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넌 어떤 애야?

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새로 왔잖아

난 뉴욕 아동복지과
'제프리스'란다

'에반'
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출생 직후
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같이 안살잖아

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엄마 일굴도
기억이 안 나

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뉴욕 아동복지과
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부모님은 분명히
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달이 음악을
따라가랬대요

미친 거죠

나도 바쁜 사람이요

내려라

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이 몸은 가보실란다

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고마워

- 필요하신 거라도?
- 살인청부업자!

베이스 연주자는 어때요?

리드싱어하고
툭하면 싸우는!

'닉'?

어떻게 된 거야?

결혼식 빚 갚느라고
대리기사 뛰어

결혼했구나
축하해

요즘도 기타 쳐?

아니

왜?
손가락 부러졌어?

철 들었지

다른 멤버들은?
연락돼?

가끔 뭉치긴 하는데

네가 떠난 뒤로
내리막길 탔어

최근에 형 봤어?

넌?

토요일이 내 생일이야

집에서 파티하는데
애인이랑 와

널 보니까
뉴욕 시절 생각난다

그때가 좋았어

시카고

알아요!

아는데...

아뇨, 몰라요

베토벤의
'엘리제를 위하여'잖아

맞다!

계속 있을 거죠
'노바첵' 선생님?

원래 선생님이
돌아오실 때까진

네가 내 이름 불러 주면!

- '라일라'!
- 그렇지

선생님은 웃겨요

빠뜨린 거 없지?

안녕!

고마워요

여기 있었네
거절하기 전에

머릿속에 그려봐

넌 첼로, 난 수많은 피아노 연주
수많은 청중들

- '리즈'
- 뉴욕 필하모닉이 협연을 요청했어

하룻밤 공연이지만

난 싫어

'라일라'

언제쯤 다시
행복해질래?

난 행복해

혼자 있을 때 말이야

'리즈'
나도 알아, 안다고

잘 생각해봐

음악 가르치면서
연주를 하지 않는다니

내가 미친 거지

알긴 아네
이따 집에서 봐

그래

아빠는 얼굴도 몰라

엄마는 마약쟁이랑
눈 맞아 집 나갔고

자기가 예수님이란
이상한 아저씨였어

부모 같은 건 필요 없어

빨랑 와

여기야

'위저드'가
우릴 돌봐 줘

누군데?

하늘 같은 우리 왕초

진짜 이름은
'맥스웰 월러스'

날 스타로
키워 주겠다면서

재워주고 먹여주고
'록시'까지 사줬어

실은 산 게 아니라
길에서 주운 거야

아냐, 훔쳤어

공원 자리도 물려줬고

부모보다 훨 낫다고

난 나중에
대스타가 될 거야

암호 대

빨랑 열기나 해!

암호?
'졸라 짱나'다!

따라와

이름이
'에반'이랬지?

우리 집이야

정신 없으니까
알아서 적응해

여기 산 지 꽤 됐어

- 얼마 벌었어?
- 10불!

진짜야

또 던지면 죽어

♪내 인생, 내 하늘
깃털처럼 날아서...

피자다!

'위저드' 오기 전에
빨리 먹어

피자 산 거 걸리면
넌 죽음이야

삥땅친 거 아냐
쟤가 사준 거지

음악 애호가들아!

완전 난장판이군

누가 피자 샀어?

누구야?

'아서'?

얜 뭐지?

- 바보예요!
- 바보천치!

혼내 줘요

너 뭐야?

미래의 슈퍼스타요

날 화나게 했어

삥땅친 거 아녜요
쟤가 샀다고요

왜?

미친 사람 같아요

미쳤지

봤지?

이리 와

당장!

어서

이름 뭐냐?

'에반'이요

여긴 왜 왔어?

음악을 따라왔어요

어디서 데려왔냐?
정신병원?

악기 못 다루잖아

음악이 뭔지 알아?

사랑을 전하는
신의 말씀이다

살아 숨 쉬는
세상의 모든 생명체를

하나로 묶어 주지

여기 학교예요?

당근, 학교 이름은
'가진 돈 다 내놔'야

우린 우등생이고

시끄러워!

이건 사업이다

집합!

수금한다

땅콩, 대단한걸

난 뒤통수에도
눈이 달려 있어

좋아

작은 구멍 하나에

둑이 무너지는 법

'아서'

달랑 이거냐?

워싱턴 광장은
10년간 내 자리였어

맘 바뀌기 전에
가져가

너희들 때문에
알거지 되겠다

잠자리에 든다
실시!

노래하는 꿈꾸도록

내 기타잖아
죽여버릴 거야!

저 넓은 우주엔

심오한 소리들이
존재해

자연의 섭리와

물리학 법칙의
지배를 받지

하모니, 에너지, 파장

그걸 못 깨우치면
들을 수가 없어

어디서 올까요?

제가 듣는 소리요

우리를 들러싼
모든 것들에서

모두가 듣진 못해

안 보이지만
느끼는 거지

다 듣는 게 아녜요?

선택된 사람들만!

우리 부모님도 들을까요?

네 심정 안다

이런 소리요?

그래

내 말 듣고 있어?

'루이스'!

자기 가족 만나고
싶단 말이야

'제니퍼', 괜히 왔어
그냥 가자

애처럼 굴지 마

들어가자

빨리

♪ 천사처럼 나타난
그녀에게..

원래 이렇게 시끄러워?

♪ 내 마음을 빼앗기고

♪ 찬란한 달빛 아래
홀로 서 있어

♪ 이 아픔 가슴에 묻고
살아가다 보면

♪ 언젠간 내게 다시
돌아올까

'마샬', 동생 왔어

'루이스'

'닉'

세상에!

저게 자기야?

밴드 했다고
왜 말 안 했어?

말 안 한 게 그뿐일까요

- 누굴 위한 곡이었지?
- 오는 게 아녔어

그래, 또 도망쳐라

'루이스'

하고 싶은 말 있으면 해
빈정대지 말고!

- 말해보라고
- 겨우 그거야?

말해봐!

말하라고!
한 대 날리든가!

쳐보란 말이야!

숨이 막힌다고!

괜찮냐?

괜찮아?

막장 가족이죠?

'제니퍼'

네 옛날 모습 보니
좋더라

잠깐이었지만!

'루이스'

저 공주랑 같이 갔어야
하는 거 아냐?

비싼 양복 버리겠다

사마리안 병원인데
전화 주세요

아버님이 위독하세요

안 올 줄 알았다

유언장은
서재 책상에 들었어

그런 말 마세요

좀 앉아라
할 얘기가 있어

네가 삶의 모든 걸 갖게
해 주고 싶었다

근데 넌 어렸고

네게 주어진 삶을
버거워했어

아빠, 그만해요

그 아기는
네겐 걸림돌이있어

강 건너 불구경하듯
그냥 놔둘 순 없었다

'라일라 노바첵'

입양

내가
십자가를 진 거야

맙소사

입양 동의서

모두를 위해서!

