Music of the Heart (1999)

October 29, 1999 (US) • Drama, Music • 124m

Overview

After Roberta Guaspari separates from her husband, she receives encouragement from her mother to take up a job of a music teacher at the Central Park East School in East Harlem.

Director

Wes Craven

Writer

Pamela Gray

Top Billed

Meryl Streep

Keywords

violin music teacher biography based on true story violinist school teacher harlem, new york city

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Top Billed Cast

Meryl Streep

Roberta

Aidan Quinn

Brian

Angela Bassett

Janet

Gloria Estefan

Isabel

Cloris Leachman

Assunta

Josh Pais

Dennis

Jane Leeves

Dorothea

Kieran Culkin

Lexi at 15

Charlie Hofheimer

Nick at 17

Jay O. Sanders

Dan Paxton

Henry Dinhofer

Lexi at 5

Michael Angarano

Nick at 7

Robert Ari

Supervisor

Teddy Coluca

Taxi Driver

Barbara Gonzalez

Janet's Secretary

Jade Yorker

DeSean at 11

Victoria Gómez

Lucy at 10

Justin Pierre Edmund

Bongo Kid

Justin 'DJ' Spaulding

Naeem at 9

Zoe Sternbach-Taubman

Guadalupe at 9

Christopher Lopez

Adam

Ruben Jared Seraballs

James

Lucy Nonas-Barnes

Becky

Rosalyn Coleman

Mrs. Adisa

Kevin Miller

Hall Boy

Hazel Medina

Alice

Iraida Polanco

Landlady

Asha Sapp

Tanisha

Betsy Aidem

Mrs. Lamb

Julie Janney

Flight Attendant

Cole Hawkins

Lawrence at 5

Arthur French

Ernie

Edmund Wilkinson

Sheetrock Man

French Napier

Painter

Socorro Santiago

Lucy's Mother

Dominic Walters

Justin

Jean-Luke Figueroa

Ramon

Sam Fox Royston

Leonard

Eva Loomis

Vanessa

Melay Araya

Rachel

Asease Korankyi

Shandra

Myra Lucretia Taylor

Beverly

Olga Merediz

Ramon's Mother

Christian Berreondo

Ramon's Brother

Leilani Irvin

Myesha

Sophia Guaspari

Rosario

Adam LeFevre

Mr. Klein

Rafael John Alan Hines

Simon

Jordan Ware

Kenny

Amanda Muchnick

Stephanie

Ian Quinlan

Carlos

Naeem Jones

Toussaint

Mateo Gómez

Ramon's Father

Rosalyn Benniman

Woman at Opus Meeting

Leon Addison Brown

Mr. Adams

Arnold Steinhardt

Self

Scott Cumberbatch

Lawrence at 15

Majid R. Khaliq

Naeem Adisa at 19

Molly Gia Foresta

Guadalupe at 19

Cristina Gómez

Lucy at 20

Omari Toomer

DeSean at 21

Tarik Lowe

Teammate #1

Justin Daly

Teammate #2

Isaac Stern

Self

Isaiah Sheffer

Carnegie Hall Concert Director

Mark O'Connor

Self

Michael Tree

Self

Charles Veal Jr.

Self

Karen Briggs

Self

Itzhak Perlman

Self

Sandra Park

Self

Diane Monroe

Self

Joshua Bell

Self

Jonathan Feldman

Self

Dyllon Rogers

Horse Hair Boy

April Davis

First Grade Girl

Anibal Crooklyn Cuevas

Frog Hair Boy

Sam Deutsch

Violin Student

Lucy Little

Violin Student

Jose Miguel Rojas

Violin Student

Andrew Mayer

Violin Student

Rebecca Dinhofer

Violin Student

Christopher Katrandjian

Violin Student

Ama Korankyi

Violin Student

Chantilly Mariani

Violin Student

Thomas Martin

Violin Student

Derek Ambrosi

Audience Member (uncredited)

Ruth Barrie

Woman Shopper (uncredited)

David Chen

Parent (uncredited)

Gideon Jacobs

Headlock Boy (uncredited)

Emily Johnson

Mother of Student (uncredited)

Gabriella Loutfi

Violin Student (uncredited)

John P. McGinty

Naval Officer (uncredited)

Kirby Mitchell

New York Times Reporter (uncredited)

Sarallen

Old Woman in Tenement Building (uncredited)

Ronald Sylvers

Parent (uncredited)

Crew

Pamela Gray

Screenplay

Wes Craven

Director

Patrick Lussier

Editor

Allan Miller

Producer

Marianne Maddalena

Producer

Walter Scheuer

Producer

Beth Kuhn

Art Direction

Peggy Mulloy

Unit Publicist

George DeTitta Jr.

Set Decoration

Peter Deming

Director of Photography

Bruce Alan Miller

Production Design

Gregg Featherman

Editor

Susan Kaplan

Producer

Susan Lyall

Costume Design

Avy Kaufman

Casting

Sheila Waldron

Script Supervisor

Frank Anello

Stand In

Bob Weinstein

Executive Producer

Daniel K. Arredondo

Associate Producer

Meryl Poster

Co-Producer

Sandy Gallin

Co-Producer

Amy Slotnick

Executive Producer

Stuart M. Besser

Co-Producer

Nicholas Mastandrea

Associate Producer

Harvey Weinstein

Executive Producer

Peter Bucossi

Stunt Coordinator

Debi Young

Key Makeup Artist

Diane Warren

Songs

Mason Daring

Original Music Composer

J. Roy Helland

Makeup Artist

J. Roy Helland

Hairstylist

Lisa Hazell

Hairstylist

Mary Cooke

Hairstylist

Debi Young

Makeup Artist

Matiki Anoff

Makeup Department Head

Michael Barosky

Sound

Dean A. Zupancic

Sound

Reviews

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Status

Released

Original Language

Budget

$27,000,000

Revenue

$14,859,394

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Music of the Heart (1999)

Where to watch

Top Billed Cast

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Reviews

Recommended Movies

Strung

Whisper of the Heart

Bed and Board

Wrongfully Accused

Status