“Bob Ellis on the drums!”

The score behind this movie is what brings the life and intensity to the story. The opening scene you here a faint rolling snare drum building up when suddenly "Bam!". Out of black, you see Andrew drumming in the practice hall of Shaffer. The reason this is a very effective scene is because the drum helps set the intensity of the entire movie with the build up from a slow heartbeat, to he speed of a machine gun going off during a war. Justin Hurwitzz, composed the majority of the score for the movie, but the best composition he had was in one particular scene.Fletcher comes into the band room, and he tells everyone to set down their instruments and listen up. He puts in a CD while telling a story about a former student who has recently died. 

This scene is the first time you really see Fletcher as at least a small portion of a regular human being. The song playing on the CD was the student,Sean Casey, performing at his last concert he did. You actually start to feel bad for Fletcher as you here the smooth jazz playing while he tells this heartfelt story.

Nothing in this movie will compare to the closing scene. The drums, band, and drama it has it all.It starts off as Andrew is coming to play for Fletcher after reconciling with him. Fletcher gave Andrew the wrong sheet music for the performance. After humiliating Andrew seeing him leave the stage two seconds later you see Andrew come back with a fire in him to prove himself worthy to play in this band. The closing drum off is beautiful in tying the story to a close, because you see Andrew Finally get the approval he wanted so bad.