The Oscar-winning song 'The Weary Kind' from Crazy Heart was written by Ryan Bingham, who handed T-Bone Burnett and Jeff Bridges a cassette of the tune at the start of production.
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This chapter is a masterclass in how great films get made — and how much of it is serendipity. Bridges had received the Crazy Heart script for years and kept declining because there was no music worth the risk. Then he literally ran into T-Bone Burnett on the street. T-Bone said, 'I'll do it if you do it.' Then, at T-Bone's house during early development, young Ryan Bingham showed up and offered a cassette of a tune he'd written the night before. Bridges watched T-Bone's face transform when he heard it. 'The Weary Kind.' The rest, including Maggie Gyllenhaal and an Oscar, followed. Bridges weaves in Duvall's mantra — 'Hobbies, hobbies, hobbies' — and his own philosophy that fear of bringing a dream into reality is the only real obstacle. [1] — Jeff Bridges "Jeff Bridges almost passed on Crazy Heart because there was no music. Then he ran into T-Bone Burnett on the street. Then a young Ryan Bing…" 47:20
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Jeff Bridges almost passed on Crazy Heart because there was no music. Then he ran into T-Bone Burnett on the street. Then a young Ryan Bingham showed up at T-Bone's house with a cassette of 'The Weary Kind' — and watching T-Bone's face change when he heard it told Bridges everything.
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