잠깐만요

미안하다

어딨죠?

어딨어요?

난 단지...

아인 어딨어요?

나도 모른다

몰라

밥보다 음악을
더 사랑해야 돼

목숨보다

네 자신보다!

느껴지냐?

해봐

부모님을 위해 연주해

넌 타고났어

내가 무슨 생각하게?

무슨 생각 하냐고
물어봐야지

무슨 생각 해요?

음악의 모든 걸
가르쳐 줄게

기타를 줄 테니까
내 자리서 연주해

수입은 반땡
한팀이 되는 거야

뭔가 빠진 거 같아

뭐요?

거리 연주만으론
성공하기 힘들어

그럼요?

'에반'

예명을 짓자
입에 착 달라붙는 걸로!

원하는 게 뭐냐?

뭘 제일 원해?
눈감고 생각해봐

부모님이요

좀 약하다

좀 더 센 걸로

뭐가 좋을까...

계시가 따로 없군

보이냐?

어거스트 러쉬
해변을 강타

저 중에서 골라봐

'해변'?

그룹이면 모를까
솔로한텐 별로야

'해변을 맞아 주세요! '
이상하잖아

'어거스트 러쉬'!

어때?
느낌이 팍팍 오잖냐?

'위저드 프로덕션이
선보입니다'

'팝계를 강타할 뮤지션'

'어거스트 러쉬'!

나예요!

너무 짜릿짜릿해
소름까지 돋는걸

목덜미 잔털까지 섰다고

봐봐, 진짜야

'어거스트'!

'어거스트 러쉬'!

- '어거스트 러쉬'!
- 그게 너야!

뉴욕? 거긴 왜?

한 번도 죽었다고
생각한 적 없었어

또래 애들을 보면

어떻게 생겼을까 상상했었고

- 아빠처럼 파란 눈에...
- '라일라'

밤에 잠자리에 들면
아이 목소릴 들었어

정말이야

좀 진정해

진정하라니?

어떻게 진정해?

10년 넘게 아무것도
모른 채 살아왔는데!

딴사람 같아

맞아
이젠 달라질 거야

조금만 기다려

신혼여행 접고
최대한 빨리 갈게

미아를 찾습니다
'에반 테일러'

그거 3배는 줘야 돼

- 실력 봤잖아
- 귀찮게 구네

2시간에 250불이야

- 500불 밑으론 안 돼
- 500?

- 250불에...
- 500 아니면 안 해!

- 장난해?
- 쟨 천재란 말이야!

부모는 없어
내가 보호자야

매니저인 나랑
계약하면 돼

어떻게 오셨죠?

아들을 찾고 있어요

이름이?

몰라요

업무시간 끝났어요

제발, 이름만이라도
알고 싶어요

입양 위탁한 아동을
다시 만나려면

절차가 복잡해요

당신네들 절차엔
관심없어요!

아셨어요?

오늘은 끝났어요
내일 다시 오세요

'라일라'

'노바첵'

- '라일라'예요
- 전 '리지'

집에 없으니까
메시지 남기세요

시카고 거주

'아서'!

낯선 사람하고 말하지 말랬지?

이름이 뭐예요?

'제프리스', 넌?

'아서'요
이름 텄으니 됐죠?

실종된 아이들을
찾고 있는 겁니다

좀 봐주세요

얜 '헤랄다'인데
14살이에요

못 봤소

그럼 이 아이는요?

최근에 실종됐는데
'에반 테일러'예요

12살쯤 됐죠

'에반'이란 이 꼬마
찾아 주면?

그 다음엔?

찾고 나면 끝이잖소

잘 모르셔서...

잘 알아!
찾아놓고 방치하잖아

여기저기로
뺑뺑이 돌리곤

어떤 취급을 당하든
신경 뚝이지

애는 밤마다

눈과 귀를 닫고
세상을 잊으려 하고

애가 어떻게 될까?
무슨 소릴 들을까?

무슨 소릴 듣냐고!

아무것도요

그래, 아무것도!

너 괜찮니?

- 네
- 괜찮아!

'오말리' 형사입니다

안 돼
그걸론 택도 없어

안 돼!

그이상 못 준다고?
그럼 관둬!

- 글렀어
- 연주하고 싶어요

넌 내가 숨 쉬랄 때 쉬고
내가 연주하랄 때만 해!

난 연주해야 돼요

그래야 부모님을 찾아요!

부모 따윈 잊어버려!
널 버린 사람들이야!

네가 몰라서 그래

얼마나 대단한
재능을 가졌는지

어려서 모른다고

난 알아

'위저드'!

무슨 일이야?

'아서'를 쫓아왔어요

흩어져서 도망쳐

- '아서' 도와줘요
- 걘 신경 끊고 가

안 돼요!

- '어거스트'!
- 저 녀석 잡아!

위쪽이야!

보여?

아저씨!

경찰 아저씨!
경찰 아저씨!

여기예요!

넌 잡혀가면 안 돼

만약 잡히면
본명을 숨겨

안 그럼 고아원으로
돌려보낼 거야

널 잃을 순 없어

기념문에서 만나자

절대 이름 말하지 마

신호하면 무조건 뛰어

손 들어!

도망쳐, '어거스트'!

거기 서!

열어요!

♪ 사람들은 모르죠
혼자 남겨진 슬픔을

♪ 나를 짓누르는

♪ 삶의 아픔과 고통을

♪ 하지만 견뎌야 하죠
주저앉을 순 없어요

♪ 조금만 참아요

♪ 삶의 시련마저
그분의 사랑이니

♪ 포기하지 말아요
삶이 힘들지라도

♪ 꿈을 간직하고
미소를 지어요

♪ 목소릴 높여요

♪ 조금만 참아요

♪ 전능한 그분의 손이
우릴 잡아줄지니

♪ 포기하지 말아요
삶이 힘들지라도

♪ 불가능은 없어요
기도로 이겨내요

♪ 내 곁엔 아무도 없어

♪ 엄만 하늘나라에
아빠는 어딘가에

♪ 혼자 생각하죠
사랑은 어디 있을까

♪ 포기하고 싶어져

♪ 내 영혼을 갉아먹는
고통스러운 삶

♪ 하지만 알죠
헤쳐나가야 하는걸

♪ 두렵지 않아
아무리 높은 벽이라도

♪ 날 가로막진 못해

♪ 엄마없이 남겨진 한 아이

♪ 너무 고통스러워

♪ 상처받은 아이의 얼굴엔
미소 대신 절망뿐

♪ 하지만 어떤 벽도
날 가로막진 못해

♪ 삶의 시련마저
그분의 사랑이니

♪ 포기하지 말아요
삶이 힘들지라도

♪ 꿈을 간직하고
미소를 지어요

♪ 목소릴 높여요

♪ 조금만 참아요

♪ 전능한 그분의 손이
우릴 잡아줄지니

♪ 포기하지 말아요
삶이 힘들지라도

♪ 불가능은 없어요
기도로 이겨내요

안녕하세요

제가 미친 거 같죠?

