Joyful Noise (2012)

Director:

Todd Graff

Writer:

Todd Graff (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Tagline:

Dream a whole lot louder.

Plot:

G.G. Sparrow faces off with her choir's newly appointed director, Vi Rose Hill, over the group's direction as they head into a national competition.

Plot Keywords:

Two Word Title | Chips | Bare Chested Male

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Queen Latifah	...	Vi Rose Hill
Dolly Parton	...	G.G. Sparrow
Keke Palmer	...	Olivia Hill
Jeremy Jordan	...	Randy Garrity
Dexter Darden	...	Walter Hill
Courtney B. Vance	...	Pastor Dale
Jesse L. Martin	...	Marcus Hill
Kirk Franklin	...	Baylor Sykes
Angela Grovey	...	Earla
Andy Karl	...	Caleb
Dequina Moore	...	Devonne
Kris Kristofferson	...	Bernard Sparrow
Paul Woolfolk	...	Manny
Francis Jue	...	Mr. Hsu
Roy Huang	...	Justin
Judd Lormand	...	Officer Darrell Lino (as Judd Derek Lormand)
Karen Peck	...	'Mighty High' Soloist
Ivan Kelley Jr.	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Soloist
David Dwyer	...	Caleb's Dad
Stevie Ray Dallimore	...	Restaurant Manager
Kevin Bulla	...	Stage Manager
Ziah Colon	...	Club Girl
Hajji Golightly	...	Man at Table
Rana Kirkland	...	Church Kitchen Patron #1
Bruce Williamson	...	Church Kitchen Patron #2
Maurice Johnson	...	Man with Cellphone
Ceasar Davis	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Choir Member
Michelle Kabashinski	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Choir Member
Promise Ramsey	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Choir Member
Takara Clark	...	Holy Vision Church of Detriot Choir Member
Dixie Light	...	Holy Vision Church of Detriot Choir Member
Shari Dyon Perry	...	Holy Vision Church of Detriot Choir Member
Brian Ashton Smith	...	Holy Vision Church of Detriot Choir Member
Karen Beyer	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
Whitney Christopher	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
David Faust	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
Jyn Hall	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
Katie Kneeland	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
Craig A. Meyer	...	'Mighty High' Choir Member
Shameik Moore	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Master
Isabella Amara	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Chloe Bailey	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Valencia Barnes	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Trey Best	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Nia Imani	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard 'Rip' Gager	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Lead Guitar)
Jimmie Green	...	Himself
Sheryl Harper	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Drummer)
Walter Hendrix III	...	Wedding Guest (as Walter Hendrix)
Michael 'Hurly' Hurwitz	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Bass Guitar)
Rivka Levin	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Choir Member
BreeAnna Marie	...	Audience
Isaiah Motz	...	Club Patron
Valerie Payton	...	Pacashaw Divinity Choir Member
Natalie Ragins	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Organ) (as Natalie Nicole Ragins)
Tyler Silva	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Sydney Lee Thompson	...	Our Lady of Perpetual Tears Choir Member
Mervyn Warren	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Piano)
Marvin West	...	Concert Goer
Lisa Winters II	...	Might High Choir
Jason Young	...	Pacashau Sacred Divinity Musician (Trumpet)
Chance Bartels	...	G.G.'s Son (uncredited)
John T. Ford	...	Concert Attendee (uncredited)
Roger Herrera	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Triston Johnson	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Steven Kennebrew-Turner	...	Man at Entrance of Club (uncredited)
Steve Warren	...	Vi's Hospital Patient (uncredited)

Directed by
Todd Graff

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Todd Graff		written by

Produced by
Timothy M. Bourne	....	executive producer
Joe Cecchini	....	associate producer
Yolanda T. Cochran	....	co-producer
Joseph Farrell	....	producer
K.C. Hodenfield	....	co-producer
Broderick Johnson	....	producer
Andrew A. Kosove	....	producer
Michael G. Nathanson	....	producer
Catherine Paura	....	producer

