim Kohlberg Screenplay by Gwyn Lurie & Gary Marks Produced by Julie W. Noll, Jim Kohlberg, Peter Newman, Greg Johnson Starring: J.K. Simmons Lou Taylor Pucci Cara Seymour Julia Ormond Running Time: 105 minutes Press Contacts: New York Marian Koltai-Levine – [email protected] – 212.373.6130 Nina Baron – [email protected] – 212.373.6150 George Nicholis – [email protected] – 212.373.6113 Lee Meltzer – [email protected] – 212-373-6142 Los Angeles Rachel Aberly – [email protected] - 310.795-0143 Denisse Montfort – [email protected] – 310.854.7242 "THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED" Essential Pictures presents THE MUSIC NEVER STOPPED Based on a true story Directed by JIM KOHLBERG Screenplay by GWYN LURIE & GARY MARKS Based upon the essay 'The Last Hippie' by OLIVER SACKS Produced by JULIE W. NOLL JIM KOHLBERG PETER NEWMAN GREG JOHNSON Co-Producer GEORGE PAASWELL Executive Producer NEAL MORITZ Executive Producer BRAD LUFF Music Producer SUSAN JACOBS Director of Photography STEPHEN KAZMIERSKI Editor KEITH REAMER Production Designer JENNIFER DEHGHAN Costume Designer JACKI ROACH Original Music by PAUL CANTELON Casting by ANTONIA DAUPHIN, CSA J.K. SIMMONS LOU TAYLOR PUCCI CARA SEYMOUR with JULIA ORMOND TAMMY BLANCHARD MIA MAESTRO SCOTT ADSIT JAMES URBANIAK PEGGY GORMLEY MAX ANTISELL An Essential Pictures Production in association with Peter Newman/InterAL Productions A film by Jim Kohlberg SYNOPSIS “The Music Never Stopped,” based on the case study “The Last Hippie” by Dr.
    [Show full text]