The kid almost kills himself literally trying to be the best drummer. We needed to do something to show that it wasnt just going to be a tiny little movie about a jazz drummer, says estabrook. Whiplash has snap, and a crazy beat an aspiring jazz drummer gets pushed to his limits in this film starring miles teller and j. Andrew steps in, stating he knows the song, whiplash, by heart. Teller was cast because he was a better known name and an actual.
Well, okay, there arent too many that are totally about drumming. It was a climate of fear and tough love, and i just remember feeling those emotions of anxiety and stress and anguish as a drummer, and i wanted to make a movie about what that felt like. Is whiplash actor miles teller really playing the drums. Whiplash may be headed for an oscar for its portrayal of a young drummer pushed to the edge of his limits by a harsh music professor, but its not the first time drums have been the star of a movie. They shoot it, cut it, and hope to god it gets a run in the festival circuit. Officially, damien chazelles blistering commercial thriller, whiplash, is about obsession and perfection in the jazz world. Mar 17, 2015 what do drummers think of the movie whiplash. Andrew neimans amazing drum solo best movie ending ever. Its inspiring to watch young jazz drummer andrew miles teller push himself to new heights, but also disturbing to see. Faking it wasnt an option miles teller, the star of whiplash, on escaping death, clashing with nicole kidman, and why he doesnt want to be spiderman. Whiplash follows the relationship between an ambitious young drummer, andrew, played by miles teller, and his demanding instructor fletcher. Whiplash tells the story of student musician, andrew miles teller as he tries to earn the respect of jazz conductor j. As it turns out, the 27yearold does plays the drums, and its really him playing in the movie. Motion picture arts and sciences recognizes the movie as being based on the short film of the same name by chazelle.
This film is wonderfully crafted and creates real movie magic. It would be hard to use a body double convincingly for something like this, and it didnt look phony at all. The oscarnominated film about a tyrannical music teacher and his star pupil is out of sync with reality, says ladytrons touring. So i finally got around to watching the movie whiplash. Teller was cast because he was a better known name and an actual drummer. If erksine is correct i have no idea why that drummer would do such a. To make the drumming appear real enough to pass with macbride and other musicians, lang practiced the songs in the movie to the point. Terence fletcher mentoring an aspiring jazz drummer miles teller, whiplash takes on the usually flowery musicalprodigy genre to reveal that you cant just practice, practice, and practice to get to carnegie hall, so to speak. He and the director of photography, sharone meir, give whiplash the brooding, spooky look of a horror movie, turning the new york streets and the school hallways into a realm of deep. Andrew neiman miles teller wants to be a great drummer. Is whiplash actor miles teller really playing the drums in. Andrew neglects the music sheets to buy a can of coke at the automated vending machine.
The movie soundtrack of whiplash will be released on october 7, 2014 by varese sarabande. Whiplash ar en amerikansk dramafilm fran 2014, skriven och regisserad av. Amazing scene from the movie whiplash where andrew neiman is showing of his skills. Nondrummersmusicians can sometimes ignorantly assume that drumming in particular only involves mindlessly whacking the instrument any old way, so i liked how it portrayed just how much goes into drumming by highlighting techniques and the fine details such as rushing and dragging tempos. In whiplash, miles teller plays andrew, an obsessive music conservatory student in new york who practices drumming until his hands bleed. He practices intensely and incessantly, forgoes a relationship with a girl, listens fanatically to buddy rich. Jimmy chats with miles teller about his dramatic film whiplash and how he really played drums for the role. Mar 19, 2015 1 comment on behind the scenes of whiplash. Nov 27, 2019 home blogs mentoring and recovery the real story behind whiplash. In whiplash, jazz drummer andrew endures a brutal, sustained campaign of bullying. Nondrummersmusicians can sometimes ignorantly assume that drumming in particular only involves mindlessly whacking the instrument any old way, so i liked how it portrayed just how much goes into drumming by highlighting techniques and the fine details such as rushing and dragging. Nate lang, a new yorkbased drummer and actor, trained teller three to four hours a day for two months. Professional drummer peter erskine, whose work has been featured on more than 600 recordings, discusses the new film whiplash.