하지만 아녜요

그렇게 생각 안해요
성함이?

'라일라 노바첵'

저희 직원 말대로
서류 작성하고...

6개월 걸린대요
그렇겐 못 기다려요

그럼 별수없군요

이유나 들어봅시다
왜죠?

왜 이제 와서
아들을 찾겠다는 겁니까?

몰랐거든요

11년 2개월 15일이
걸렸어요

애가 살아 있단 걸
알기까지...

날짜를 셌어요

- '라일라'예요
- 전 '리즈'

메시지 남겨 주세요

누굴 기다려요?

길 건너 사는 여자요
'라일라 노바첵'

그녀를 기다리는데...

곡을 썼어요

밤마다 쿵쾅대는
그 연주가?

기다려도 못 만나요
신혼여행 갔거든요

고맙습니다

샌프란시스코 행

뉴욕 행

당신 서명이 아니다?

입양됐을 가능성도
생각해봤겠죠?

아이 있으세요?

있었소

제 심정 아시겠군요

아이 생일이?

1995년 12월 17일이요

여기 있네요

검색 중

잠시만요

이 아이예요

네

내 침대 밑에서 잤지?

여기 살아?

응, 할머니랑 같이
당분간만

음악 좋아해?

밥보다 더!

음계 알아?

악보는 처음 봤어

가르쳐줄게

세상의, 모든, 애들은
참, 착하다

이거고

F, A, C, E
중간에 있는 거야

큰, 개는, 맹수하고,
잘, 싸운다

모든, 자동차는,
기름을, 먹는다

알겠어?

너, 천사 같아

난 갈게

학교 가야 돼

빌려줄래?

이따 봐

맙소사!

목사니--임!

기적이 일어났어요
와보세요!

천천히 말해봐

엄청난 일이
생겼다고요!

저번에 '모차르트'
배웠잖아요

그가 '산동'였댔죠?

- 신동
- 네!

여기에도 있어요
제 침대 밑에 살고요!

아침에 음계를
가르쳐 줬는데...

'제프리스'씨,
또 '라일라'예요

소식 있나 해서요

이해해요

정보가 더 필요하면
언제든 연락 주세요

계약할게요

얼마나 있을 거죠?

무기한이요

미안해

나도 모르겠어
뭐랄까...

잠에서 깨났는데
연주 생각뿐이었어

다시 연주할래

미친 소리 같지만
애가 들을 거 같아

형, 나야

뉴욕에 있어

밴드에 내 자리
아직 그대로야?

뉴욕으로 올래?
옛날처럼...

다시 시작하자

'프랭크'

'루이스'예요

'루이스 코넬리'

그런데?

2년 전에 여기서
공연했어요

아니, 10년 전쯤!

잠깐만요!

노래 한 곡만 들어 줘요
딱 한 곡이요

맘에 안 들면
쫓아내도 괜찮아요

줄리어드 음대

천재를 데려왔군요

미스터리죠

하늘에서 떨어진
천사예요

'어거스트 러쉬'론
기록이 전혀 없어요

♪ 눈을 뜨면 떠오르고

♪ 안녕이라며
다시 널 그리워해

♪ 머리는 보내라 해도
가슴이 따르질 않아

'라일라'
긴장을 풀어

너무 무리하지 마

해낼 자신이 없어

필하모닉 협연이잖아
자신감을 가져

연습 계속하자

이게 뭐지
'어거스트'?

랩소디예요

여기서 장조가 바뀌고

호른, 오보에로
끌어올린 다음에

알레그로 단음
현악기로 바뀌어요

'러쉬' 군

죄송해요

뭐가 죄송하단 거지?

수업 중에 한눈팔고
가끔 숙제 빼먹어요

앞으로 잘하면 돼

뉴욕 필하모닉이
콘서트를 하는데

신입생 작품 연주는
처음 있는 일이다

그것도 네 나이의...

네 랩소디 연주를
요청했는데

너도 좋지?

잘됐구나

몇 명이나 듣죠?

센트럴파크
야외 공연어야

100명이요?

수 천명이지

듣는 사람이 많을수록
더 좋거든요

그건 걱정 말렴

3명이 출연하는데

네가 피날레야

뉴욕 필하모닉
과거와 미래

작곡, 지휘
'어거스트 러쉬'

첼리스트
'라일라 노바첵'

어디서 음악적 영감을
얻는 거지?

그냥 들려요

잠에서 깬 후나

길을 걸을 때요

누가 절 부르듯이...

그럼 오선지에 적어
대답하는 거예요

누구한테?

제게 음악을 주신
분들이요

정말 자신 있어?

형은?

브라보, '어거스트'!

멋지구나!

'어거스트'
찾느라고 애먹었다

- 얼마나 찾았다고
- 선생님?

지금 리허설 중인데
누구신지?

이리 와라, 아들아

이리 와

널 어쩐 거냐?

아무것도요

저들이 네 영혼을
훔쳐갈거야

이럴 권리가 없소

난 아버지야
권리가 있지

집으로 가자

콘서트를 해요
전 여기가 좋아요

- 천재적인...
- 누가 그걸 몰라?

좀 데리고 있었다고
권리 타령이야?

우리가 가르쳤소

뭘, 따분한 클래식이랑
악보 나부랭이?

음악은 책에 있는 게 아냐

저 바깥에 있지!

당신이 가르쳐?

'어거스트'가
당신을 가르치겠지!

그렇소
우리 모두를...

집에 가자

그러지 말아요

애한테 일마나 중요한
공연인지 압니까?

'어거스트', 말해봐

정말 네 아버지시니?

사실대로 말해봐

네 진짜 이름을 안다

'에반'

'어거스트'?

'에반'

아버지가 맞니?

음악을
가르쳐준 분이에요

제자리로 돌아왔네

'위저드'한테 대들지 마

너만 힘들다고

자네도 실력 봤잖아
이렇게 하자고

하루 천불, 최소 2주
3개 도시 공연

그리곤 서부의
클럽으로 보내

성질은 더럽지만

네가 있으면
그나마 덜해

경쟁자들이야
쫓아내고 올게

나랑 계약하면 돼

걱정 말래도
부모는 없어

소리 좋은걸

깁슨 J-200 기타?

