‘Tune Sung Blue’ Author/Director On Neil Diamond’s Response

With the vacation launch of Tune Sung Blue, author/director Craig Brewer had already acquired the final word glowing evaluate.

Based mostly on the Greg Kohs documentary of the identical title a couple of Neil Diamond tribute band, Brewer mentioned the 2x Grammy winner requested when he may “watch it once more” after screening the movie starring Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman, now in theaters.

“I used to be not within the room with him, however I had just a few spies,” Brewer informed Leisure Weekly. “I had additionally been prepped that Neil doesn’t get effusively enthusiastic or into motion pictures. He watches them, he research them — that’s what I used to be informed.”

Brewer recalled of Diamond’s response, “I used to be informed from his people who they have been stunned to see simply how enthusiastic he began to get with it, that he was tapping his foot, that he would applaud after every music quantity, and that he cried. He went as much as the projectionist, or the particular person was operating the screening, and after they launched themselves to him, he mentioned, ‘Okay, nicely, when’s the subsequent screening? Can we watch it once more?’

“And so I used to be so pleased about his response as a result of I hope what it does for him — not that he seems for this or wants it — however I simply hope he is aware of how extremely related his contribution to songwriting is,” he added. “These songs are lovely, and yeah, he’s a performer, however he’s a author. He wrote these, he thought them, he felt them in his soul, after which he created them.”

Tune Sung Blue follows the musical journey and love story of Milwaukee couple Mike (Jackman) and Claire (Hudson), who kind the Diamond tribute act, Lightning and Thunder.