August Rush Page #5

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.

[LUCAS REYNOLDS'

"SOMETHING INSIDE" PLAYING]

[PHONE DIALING]

- [ON RECORDING] Hi, this is Lyla--

-And Lizzy.

And we're not here right now,

so leave a message.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

MAN [SINGING]:

When the one thing you're looking for

[PHONE DIALING]

Is nowhere to be found

And you're back-stepping

All of your moves

Trying to figure it out

MAN:

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.

WOMAN:
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.

MAN [SINGING]:
And you wanna give out

You wanna give in

Your head's wrapped around

What's around the next bend

You wish you could find

Something warm

'Cause you're shivering cold

It's the first thing you see

As you open your eyes

The last thing you say

As you're saying goodbye

But something inside you

Is crying and driving you on

RICHARD:

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.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"PHOTO OF EVAN" PLAYING]

This is him.

Yeah.

[BELLS TOLLING]

[PEOPLE CHATTERING]

[MARK MANCINA'S "PIANO LESSON"

PLAYING ON PIANO]

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.

[THUDS]

[PLAYING MARK MANCINA'S

"BASKETBALL"]

Holy....

Reverend J.!

[ORGAN SOUNDS]

You're not gonna believe this,

Reverend J. Come quick.

-Whoa. Slow down, Hope.

-You've gotta see what's happened.

[PLAYING MARK MANCINA'S

"3 NOTE THEME"]

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....

LYLA:

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.

WOMAN:

How long do you think you'll be staying?

LYLA:

As long as it takes.

Sorry.

LYLA:

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.

LOUIS:

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.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"AUGUST TO JUILLIARD" PLAYING]

WOMAN:

You brought us a prodigy, Reverend.

-He is a mystery.

MAN:
Here in the "Well-Tempered Clavier"....

Dean, I thought he was an angel.

There's no record of

an August Rush anywhere.

MAN:
It's about foundation,

starting with a very simple, orderly chord.

LOUIS [SINGING]:

As you open your eyes

The last thing you say

As you're saying goodbye

But something inside you

Is crying and driving you on

[CELLO PLAYING DAVE METZGER'S

"CELLO CONCERTO IN E MINOR"]

LIZZY:

Lyla, just relax.

LYLA:
This piece.

LIZZY:
You're pushing yourself too hard.

I don't know if I can do this.

LIZZY:

You're playing with the Philharmonic.

That's great.

Okay, let's keep going.

MAN:
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.

[KNOCKING]

Ah. 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.

[PEOPLE CHUCKLING]

We'll see what we can do to help.

DEAN:
August, three artists will be

performing, and you will be featured last.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"JUILLIARD MONTAGE" PLAYING]

How do you do it?

How does the music come to you?

AUGUST:

I just hear it.

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

...or I hear it

when I'm walking down the street.

[MARK MANCINA'S

"JUILLIARD MONTAGE" PLAYING]

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.

MARSHALL:

You sure you're ready for this, Louis?

Are you?

[ORCHESTRA PLAYING MARK MANCINA'S

"RHAPSODY REHEARSAL"]

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.

WALLACE:
Yeah, rehearsal, right.

MAN:
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--

WALLACE:
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? Ha!

He teaches you.

You learn from him.

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