멋지다

구경 좀 할까?

괜찮아

나도 뮤지션이야

탄력 좋은데

잘하시네요

고맙다

날 따라서 쳐봐

기타 얼마나 쳤어?

6개월이요

6개월?

어디서 배웠는데?

줄리어드요

줄리어드?

네, 오늘 밤엔
콘서트 있고요

그걸 믿으란 거야?

네

근데 못 가요

왜?

얘기하자면 길어요

내가 줄리어드 다녔고

밤에 공연 있다면

어떻게든 갈 거야

네

나쁜 일 생길까 봐
못 가는 거면요?

진정한 뮤지션은
포기안해

무슨 일이 있어도!

아무리 나쁜 일이 생겨도

그걸 음악에 담으면
어겨낼 수 있어

아저씬 그랬거든

날 보렴

아무 일 없을 거야

믿음을 가져

난 '루이스'야

에...
'어거스트'예요

'어거스트 러쉬'

멋진 이름이네

'어거스트'!

이리 와!

난 갈게, '어거스트'

안녕

그래

안녕

애가 교회 번호를 알아요

최선을 다하시는 거
압니다

나쁜 일이 생긴 걸까요?

잘 있을 거야

기도해 줬거든
너도 했니?

네

진심으로 아들을
사랑한다면

꼭 보내 주실 거다

그렇게 믿지?

네!

착하다

이제 준비하렴

벤츠가 후원하는

센트럴파크 공연에
오신 걸 환영합니다

기쁜 마음으로
소개합니다

다시 무대로 복귀한
줄리어드 출신의

'라일라 노바첵'

♪ 길을 잃고
정처없이 방황하다

♪ 내가 멈춰선 이 자리에

♪아픔을 삼키고
잊어야 한다고

♪ 길모퉁이를 돌아
가보려 해도

♪ 내 얼어붙은 가슴
녹여줄 단 한사람

♪ 눈을 뜨면 떠오르고

♪ 안녕이라며
다시 널 그리워해

♪ 머리는 보내라 해도
가슴이 따르질 않아

♪ 네가 날
찾지 않았다면

♪ 내가 널 찾았겠지

♪ 나와 하나 될
운명의 너를

난 가야 돼요

이젠 안 와요

농담하는 거예요

나랑 얘기했잖아, 그치?

가지 마, '어거스트'

갈 거예요

부모를 찾으려고?

네!
공연 시작했어요

네 부모는 절대로
널 못 찾아

왠지 알아?

네 음악을 못 듣거든

죽었을 테지

아무 데도 못 가

못 간댔지?

도망쳐!

도망쳐, '어거스트'!

'어거스트'!

감사합니다

음악은 언어나 그림과는 다른
아주 특별한 방식으로

우리 모두를 매료시킵니다

이제 마지막 순서입니다

공항 아직 멀었냐?

꽉 막혔어

옛날 생각나지?

'어거스트 러쉬'

'에반 테일러'?

유감스럽게도
마지막 출연자는...

왔어요!
'어거스트' 왔어요!

다행이구나

'음악의 천사'라는
수식어가

아깝지 않은

어린 작곡가입니다

뭘 하는 거지?

봄마다 하는
야외 공연어야

'라일라 노바첵'

내려 줘

차 세워

세워!

음악이 들릴 거예요

가만히 귀를
기울이기만 하면...

Listen.

Can you hear it?

The music.

I can hear it everywhere.

In the wind...

...in the air...

...in the light.

It's all around us.

All you have to do is open yourself up.

All you have to do...

...is listen.

Hello, Porky. Where's your little friend?

- I don't know, Mr. Mannix.
- Go find him or your big butt's mine.

Where I've grown up--

Evan!

--they tried to stop me
from hearing the music.

But when I'm alone...

...it builds up from inside me.

And I think if I could learn
how to play it...

... they might hear me.

They would know I was theirs...

...and find me.

Knock, knock.

- Knock, knock.
- Knock, knock.

- Knock, knock.
- Wake up.

Who's there? Who's there?

Freak. Freak.

- Said, knock, knock, freak.
- Who's there?

Your long-lost mommy and daddy.

Can you hear them?

Yes.

No, you can't.

I can.

You don't have no family.

You can't hear anything.

Say it.

- Say it.
- Say it. Say it.

- Say it.
- Say it.

Say it.

Yes...

...I can.

He doesn't hear anything.

Yeah.

What is he?

He's a freak.

- Sweet dreams, freaks.
- Sleep tight.

- Good night.
- Don't let the bed bugs bite.

Sometimes the world
tries to knock it out of you.

But I believe in music...

...the way that some people
believe in fairy tales.

I like to imagine that what I hear
came from my mother and father.

Maybe the notes I hear...

...are the same ones they heard
the night they met.

Maybe that's how they found each other.

Maybe that's how they'll find me.

Louis. Louie, where are you?

- Lyla? She's here. What are you doing?
- Dad.

They're waiting for us.
Hey, sit up straight, please.

Where are you, baby bro?

We didn't follow you from San Francisco
to play for free, man. Yeah?

We need this one, baby bro. All right?
I need this one.

Don't forget to smile and look relaxed.

All right, not that relaxed.
Come on, come on.

I believe that, once upon a time...

...Iong ago...

...they heard the music and followed it.

- Not bad, Connelly. Not bad.
- Thanks very much, man.

Where's the main man?

Goddamn it, Louis. Just wait, man.

Louis? Louis, wait up, man.

Girls, we are going to a party tonight.

It's a full moon,
you know what that means, right?

Lyla.

It's a great sound, isn't it?

What are you doing?

Listening.

What are you doing?

- I just came up here to....
- Get away?

Have a seat.

Come on, be brave.

Front row, center.

Can you hear that?

What is that?

It's a wish.

Now, what does that sound like?

When I was a young fellow...

...I used to talk to the moon.

Are you making that up?

God, I haven't done that in a long time.

Does it ever talk back?

Well, it used to.

Now I just find myself on a roof
talking to myself...

...Iike a loon.

Just out here on me own.

Well, I'm here.

Yes, you are.

I'm Louis.

Lyla.

So, what's your story, Lyla?

I don't know. I'm just....

I'm just me.

What are you looking at?

You.

Next.

What did he want? What did you say?

You know, same old junk. New guy.

My name is Mr. Jeffries.

I'm with Child Services
for the state of New York.

Okay, Evan.

Born December 17th, 1995.

Legal adoption to New York Children's.

How long have you been here, Evan?

Eleven years and sixteen days.

I've been counting.

That's a long time.

- How do you do that?
- Do what?

Well, it's just imitating the wind chimes.

You don't wanna be placed
with a real family?

- I have a family.
- Yes, you do.