Simmons as the overbearing music school teacher dr. As it turns out, while whiplash isnt based on a true story, but it is inspired by the experiences of director damien chazelle as a drummer. Feb 05, 2015 what helped make the movie seem so real. When casting the feature film version, the finalists for the role were teller and simmons. But damien chazelles, whiplash short film, was born in a unique way. As whiplash the title coming from a difficult jazz standard repeatedly played careens through its stanzas, the question for the young jazz drummer quickly becomes whether he can survive terrence fletchers brutal tutelage long enough to reach his. Littleknown production notes about the 2014 film whiplash, which won 3 oscars. Oct, 2014 the mediocre jazz in damien chazelles new film, whiplash, the story set in the present day of a young drummer miles teller under the brutal tutelage of a conservatory professor j. The mediocre jazz in damien chazelles new film, whiplash, the story set in the present day of a young drummer miles teller under the brutal tutelage of a conservatory professor j. Part of what makes whiplash so interesting is the uneasiness it imparts. After a first pass, its time to crack open the script for a deeper analysis and you can do that by creating a scenebyscene breakdown. For the final take, simmons and teller decided to film the scene with a real. The film, in theaters now, features miles teller as an aspiring jazz drummer and j. As tanner is looking for his music sheets, they mysteriously disappear.
Ive heard that the drummer was a union musician, thus not wanting his name to be on the movie. Does anyone have any more information regarding this. Whiplash critics consensus intense, inspiring, and wellacted, whiplash is a brilliant sophomore effort from director damien chazelle and a riveting vehicle for stars j. Jan 15, 2015 whiplash may be headed for an oscar for its portrayal of a young drummer pushed to the edge of his limits by a harsh music professor, but its not the first time drums have been the star of a movie. Sony pictures teller taught himself to play drums when he was 15.
Then theres a slowmotion zoom on neyman miles teller bashing away at his drum set. Now that whiplash was getting a bigger canvas, chazelle took a. I didnt find any real material to back that up though. Terence fletcher mentoring an aspiring jazz drummer miles teller, whiplash takes on the usually flowery musicalprodigy genre to reveal that you cant just practice, practice. You have to endure a physically abusive mentor, and drum. Meanwhile, the one very real detail in the film the big band chart titled whiplash which serves as inspiration and background to the movie is a kick for me because the composer and arranger of that piece, the late hank levy, worked a lot with the stan kenton orchestra while i was a member beginning at age 18 as well as with the don. If erksine is correct i have no idea why that drummer would do such a thing unless they paid him a lot or he. Driven by his demanding music teacher, drummer andrew is determined to succeed as a jazz musician even if it destroys his personality. How the whiplash short film became the whiplash movie. Damien chazelle wanted miles teller for the role of andrew neiman when he was filming the original short film whiplash 20 but teller was unavailable so johnny simmons was cast instead. N ormally, filmmakers write a short film before they write the feature script for the short film.
Also included are number of classic jazz standards by artists including stan getz, duke ellington and more, as well as snippets of. A young musician miles teller struggles to make it as a top jazz drummer. Whiplash, jazz, drumming, prog metal, and a young woman. The short script actually came after, and really, from the feature length whiplash script.
A list of all the scenes in the script accompanied by a brief description of the events that transpire. Throughout the critically praised film, now in theaters. Oct 22, 2014 the uncomfortable message in whiplash s dazzling finale. Theres dozens of places in the movie where his playing doesnt match up, its very obvious, hehe.
Find out when and where you can watch whiplash on tv with the full listings schedule at. The relationship between student and mentor is fascinating to observe and is dramatically explored throughout. Did miles teller play the drums in whiplash movie youtube. Wilson was a musician in real life, but he was a drummer, not a pianist. The uncomfortable message in whiplashs dazzling finale. Nov 12, 2014 movies almost never get music stuff right. Film blog drummer billy brown on whiplash the guardian. Meet the guy who helped miles teller fake jazz drumming in whiplash. It is about a student drummer at a prestigious fictional school, having to deal with a horrifyingly sadistic music teacherband leader think drill sergeant from full metal jacket, but a lot less funny. Thats one of the themes explored by writerdirector damien chazelles drama whiplash in theaters now, which stars miles teller as an aspiring jazz drummer at an elite music. Simmons in the teachers role and johnny simmons no relation as the drummer. Oct 04, 2014 jimmy macbride, a local jazz drummer and recent julliard grad, watched the trailer and believed the drumming looked pretty real. Meet the guy who helped miles teller fake jazz drumming in. Few, if any, fictionalized musicians are played onscreen by reallife.
