Song to Song by Terrence Malick

We all know Terrence Malick, we have been looking forward to his movies over the decades. However, since his 'Tree of Life' movie in 2011, he has been well, downright prolific. In 2016 he released the 'Knight of Cups', this year in March he is set to release the much talked about movie 'Song to Song'. The film which stars prolific actors such as Michael Fassbender, Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara, and Natalie Portman is just as lyrical and lovely as we would expect of any Malick’s movie. Other appearances that will feature in the film include; Iggy Pop, Lykke Li, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Patti Smith among others. It emboldens a music industry environment that is harsh for struggling artists and songwriters.

According to Ryan Gosling, there was no script used while shooting the movie

'Song to Song' tells of a modern love story that is set in Austin Texas where two entangled couples Faye (Rooney Mara) and BV (Ryan Gosling) struggling in the music industry, a music mogul Cook, and a waitress Portman are in a race for success through a harsh 'rock and roll' environment marred with seduction and betrayal. The two struggling songwriters Faye and BV are madly in love. However, their love story takes a different nasty turn when Cook (Michael Fassbender) makes an entry into their seemingly perfect lives. He seduces Faye setting their world-shaking.

Michael Fassbender was not part of the original cast. He took over Christian Bale's role when the latter had to back down due to commitments to another film

During the early stages of its development, the producers had not yet settled on the title. Initially it was called 'Lawless', however, this title was not catchy enough and it was dropped. Later in 2015 during the pre-production announcements, it was rumored that it would be titled 'Weightless'. However, this too was dropped in favor of the release titled 'Song to Song'. Since it was set in Austin Texas it is scheduled to be released during the SXSW film festival which makes sense since the festival takes place in Austin.

'Song to song' has received widespread publicity with rotten tomatoes having a 95% rating of the people who want to watch. This is not unusual given it is a Terrence Malick film. There are speculations that the film can make a very good double feature for his previous film 'Knight of Cups' which featured an artist lost in the lavish Las Vegas landscapes. However, this waits to be seen given the film is not yet out.

Malick however, cuts out some amazingly talented actors out in his final cut. It was so unpredictable that even Micheal Fassbender was not sure if he would be in it or not. He is reportedly recorded saying 'I am not even sure if I am in the final cut' '…I’ve got actually to go do some more voice overs just like reams and reams of that'. That is precisely what makes the movie worth watching because the suspense started right from the filming.

'Song to Song' is coming theaters March 17, 2017

Malick has been working on this film for more than five years; that is half a decade. Earliest citing of the cast rolls back to 2011. With those many years of filming, it only follows that the film will blow our minds. He has had enough time to choreograph it, do and redo it to get that perfect quality touch we all enjoy from all his films. It is an incredible masterpiece of art and I cannot wait for it to hit the theaters and drown myself in the drama and I know so do you.