I mean, you have parents and all,
but they don't live with you.

Not now.

But still,
you don't have contact with them.

- Yes, I do.
- You do?

What, do they call you?

Come and visit you?

- Send--?
- l....

I don't wanna be sent away.

I understand.

You see, there's a lot of children...

...who are scared
that if they leave their first home...

...their parents would never
be able to find them.

Right?

But see, my job is to make sure...

...that nothing like that
will ever happen to you.

So there's nothing to be scared of.

Thank you.

I'm gonna do something I never do.

This is my number.

If you ever need to talk to me,
about anything...

...you call.

Think about what I said too.

There's a whole world out there
with millions of wind chimes.

I know.

You can go now.

Mannix says we're never
gonna see our real parents again.

Mannix is a big liar.

Yeah, I know. But what if he's right?

I mean, what if they don't ever come?

Hardly remember what my mom
looks like, you know?

Well, if they don't find us,
we'll just have to go find them.

- Oh, my God.
- Morning.

- How's it going?
- Oh, my God.

Get away.

I have to go.

- Let me walk you home.
- No.

My dad's waiting at the Sherry. I--

I've never done this before.
I'm in so much trouble.

Hey, hey.

Meet me here at 10:00 by the arch.

- Say yes.
- Put him out of his misery. Say yes.

- Say yes.
- Say it.

Say yes.

After you.

I'll take that as a yes.

You are gonna be in so much trouble.
You should have left your dad a note.

Yeah, ransom note.
You know what? I don't even care.

I just had the most incredible night
of my life.

Taxi!

Louis. She ain't coming.

Oh, man. One girl?

Come on, we're gonna miss the flight.

- Taxi!
- Louis. Where you going, Louis?

Excuse me.

Louie.

You are not going anywhere.

- Lyla!
- Dad, I'm not going with you.

- Lyla, you listen to me.
- No.

- Don't you dare walk away.
- I'm not going with you.

Lyla!

Get in the car right now.

Lyla! Lyla!

Louis.

Do you remember what Da used to say
about princesses?

They're always looking for their prince.
And you ain't no prince, brother.

How would you know?

What am I gonna do now?

I know they're out there somewhere.

I don't know where it comes from...

...but it's what I hold on to.

And I can't let go.

Somewhere inside me...

...I know that they always wanted me.

Maybe they just got lost.

What's the point in singing, Marshall?

She's not gonna hear me.

I'm leaving the band.
I'm sorry, Marshall.

Don't quit on us, Louis.

Everything you've given up,
everything I've given up--

I can't do it. I'm sorry, Frank.
I can't do it, man.

- Listen to me. Listen to me.
- No!

- You know what I mean? I don't know...
- Dad!

...how to approach this problem.

I mean, where are you
gonna put the baby?

And what about this boy?
He's not here now. He's not here now.

- I'm leaving.
- You can't leave.

- Where you going, then?
- Just let me go. Will you just let me go?

- Louis.
- Lyla.

Hey, Louis.

Lyla.

We have fetal distress.

Baby's heart rate is falling.

It's falling.

I'm sorry.

He's gone.

Picked him up on the thruway
outside of Montrose.

Just wandering down the road.
Said he's following the music.

The moon told him to.
Yeah. Kid's a space cadet.

Look, I got a busy day ahead of me.

All right, big guy, out you go.

This Jeffries guy wasn't in his office yet...

...so I left him a message
to pick you up right here.

- Okay.
- Here. Hold on.

Don't lose it. If he doesn't show
in an hour, give him another call.

You can handle that, right?

- Yeah.
- You got any money?

Here's 12 bucks.
Damn, kid, put it in your pocket.

See you.

Get on the sidewalk.

Yeah.

Okay, citizen. You paid. Any requests?

No.

Alrighty, then.

Back off. Away, away. Yo, son,
you're messing with my equilibrium.

Nobody touches this instrument but me.
Roxy's my girl.

Son, we done here,
so why don't you go find your mommy.

- I don't know where she is.
- Good, that's just great.

Cops show up around 6.
Tell them you're AWOL.

They'll send you back
where you come from.

I don't wanna go back there.

Well, good.

This day's been a bust, anyway. I'm out.

What?

I don't have a place to stay.

Do I look like a real-estate tycoon
to you?

How many dead presidents you got?

Nuggets? Shorts?

Show me the money.

- Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- No, I'm thinking something else.

I'm gonna let you buy me a pizza.

I've been doing this for 10 years, Bob.
I said 10 percent.

We need to close the deal.
Hold on a second.

No. We said 10 percent.

Yeah, well, it makes the world go round,
doesn't it, Bob?

Just get me the 10 percent, will you?

Thanks.

- Need anything, sir?
- Do you know any hit men?

I do know a bass player
might be able to help you out.

Likes to get in fights with lead singers.

Nick?

What are you doing, man?

Still driving. Paying off
those wedding bills from last year.

Oh, fair play to you. Oh, she's a nice girl.

So you playing at all?

Nope.

Why the hell not? Your fingers fall off?

Well, you move on.

What about the lads?
Seen any of them lately?

We still mess around...

...but the Connelly Brothers never really
bounced back minus one brother.

You seen Marshall lately?

Have you?

It's my birthday on Saturday.

Session's at my place.
Come, bring your girlfriend.

It's great seeing you, man.

Reminds me of New York.
The good old days, eh?

I know.

I know. Okay, I don't know.

"Fur Elise" by Beethoven.
And you should know that one.

Oh, yeah.

Will you be our teacher forever,
Miss Novacek?

Well, at least until your old teacher
comes back.

But only if you call me...?

- Lyla.
- That's right.

You're crazy, Miss Novacek.

- Megan.
- Got everything?

- Okay.
- Bye.

Hi, sweetie.

Did you have a good day?

Thanks.

- There you are.
- Hey.

Okay, now, before you say no....
Okay, picture this.

You on stage, me accompanying,
thousands of people.

- Liz.
- The New York Philharmonic.

I just got the invite. They want you back.

It's just one night,
but they want you back.

I don't wanna be up there.

Lyla....

When are you gonna let yourself
be happy again?

I am happy.

I'm talking about
when everyone else goes home.

Look....

I know. Okay? I know.

Just think about it.

I mean, you're a music teacher
who doesn't play music anymore.

Call me crazy.

Okay, Crazy.

- I'll see you at home, okay?
- All right.

No, I ain't got no daddy.

See, my pops is a drunk.

And my mama, she took off
with this crackhead named Little Jesus.

But, you know, he wasn't no little Jesus,
you know what I'm saying?

No, they never gave a damn about me.

Come on, man. This is us right here.

- I've been with Wizard for years.
- Who's Wizard?

Oh, he's a real piece of work,
that's what he is.

