Last weekend I saw another movie in which the story is based on music. “The song” (2014) by Richard Ramsey is a story about a novice musician: a talented singer and guitarist who fights to disengage himself from the legend of his father. The story starts with the romantic meeting of Jed (Alan Powell) and his future wife Rose (Ali Faulkner). After getting married Jed writes an song named after his wife which becomes a hit. Because of this song all Jed’s concerts are sold out. In Jed’s life everything goes well. Jed and Rose become parents, the family vineyard prospers, and Jed’s career gains momentum. In a nutshell it is idyllic. Everything is so perfect and when you watch the film you are just waiting for a disaster to strike. Jed’s artistic life takes him away from his family life. A pretty songstress employed by the band called Shelby (Caitlin Nicol-Thomas) entices the singer. Exhaustion and stress appear during concerts. We have one man and two women who are as different as water and fire, both in appearance and temperament - this situation can only mean trouble. The song which was the beginning of Jed’s career becomes the beginning of his marital problems. The problems overcome Jed and he seeks a solution in drugs. During his progressive downfall he destroys everything important to him. He has to plumb the depths to get back on the right path. Fortunately, music has the gift of catharsis, especially if the author has something important to say. “The song” is a melodrama and its storyline is predictable. The music in the film is easy to listen to, and the songs have a lot of hooks. I liked listening to the music realized by Jed and Shelby. The artists play well together on stage, have fun with music and make wonderful musical arrangements. Without this, “The song” could be one of thousands of similar films. The positive reviews and the previous musical film “Begin Again” meant that my expectations were probably a bit too high.