Oct 10, 2014 he and the director of photography, sharone meir, give whiplash the brooding, spooky look of a horror movie, turning the new york streets and the school hallways into a realm of deep. Miles teller, who has played the drums since he was 15, received blisters on his. Damien chazelle, could not get funding for the movie, so he instead turned it into a. There isnt a single video that i could find of him jamming on a real kit off the screen. Meanwhile, the one very real detail in the film the big band chart titled whiplash which serves as inspiration and background to the movie is. Also, if it wasnt him, i will be supremely disappointed. Mar 08, 2015 amazing scene from the movie whiplash where andrew neiman is showing of his skills. Jimmy macbride, a local jazz drummer and recent julliard grad, watched the trailer and believed the drumming looked pretty real. The real story of the cymbal, at least as its been told over and over again in biographies and in the pressmost famously in ross russells 1973 bird lives. Aspects of whiplash are implausible but it does reflect the real and insidious bullying culture that exists in music education. Damien chazelles intense drama is a stirring portrait of the insular world of jazz music and the dark side of elite competition, steered by. Oct 15, 2014 nate lang, a new yorkbased drummer and actor, trained teller three to four hours a day for two months.
How miles teller learned to fake drum like a pro in whiplash. First, holy intensity and floating behind that reaction a vague wonder about whether the films star, miles teller, was actually playing the. Help me find the real drummer in whiplash movies reddit. Nov 15, 2014 theres no denying that whiplash is a fine movie. Apr 25, 2015 whiplash begins with the sound of a singlestroke roll in complete darkness, slowly increasing in tempo until the sound blurs into a seamless buzz of sound. So when he plays the iconic as time goes by onscreen at humphrey bogarts request, were really hearing pianist elliot. In damien chazelles new film whiplash, the very idea of jazz is turned into a. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer miles teller. It depicts the relationship between an ambitious jazz drummer miles teller and an abusive bandleader j. Its quite obvious he was miming in the movie ive been playing 20 years.
Oct 15, 2014 andrew dreams of being a great jazz drummer in the vein of buddy rich. Drummer peter erskine on jazz flick whiplash kcet skip to main content. The album features the original jazz songs written for the film by grammy nominee tim simonec, as well as the movies original underscore composed by justin hurwitz. Oct 01, 2014 jimmy chats with miles teller about his dramatic film whiplash and how he really played drums for the role. Monaghan keyed yahoo movies in to how well whiplash depicts the world of. Kid millions talks the jazz film whiplash, drumming and keepin it real. Monaghan keyed yahoo movies in to how well whiplash depicts the world of a music. Music teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison as abuse. Written and directed by the gifted damien chazelle guy and madeline on a park bench, from his own experience of getting schooled on the sticks, whiplash. When the movie whiplash first came out a few years ago, i posted a video about it.
Kid millions talks the jazz film whiplash, drumming and. The best movie comparison i can offer for jk simmons portrayal of terence fletcher is r lee ermeys drill instructor in full metal jacket. Music teacher sentenced to 11 years in prison as abuse film. But here, in no particular order, we present 15 of our favourite movies heavily. The celebrated drummer and composer on what the muchballyhooed film gets very wrong about its central topic. In whiplash, jazz drummer andrew endures a brutal, sustained campaign of bullying and abuse, both psychological and physical, at the. Jim neyman, andrews father, is a high school teacher of the year, divorced dad, and as whiplash snidely informs in the same breath, a failed writer. To raise money for the project, chazelle first made whiplash as a short film, with j. Feb 22, 2015 witnessing an abusive relationship whiplash. Possibly he did parts of it but there are very few people in the world i would have thought that could play that solo in the final s. After several searches, i found that the drummer stanton moore is mentioned in the credits, but only under additional thanks. When offered a rare shot at the top ensemble, andrew quickly discovers the conductor is a breed unlike anything he has ever encountered.