His real name's Maxwell Wallace.

He took me in.
He said that I was an investment.

He gave me Roxy here.
He bought it in the old days.

Well, he really didn't buy it.
Guess you'd kind of say he found it.

All right, he stole it.

Wizard?
He gave me his place at the Square.

My parents? They ain't gave me nothing.

We all gonna be big stars someday.

- What's the password?
- Open the damn door already.

You're getting on my nerves with that.

Okay, follow me.

What's your name again?
It's Evan, right?

Yo, this is our home, son.

It's kind of crazy in here,
so stay on your feet.

Watch out.

Yeah, I've been living here for a while.
Come on, man.

Hey, check it out.

- How much you make?
- Ten dollars.

- You lying. Let me see.
- I am not lying.

What did I tell you about that?

- Hey, it's Arthur.
- I'll be laughing at your funeral.

- I'm gonna go play basketball.
- All clear.

Man, you should've knocked him
in his head, son.

Shoot it, shoot it, shoot it!

Pizza!

Pizza, pizza, pizza.

Don't make me come up there.

Yo, you better hurry
before Wizard shows.

He'll be pissed
if he's seen you bought a pie.

I ain't take no family money.

Citizen bought it.

Hola, music lovers.

While the cat's away....

Who likes pizza?

Who did this?

Arthur?

- What is he?
- He's a damn fool.

He's a damn fool.

He's gonna get it good.

What are you, Arthur?

I'm a real piece of work, Wizard.

You're on thin ice.

I didn't take no family money.
He bought it.

What?

You look crazy.

I am crazy.

See?

Come here.

Now!

Come on.

- What's your name?
- Evan, sir.

What are you doing here?

I followed the music.

Where did you pick this one up,
Arthur, Bellevue?

You never played a note in your life.

Do you know what music is?

It's God's little reminder there's
something else besides us in this universe.

Harmonic connection between
all living beings everywhere, even the stars.

Is this a school?

Yeah, the school of
Screw You and Take All Your Damn Money.

- Yeah.
- Yeah, we're top of the class.

Not!

It's a business.

- Pockets.
- Okay, let's go.

- Let's go, let's go.
- Pockets.

Oh, man. Get up.

Peanut, well done.

I got eyes in the back of my head.

Good job.

Chain is only as strong...

...as its weakest link.

Come on, Arthur.

That's chump change.

You got Washington Square.
That was my spot for 10 years.

Go ahead, before I change my mind.

You kids are gonna put me
in the poorhouse.

All right, little mice,
scurry back to your holes. Go, go.

Harmonic dreams, sweet children.

Roxanne. Man, I'm gonna kill him.

You know what's out there?

A series of higher tones.

It's arranged by nature.

It's governed by the laws of physics
of the whole universe.

It's an overtone, it's an energy,
it's a wavelength.

And if you're not riding it, good Lordy,
you'll never hear it.

Where do you think it comes from?

What I hear.

I think it comes from all around you, really.
I mean, it's--

Comes through us, some of us.

It's invisible, but-- But you feel it.

So only some of us can hear it?

Only some of us are listening.

Do you think my parents are listening?

I hear you, kid.

Like?

Yeah.

Are you hearing a word I'm saying?

Louis.

Come on.
It's about time I met your family.

Listen, Jen,
maybe this isn't such a good idea.

Grow up.

Come on.

- Come on.
- "Grow up."

- Are all lrish people this loud?
- Yeah.

Hey, Louis.

Hey, Marshall, your brother's here.

Louis.

Hey, Nick.

Oh, my God.

Is that you?

When were you gonna tell me
you're in a band?

I'm sure there's a lot of things
our Louis hasn't told you, darling.

- Who did you write the song for?
- I told you this is a mistake.

That's it, go on. Walk out on us again.

- Eh, Lou?
- Say what you gotta say, Marshall.

- Say what you have to say.
- No, go on.

- Come on, say it.
- That the best you got?

- Say it.
- That the best you got?

- Come on. Hit me. Come on, hit me.
- Come on.

Feel what? Come on. Hit me.

I'm suffocating here.

You all right, man?

Welcome to the Connelly clan.

Jennifer.

You know, it was good
having the old Louis back in there...

...even if it was only for a second.

Louie...

...aren't you supposed to be in the car
with the girl...

...as she drives off into the sunset?

You'll get your suit dirty
sitting there, man.

This is a message for Lyla Novacek.

Please call Good Samaritan Hospital.

I'm calling about your father,
Thomas Novacek.

I wasn't sure you were going to come.

My will is in the top drawer
of the desk in my study.

Dad, stop, come on.

Lyla, please.

There's more.

All I ever wanted was for you
to have all that promise, all that life.

But you were so young.

We had so much work to do.

- You weren't ready.
- That's plenty, Dad. Really.

I mean, a baby.

That baby, he could have hurt you.

He could've hurt you, and l--
I wasn't gonna let that happen, Lyla.

I made a choice for us.

Oh, my God.

A choice for us.

Wait....

I'm sorry.

Where?

Where is he?

- I didn't mean--
- Where is he?

I don't know.

I don't.

You gotta love music
more than you love food.

More than life. More than yourself.

You feel it?

Then show me.

Play it for your parents.

You're flying, kid.

Yeah!

You know what I'm thinking?

You're supposed to say,
"What are you thinking, Wizard? "

"What are you thinking, Wizard? "

I teach you everything I know for free.

You get Roxanne.
You get my corner of the park.

You get to keep half your tips.
We're like a team.

There's something wrong
with that picture.

What?

I don't think performing in parks
and street corners is gonna be enough.

It won't?

Evan, we're gonna need
to get you a new name.

Something with a little more pop.

What do you wanna be in the world?
In the whole world, what do you wanna be?

Close your eyes and think about that.

Found.

Doesn't have enough yin.

- Little more yang, you know?
- Yeah.

Yeah, let's....

Talk about wishful thinking. Look at that.

What name stands out to you
on that, huh?

Beach?

It's a good name for a band,
but not for a performer.

You can't say, "Please welcome Beach."
No, no.

August Rush. August Rush.
Doesn't that warm you up a little bit?

I can see it.
"Wizard Productions presents...

...the number-one heat wave:

August Rush!"

- Yeah.
- Yeah. Me!

- August, August, August.
- lt gives me a rush.

That gives me chills. The hair
on the back of my neck's standing up.

- Really?
- Yeah, look at that.

Quick, check it out. Yeah.

- I'm flying! I'm flying!
- Yeah. August! August Rush.

- August.
- August Rush. August Rush.

That's you.

- August. August.
- August Rush, August Rush.

New York, Lyla?
What are you doing in New York?

Lizzy, I mean,
I've always felt that he was alive.

