“Because genius isn’t enough, it takes
courage to change people’s hearts.”Oleg Malakhov in “Green Book”
01
COURAGE AND
CONSCIENCE
In the early 1960s, black entertainers risked violence on the road, especially in the South. Don Shirley and Tony Vallelonga knew the dangers but embarked on their tour anyway, challenging Jim Crow just by traveling together.
02
An Improbable
Journey
By all odds, “Green Book” shouldn’t even exist. Everything about the film is unlikely, from the friendship that it depicts to the team that crafted it. Yet it’s a hit and boasts five Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture.
03
CHANNELING
TONY LIP
Anthony “Tony Lip” Vallelonga lived an only-in-America story. With the help of the Vallelonga family, Viggo Mortensen was able to evoke the late actor’s humor and spirit with uncanny accuracy.
04
GETTING IN
THE GROOVE
Known for an eclectic roster including such chart-topping pop acts as the Everly Brothers and Andy Williams, Cadence Records released many albums of Don Shirley’s unique blend of classical, jazz and pop and helped him get on the pop charts.
05
STRIKING
PERFECT NOTES
Piano prodigy Kris Bowers may have had the toughest job in movie music for 2018: re-create the music of Don Shirley starting from only the original recordings, teach Mahershala Ali a musician's movements and write the film’s original score.
