From major box office hits to cult classics, Austin has provided a spectacular landscape for filmmakers to bring their vision to life. Visitors have flocked to destinations featured in iconic locally made films like "Dazed and Confused" and "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre." With over 50 years of production, there are many film tourism locations in the Austin area to experience including those seen in "Song To Song."
There are a number of musical performances filmed at the Fun, Fun, Fun Fest, a music festival that used to take place at Austin's Auditorium Shores. Faye (Mara), BV (Gosling) and Cook (Fassbender) hang out back stage and watch the artist from side stage, including a band fronted by a wild Val Kilmer.
Rhonda (Portman) and her mother Miranda (Hunter) look on at the construction of the house that Cook (Fassbender) bought for Miranda. This location is part of the (now completed) Mueller Austin neighborhood which includes residential, shopping and dining options and is just east of the beautiful Mueller Lake Park walking trails.
During a sequence filmed at the annual ACL Festival, BV (Gosling) hangs out with musician/actress Li Lykke and Faye (Mara), while Cook (Fassbender) charms Rhonda (Portman) as they watch the show from the VIP area above the stage. Cook and his friends also wander around the Zilker Park crowd and meet up with the Red hot Chili Peppers. Scenes for the first episode of "Walker" were also filmed at Zilker Park during a quieter time.
Rhonda (Portman) and her mom Miranda (Hunter) are working on rehabbing an empty building. A few years later, this location became the amazing YETI Austin Flagship store, just south of the famous Congress Avenue Bridge where the Austin colony of bats make their nightly outing for dinner from May-September.
Faye (Mara) walks her dog along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike-and-Bike Trail, onto one of the wooden piers on the north side of Lady Bird Lake. Located almost directly behind the Four Seasons Hotel, the spot is a fantastic place to view the Congress Avenue bats from Spring through early Fall.
Faye (Mara) and her father (Coleman) can be seen dining at Vespaio, a popular wine bar and Italian restaurant on South Congress. Visit the restaurant yourself, which is regarded as one of the best Italian spots in Austin.
Faye (Mara) and her father (Coleman) visit her seemingly bare-bones apartment, which is actually a room at the chic bungalow-style Hotel San Jose. This hotel is located on the vibrant South Congress Avenue.
Hotel Saint Cecilia, a stylish boutique hotel off South Congress Avenue, served as a major set during the movie. Scenes included singer/songwriter Patti Smith and Faye (Mara) chatting at length as well as BV (Gosling) and Lykke Li playing the keyboard on the black-and-white striped terrace.
Formerly known as the Hangar Lounge, this rooftop bar on Colorado Street is where BV (Gosling) and Cook (Fassbender) get into an argument over the direction of BV's record. During the scene, BV smashes a beer bottle and spits on the ground.
The film is bookended with Faye (Mara) at the Mohawk music venue. At the beginning, she is taking in a show from the patio deck at the Red River venue. At the end of the film, she is alone in the empty club.
Explore more iconic filming locations during your next visit to Austin. The Austin Film Tourism Guide has details on the where scenes from your favorite movie and television series were filmed in and around Austin.
We did Grease in 2016 - so I was able to grab my file to see what we did to use these songs - here's some info:
Samuel French only holds the stage rights to GREASE - so to license the additional songs, you need to contact Warner/Chapell - and that contact information was in the licensing contract. Warner/Chapell, however, does not send you the sheet music. Samuel French can send copies of You're The One That I Want, and Hopelessly Devoted - for us it was an extra $200.
I received a questionnaire prior to our licensing application being fully accepted -and I had to submit a seating chart of our space (because they charge by the seat, not average sales history). One of the questions was: Will you be requesting permission to perform the movie songs - They are "Grease", "Sandy", "Hopelessly Devoted to You", and "You're the One That I Want"
One of the other documents in th efolder isa "Theatrical License Request Form" for the movie songs - and it says to allow 3-4 weeks for clearance of requests.
Hope this helps a bit! I will say that Grease was the most expensive show we ever produced for licensing costs and rental materials, etc (not production costs like costumes, lumber). Contract costs were over $9000 - we did 5 performances, and we have an 1100 seat house, tickets were $6-9. But we had to rent additional chorus books for $10 per person. Buy the script books for dialogue from SF. License additional songs through Warner/Chapell. It felt like a lot of nickel-and-diming because there are so many factors to take into consideration.