I'd see kids that would be his age
and I'd imagine what he'd look like.

- Big blue eyes like his dad and--
- Oh, my God, Lyla.

Lizzy, I used to lie in bed at night
and I swear I could hear him.

- I swear I could hear him.
- Lyla, calm down.

Calm down? How can I be calm?
How can I be calm?

I've been calm for over 10 years
and look where it's gotten me.

Lyla, you're losing it.

You're right. And maybe it's about time.

Don't do anything crazy, okay?

We're on our honeymoon, but we're leaving.
We'll get there as soon as we can, okay?

Okay, Jack, he's worth three times
what you're offering him.

- Wallace--
- You heard him in the park!

You're a pain in the ass.

- Two-fifty if he can play for two hours.
- No, five or he walks.

- Five hundred? I'll give him 250--
- Five hundred or he walks, all right?

- He walks?
- We have lightning in a bottle, Jack.

No, there's no parents. I'm his guardian.

No, I'm his representation,
that's why I'm making the deal.

May I help you?

- I'm trying to find my son.
- Hold on a second.

Name?

Mommy.

I don't know.

- Mom.
- Mommy.

Mommy, look at me.

I'm sorry, ma'am, we're closing.

Please, I just--I wanna know his name.

To even consider re-establishing contact
with a child, there is a detailed process.

I don't care about your process! Okay?

Ma'am, we're closed.
Come back tomorrow.

Lyla.

Novacek.

- Hi, this is Lyla--
- And Lizzy.

And we're not here right now,
so leave a message.

Arthur!

What'd I tell you
about talking to strangers?

- Yeah, what's your name?
- My name is Mr. Jeffries, and yours?

Arthur. We ain't strangers now.

Look, Mr. Wallace,
I'm here making my normal rounds.

I'm trying to find these kids.

This girl, her name is Geralda.
She should be about 14 now.

Don't know her, Mr. Jeffries.

Okay, well, maybe you can help me
with this young man.

Little boy that came up missing recently
and his name is Evan Taylor.

He's about 12.

And what if I find this Evan
and I turn him over to you?

What then? You don't care about a kid
after he's in the system.

- It's not like that--
- Oh, I know exactly what it's like.

You don't follow up.
And you throw him from place to place.

Eventually, you end up in a place
where they kick the crap out of you.

Go to bed at night
and he tries to close his eyes, ears.

Shut out the world.

What happens to that kid?
What do you think he hears?

What do you think he hears?

- Nothing.
- Nothing. Nothing at all.

Are you all right?

- Yeah, I'm cool.
- He's good.

Fourteenth Precinct, Sergeant O'Malley.

No. That doesn't cut it.

No! Oh, is that final?

Okay, well, here's my final offer:
we're history!

- Deal's off.
- But I wanna play.

You play when I say play.
You breathe when I say breathe.

- You got that, boy?
- But I have to play.

Wizard, I need them to hear.

You forget about your parents!
They were pretty quick to forget about you.

You don't know how it could be for you.

You do not know how precious
your gift is.

You're just a kid, you don't know.

I do, August.

- Wizard. Wizard.
- Talk to me. What happened?

- It's Arthur. The cops chased him here.
- Okay, split up. You know the drill.

- We gotta help Arty.
- Forget Arty. Arty's on his own.

- That's the book.
- No.

- August!
- Grab him. Grab him. There he goes.

He went outside over there.

Up there. You see him?
See him? Look, over there.

- Hey, kid, don't move.
- Hey, you!

Cops. Cops.

Cops. Over here.

Grab that kid over there.
Grab him, grab him.

Listen, you can't let the cops catch you.

If they do,
you don't tell them your real name...

...because they'll send you right back
where you came from, you got that?

I don't wanna lose you...

...but if we get separated,
we meet at the arch.

Do not tell them your name.

Hey, when I say run, you run, okay?

Let me see your hands.

- Run, August. Run, August. Run!
- Hey, kid.

Hey, kid, stop.

Open the door.

- Hi.
- Hi.

I know how this looks, you know.
I'm not crazy.

Nobody thinks you're crazy.
What's your name?

Lyla Novacek.

Well, it's like
the woman explained to you.

- You fill out a couple forms--
- Six months, they said.

I don't have six months for forms.

Then I can't help you, then.

Explain something to me now. Why now?

Why not before? Why is it so important
that you want him now?

I've always wanted him.

I've waited 11 years, two months,
and 15 days...

...to find out that he's alive.

I've been counting.

- Hi, this is Lyla--
- And Lizzy.

And we're not here right now,
so leave a message.

What are you waiting for?

You see, I know this girl
that lives across the street.

Lyla Novacek.

I've been standing outside here waiting.

I wrote her a song.

Oh, the musician.
She keeps me up half the night.

Well, I haven't seen her in a few days.
She's off on her honeymoon.

Thanks.

And this isn't your signature?

You do realize that he's probably
already been placed with a family, correct?

Do you have children, Mr. Jeffries?

Yeah, I did.

Then you know.

What's his birthday?

December 17th, 1995.

Yeah, I know.

Excuse me a minute.

This is him.

Yeah.

You the one slept under my bed?

Do you live here?

Me and my grandma do,
till our boat comes in.

Do you like music?

More than food.

Do you know your notes?

I've never seen them like that before.

See here:

" Every Good Boy Does Fine"
on the lines.

And " F, A, C, E" in between.

And "Great Big Dogs Fight Animals."

And "All Cars Eat Gas." Get it?

You're like an angel.

Okay. I gotta go.

Gotta go to school.

Can I borrow this?

Later.

Holy....

Reverend J.!

You're not gonna believe this,
Reverend J. Come quick.

- Slow down, Hope.
- You've gotta see what's happened.

Remember in Music Appreciation
we had a class on Mozart?

Yes.

Remember you said
he was like a musical pod?

- Prodigy.
- Exactly.

Well, I have one of those,
and he's living under my bed.

So I showed him the scales
and when I came home, he was....

Mr. Jeffries, hi, it's Lyla Novacek again.

I was just checking in.

Right, I understand.

You know,
if there's any more information or--

Yeah, just call.

I'll take it.

How long do you think you'll be staying?

As long as it takes.

Sorry.

I don't know, Lizzy, it's like...

...I just woke up...

...and I should start playing again.

I should play.

I know it sounds crazy,
but maybe he'll hear me.

Hey, Marshall. It's me.

I'm in New York.

Is the band still minus
one mad Connelly brother?

Having you guys here,
it'd be great, you know?

Just an idea.

Hey, Frank. It's Louis.

Louis Connelly.

And?

I played here with me band
a couple of years ago.

Well, about 10 years ago.

Hey, hey, listen, Frank.

I'm gonna play you one song, all right?
Just one song.

