The High Note

Set in the dazzling world of the L.A. music scene comes the story of Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross), a superstar whose talent, and ego, have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie (Dakota Johnson) is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who’s stuck running errands but still aspires to her dream of becoming a music producer. Things come to a head when Grace’s long-time manager (Ice Cube) presents the singer with a choice that could alter the course of her career, and Grace must choose between playing it safe or listening to her heart in a decision that could change her life forever.

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The High NoteOfficial promotional posterDirected byProduced byWritten byFlora GreesonStarringMusic byAmie DohertyCinematography Jason McCormickEdited byProduction company Distributed byRelease dateRunning time113 minutesCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglishThe High Note is a 2020 American film directed by and written by Flora Greeson. The film stars , , , , , , and , and follows the personal assistant to a famous singer who wants to become a music producer.

The High Note was released digitally through on May 29, 2020, by .

Contents Cast[] Production[] Flora Greeson's screenplay, then titled Covers, was featured in the , compiling the best unproduced scripts of said year. In February 2019, it was announced would direct the film. and will serve as producers on the film under their banner. In May 2019, it was announced , , and had joined the cast of the film. and were added in June. , and were added to the cast.

began in May 2019 around . In February 2020, the film was re-titled The High Note.

Soundtrack[] The High Note soundtrack was released on May 29, 2020 through , . The lead single titled "" by Ross was released on May 15.

Release[] The film was released on May 29, 2020, through . It was previously scheduled to be theatrically released on May 8, 2020, but the theatrical release was cancelled due to the .

Reception[] On , the film holds an approval rating of 70% based on 112 reviews, with an average rating of 6.12/10. The website's critics consensus reads: "The High Note doesn't quite soar above rom-com formula, but audiences seeking some comfort viewing should find themselves solidly in harmony with this well-acted genre entry." On , the film has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 32 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews."

Writing for , Scott Mendelson gave the film a positive review, writing: "It's leisurely-paced, relatively grounded and rooted in the specific pleasures of watching good actors play nice people who deal with their specific conflicts as nicely as possible."

of said the film "can't decide if it's a behind-the-music-industry drama or a go-for-your-dream fairy tale" and that "the feel-good factor hovers over this movie like a fuzzy bland cloud."

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Listen to Ross perform "Love Myself" as her character, Grace Davis.

By May 15, 2020 at 11:41 AM EDT Advertisement ellipsis More THE HIGH NOTE [https://imagesvc.meredithcorp.io/v3/mm/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fstatic.onecms.io%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F6%2F2020%2F05%2F15%2FThe-High-Note.jpg] Image zoom Glen Wilson/Focus Features , the star of ABC's black-ish and daughter of , revealed her first song release for the soundtrack to her new movie The High Note. Appropriately, Ross hits some high notes in the original single, "Love Myself."

The song, written by Sarah Aarons and Greg Kurstin, is performed by Ross as Grace Davis, a superstar in the L.A. music scene with an over-worked assistant, played by Suspiria's . "Is it fake love if I'm lying to myself, trying to fake the way I feel?" Ross sings. "Am I a stranger if I don't recognize myself trying to fix up something real?"

The actress previously spoke to on the mogul's 2020 Vision Tour about the pressure of recording music when her mother is the legend behind "I'm Coming Out," "Endless Love," and The Supremes. "We all have fears, we all have these things that we've hidden away that we think are not worthy of coming forward because they might not be good enough or they might be compared to somebody else," she said. "But I realized that it's not the sound of my voice, it's the honesty of my voice that is the key."

"I'm not supposed to sound like my mom." she continued. "I can't fill her shoes, no one can fill her shoes. All I can do is make a pact with myself to be myself on the ground that I get and even make more ground for me."

The High Note, directed by Nisha Ganatra, also stars as Grace's manager. When the singer is pressured by her label to take up a Las Vegas residency, she must decide whether to go the easy road or take a risk by recording a new album. Maggie, with dreams of becoming a music producer, will help her along the way.

"In all honesty, none of this is taken from the world I know of being my mom's child," . "The only thing is that I always had the dream of being able to sing. But this character was so beautifully and wonderfully written, and the story really has nothing to do with any of the things that I know from my mom's experience. Except for the fact that there's a real humanity to this woman and she's not a paper-thin quote-unquote diva that the world usually paints larger-than-life women as. She's a real person. That's the only connection that I can draw. That a woman who holds a great space in the world is actually a human with a heart, who has fears and disappointments and struggles all on her own."

According to the film's official soundtrack, Ross also recorded "Stop For a Minute," "Bad Girl," "New to Me," and "Like I Do" for The High Note. See the track list below.

1. "Love Myself (The High Note)" - Tracee Ellis Ross

2. "Stop For a Minute" - Tracee Ellis Ross

3. "Let's Stay Together" - Kelvin Harrison Jr.

4. "Share Your Love with Me" - Aretha Franklin

5. "You Send Me" - Kelvin Harrison Jr.

6. "Oh No Not My Baby" - Maxine Brown

7. "Bad Girl" - Tracee Ellis Ross

8. "Track 8" - Kelvin Harrison Jr.

9. "Mind Over Matter" - Anthony Ramos

10. "Chemistry" - Kelvin Harrison Jr.

11. "Jealous Guy (Live at The Bitter End 1971)" - Donny Hathaway

12. "New to Me" - Tracee Ellis Ross

13. "Like I Do" - Tracee Ellis Ross & Kelvin Harrison Jr.

BONUS

14. "You Send Me (Darkchild Mix)" – Kelvin Harrison Jr.

15. "Love Myself (Film Version)" – Tracee Ellis Ross

Both the soundtrack and the film will arrive on May 29. The High Note will be released through VOD.

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