For years, I said that we'd never to do Grease - and that if we ever did, it would be because we either needed more community support for our program, or more money. At the time, we needed both. When everyone asks WHY? - I bring up the themes of the storyline - smoking, drinking, Rizzo's situation, Sandy changing to please a guy... it has toe-tapping music, but the messages are mixed at best. We did cover our costs - but we didn't sell out the place.
But if your audience members are like mine - they will want what they see on stage to closely resemble the movie - so we felt we needed to add those songs.
We did Grease in 2016 - so I was able to grab my file to see what we did to use these songs - here's some info:
Samuel French only holds the stage rights to GREASE - so to license the additional songs, you need to contact Warner/Chapell - and that contact information was in the licensing contract. Warner/Chapell, however, does not send you the sheet music. Samuel French can send copies of You're The One That I Want, and Hopelessly Devoted - for us it was an extra $200.
I received a questionnaire prior to our licensing application being fully accepted -and I had to submit a seating chart of our space (because they charge by the seat, not average sales history). One of the questions was: Will you be requesting permission to perform the movie songs - They are "Grease", "Sandy", "Hopelessly Devoted to You", and "You're the One That I Want"
One of the other documents in th efolder isa "Theatrical License Request Form" for the movie songs - and it says to allow 3-4 weeks for clearance of requests.
Hope this helps a bit! I will say that Grease was the most expensive show we ever produced for licensing costs and rental materials, etc (not production costs like costumes, lumber). Contract costs were over $9000 - we did 5 performances, and we have an 1100 seat house, tickets were $6-9. But we had to rent additional chorus books for $10 per person. Buy the script books for dialogue from SF. License additional songs through Warner/Chapell. It felt like a lot of nickel-and-diming because there are so many factors to take into consideration.
For years, I said that we'd never to do Grease - and that if we ever did, it would be because we either needed more community support for our program, or more money. At the time, we needed both. When everyone asks WHY? - I bring up the themes of the storyline - smoking, drinking, Rizzo's situation, Sandy changing to please a guy... it has toe-tapping music, but the messages are mixed at best. We did cover our costs - but we didn't sell out the place.
But if your audience members are like mine - they will want what they see on stage to closely resemble the movie - so we felt we needed to add those songs.
The Hong Kong Film Award for Best Original Film Song is an award presented annually at the Hong Kong Film Awards for a film with the best original song. As of 2016 the current winner is She Remembers, He Forgets with Day Tai composing, Saville Chan for lyrics and Feanna Wong singing.[1]
Song of the South is a 1946 American live-action/animated musical comedy-drama film directed by Harve Foster and Wilfred Jackson, produced by Walt Disney, and released by RKO Radio Pictures. It is based on the Uncle Remus stories as adapted by Joel Chandler Harris, and stars James Baskett as Uncle Remus in his final film role. The film takes place in the U.S. state of Georgia during the Reconstruction era, a period of American history after the end of the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. The story follows seven-year-old Johnny (Bobby Driscoll) who is visiting his grandmother's plantation for an extended stay. Johnny befriends Uncle Remus, an elderly worker on the plantation, and takes joy in hearing his tales about the adventures of Br'er Rabbit, Br'er Fox, and Br'er Bear. Johnny learns from the stories how to cope with the challenges he is experiencing while living on the plantation.
Walt Disney had wanted to produce a film based on the Uncle Remus stories for some time. In 1939 he began negotiating with the Harris family for the film rights, and in 1944, filming for Song of the South began. The studio constructed a plantation set, for the outdoor scenes, in Phoenix, Arizona, while other scenes were filmed in Hollywood. The film is predominantly live action, but includes three animated segments, which were later released as stand-alone television features. Some scenes also feature a combination of live action with animation. Song of the South premiered in Atlanta in November 1946 and the remainder of its initial theater run was a financial success. The song "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" won the 1947 Academy Award for Best Original Song[5] and Baskett received an Academy Honorary Award for his performance as Uncle Remus.
Since its initial release the film has attracted controversy, with critics characterizing its portrayal of African Americans and plantation life as racist. As a result of the film's controversial legacy, Disney has not released Song of the South on any home video format in the United States, and the film has never been available on its streaming platform Disney+. Some of the musical and animated sequences have been released through other means, and the full film has seen home video distribution in other countries, as well as fan-made 4K remasters that can be viewed at the Internet Archive.[6] The cartoon characters from the film continued to appear in a variety of books, comics, and other Disney media for many decades after the film's release. The theme park ride Splash Mountain, located at Tokyo Disneyland and formerly located at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, is based on the film's animated sequences.