And if you don't like it,
you can throw me out.

You brought us a prodigy, Reverend.

- He is a mystery.
- Here in the "Well-Tempered Clavier"....

Dean, I thought he was an angel.

There's no record of
an August Rush anywhere.

It's about foundation,
starting with a very simple, orderly chord.

Lyla, just relax.

- This piece.
- You're pushing yourself too hard.

I don't know if I can do this.

You're playing with the Philharmonic.

That's great.

Okay, let's keep going.

Start with a C-major chord,
then a modulation to G.

Once we get to G,
we go back to C, very simple.

And we have C, G, C.

At the very beginning, C-major chord.

We have this chaotic evolution
into a remote G-major.

C-major chord, then move into a G.

What's this, August?

The diminished fifth, sir.

Key change here.

And then the rise with those round horns,
the oboes...

...into the allegro staccato strings.

Mr. Rush.

- I'm sorry.
- Why are you apologizing, August?

Sometimes I don't listen well...

...and I don't do the homework
like I'm supposed to.

Well, I'm sure you'll do better
in the future.

The New York Philharmonic Orchestra
is having a concert.

In the history of this school we have never
performed the work of a first-year student...

...and certainly no one of your age.

But now, we've asked them
if they could perform your rhapsody.

Would you like that?

Well, good. Good.

How many people will hear it?

Well, it would be performed in Central Park,
on the Great Lawn.

A hundred?

Much more. Thousands.

Okay. Because I need to play it
to a lot of people. Lots and lots.

We'll see what we can do to help.

August, three artists will be performing
and you will be featured last.

How do you do it?

How does the music come to you?

I just hear it.

Sometimes I wake up and it's there...

...or I hear it
when I'm walking down the street.

It's like someone's calling out to me.

Writing it all down
is like I'm calling back to them.

Who?

The ones who gave me the music.

- You sure you're ready for this, Louis?
- Are you?

Bravo, August!

Good one!

August, boy, you're a hard guy to find.

Been looking everywhere for you.

Excuse me.
You're interrupting a rehearsal here.

- Yeah, rehearsal, right.
- And you are...?

Come here to me, son.

Come here.

What'd they do to you?

Nothing.

These people can steal your soul.

Sir, whomever you are,
you don't have the right.

I'm his father, all right?
I have every right.

I'll take you home now. Come on.

But I have a concert. I like it here.

- He's a remarkable boy--
- You don't think I know that?

What'd you do, you just snatched him up
off the street? That gives you the right?

Wait a moment,
we've been teaching him here.

What are you gonna do?

Fill his head with classical theory
and rules?

You can't learn music from books.

It's out there.

You teach him?

He teaches you.

You learn from him.

We are.
I assure you, Mr. Rush, every day.

You should be with family. Come on.

Mr. Rush, please.

Do you have any idea of the importance
of the concert tomorrow night, for August?

August. Wait, listen.

You gotta tell me right now,
is this man really your father?

You can tell me the truth.

I know your real name.

Evan.

August.

Evan.

Is he your father?

He taught me everything I know.

And we are back, we are back.

Don't make it harder for yourself, Aug.

Wizard's not so bad.

You saw the kid, right?
He's a freak of nature. Yeah.

Here's the deal. Thousand a night, two
weeks minimum, three cities guaranteed.

Then we ship him out to your partner
on the West Coast. No.

He just ain't feeling well.

He said you the only one
who gonna make him feel better.

Competition. All right, I'll be back.
You do what you do.

Yo, yo.

I'm his representation.
That's why I'm making the deal.

Come on. No, there's no parents.

Great sounds, kid.

Gibson J-200?

It's beautiful.

Can I see her?

Hey. It's okay.

I'm a musician too.

Yeah.

Oh, yeah.

Nice action.

You're pretty good.

Thanks.

See what you can do with mine.

How long you been playing?

Six months.

Six months?

How'd you learn how to play like that
in six months?

Juilliard.

Juilliard?

Yes, sir.

I have my own concert tonight.

Do you reckon I should believe you?

Yeah. But I can't go.

Why's that?

It's kind of a long story.

Well, if I went to Juilliard
and I had a concert tonight...

...I wouldn't miss it for the world.

Yeah.

But what if something bad
would happen if you did it?

You never quit on your music.

No matter what happens.

Because anytime
something bad happens to you...

...it's the one place you can escape to
and just let it go.

I learned that the hard way.

And anyway, look at me.

Nothing bad's gonna happen.

You gotta have a little faith.

I'm Louis.

Ev--August.

August Rush.

- Cool name.
- August!

Come on!

I gotta go, August.

Bye.

Yeah.

Bye.

Yes, I made him memorize our number.

I understand. Your department's
doing everything they can.

Do you think anything bad
happened to him?

I'm sure he's fine.

I prayed for him. Did you?

Yeah.

Well, if his father loves him like he should,
then he'll do what's best for his son.

You believe that, don't you?

- Yeah.
- Good.

Now go get ready.

Welcome to our Concert in the Park...

...and the Mercedes Drive Your Future
Scholarship Celebration.

And now it is with enormous pleasure...

...that I welcome back to the concert stage
one of Juilliard's own, Lyla Novacek.

I have to go now.

I'm not coming back this time.

He's just kidding, Wizard.

Me and August have a understanding.
Don't we?

Aug, you can't leave me, man.

Yes, I can.

Because you have to
find your parents, right?

Yeah. My concert's starting.

Well, all my money's on the fact
your folks won't be able to find you.

You know why?

Because they can't hear you.

They're probably dead.

You're not going anywhere.

Nowhere to go, son.

Run, boy.

Run, August, run.

August!

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen.

Music has always fascinated us
in the way that it communicates.

Without words, without pictures.

And that leads us
to our final performance.

How much longer to the airport?

Man, it jams up the traffic.

Bring you back to the old days,
eh, Louis?

"August Rush."

Evan Taylor.

Unfortunately, our last performer
seems to have....

He's here. He's here. He's here.

Excellent.

Perhaps there's no one else who can
better personify the mystery that is music...

...than our final composer.

Hey, what's that?

Concerts in the Park every spring.

Let me out.

Let me out! Let me out!

The music is all around us.

All you have to do is listen.

Bamba, bamba

Oh, bamba, bamba

Para bailar la bamba

Bamba, bamba

- Para bailar la bamba
- Bamba, bamba

Se necesita una poca de gracia

Bamba, bamba

Una poca de gracia pa mi pa ti

Y arriba, y arriba

Bamba, bamba

Yeah, dance with me, baby

Bamba, bamba

Let's dance tonight

Say arriba, y arriba

Bamba, bamba

Say arriba, y arriba

Bamba, bamba

Yeah, yeah, yeah