Original Music by
Mervyn Warren

Cinematography by
David Boyd

Film Editing by
Kathryn Himoff

Casting by
Tiffany Little Canfield
Mark Fincannon
Bernard Telsey

Production Design by
Jeff Knipp

Art Direction by
Victoria Ruskin

Set Decoration by
Frank Galline

Costume Design by
Tom Broecker

Makeup Department
Richard Boggs	....	hair stylist
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	assistant hair stylist
Veronica Cox	....	assistant makeup artist
Lawrence Davis	....	hair stylist
Roxie Hodenfield	....	hair designer
Sarah Mays	....	makeup department head
Sarah Mays	....	personal makeup artist: Dolly Parton
Stephanie Ponder	....	second makeup artist
Susan Ransom	....	second makeup artist
Shunika Terry	....	key hair stylist
Denise Tunnell	....	makeup artist
Janice Tunnell	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Brad Arensman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Karen Davis	....	second assistant director
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
Michael Saunders	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Barnes	....	swing gang
Bil Barnes	....	set dresser
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	assistant property master
Matthew Butler	....	key greens
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	set designer
Kathleen Denson	....	scenic foreperson
Brody Docar	....	set dresser
Carol Francoso	....	on set painter
Patrick Fuhrman	....	leadman
Shawn M. Gray	....	property master
R. Barry Green	....	props
R. Barry Green	....	set dresser
Dylan J. Hay Chapman	....	graphic designer
Lawrence Heap	....	set dresser
Ellen L. Kerr	....	buyer
Mayumi Konishi-Valentine	....	assistant art director
Sedrick Lakpa	....	set dresser
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Johnny Land	....	scenic artist
Konrad Lewis	....	set dresser
Kat McCargar	....	art department production assistant
Drew Meyers	....	set dresser
Walt Mikolwski	....	construction coordinator
Nik Morgan	....	set dresser
Jenn Moye	....	art department assistant
Grahame Ménage	....	mural artist
Sheila Nash	....	assistant art director
Ky Hoang Nguyen	....	set dresser
Tripp Norton	....	on-set dresser
Angela O'Neill	....	property master (segments)
Katrina Rice	....	props
Christopher Scheetz	....	construction foreman
Ann Stacy	....	lead scenic
Cedar Valentine	....	art department coordinator (as E. Cedar McClure)
Korey Washington	....	set designer
J. Dennis Wilson	....	painter
Jack Dennis Wilson	....	painter
Rose Ashikyan	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	pro tools playback operator
Phil Barrie	....	sound effects editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Cicero	....	supervising foley editor
Joel Dougherty	....	dialogue editor
Mary H. Ellis	....	sound mixer
P.K. Hooker	....	sound effects editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Drew Ponder	....	boom operator
Danny Reeves	....	adr recordist
Kyle Rochlin	....	foley mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Bartek Swiatek	....	sound utility
Gregg Swiatlowski	....	supervising dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Scanlan Backus	....	special effects technician
David Fletcher	....	special effects coordinator
Tim Walkey	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Peter Allendale	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer
Jonathan Cronk	....	assistant visual effects coordinator: Comen VFX
Brian Cuartero	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Sylvia Kim	....	visual effects coordinator: Comen VFX
Richard Servello	....	compositor: Comen VFX
Elinor Villaflor	....	accounting: Comen VFX

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Baldassari	....	theatrical lighting designer
Ben Bardin	....	rigging key grip
Roger Basquette	....	digital video assist operator
Kelly R. Borisy	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Pete Bowman	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Eric Dvorsky	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
Rusty Edmonson	....	lamp operator
Tom Fendley	....	rigging gaffer
Rocky Ford	....	key grip: second unit
Ian Forsyth	....	camera operator
Dale Fowler	....	best boy electric
Donny Fowler	....	electrician
Mike Gentry	....	electrician
David George	....	theatrical lighting electrician
Jimmy Hendrix	....	grip
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy rigging grip
Chris Jones	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Jones	....	steadicam operator
John Lally	....	lamp operator
John Lally	....	rigging electrician
Jason Lerczak	....	rigging electrician: day player
Jim McKinney	....	camera operator: c
Saul McSween	....	camera intern
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary Oldknow	....	grip
Glenn Ortman	....	electrician
Jerry Parker	....	electrician
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Kerry Rawlins	....	grip
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Kenny Rivenbark	....	libra operator
Mackie Roberts	....	grip
Riko Schatke	....	best boy grip
Art Schultz	....	best boy rigging electric
Greg Still	....	lighting technician
Hektor Stockton	....	additional electrician
Cris Toebben	....	additional electric
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography
Paul Turner	....	theatrical lighting programmer
Trey Twitty	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Paul E. Woods	....	film loader

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting
Karyn Casl	....	casting assistant
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting director
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Chase Orsini-Liberatore	....	extras casting assistant
Shira Sandler	....	casting
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Layne Brightwell	....	costume supervisor
Shelby Davis	....	additional costumer
Kate Duke	....	set costumer
Karen Freed	....	costumer
Daniel George	....	key costumer
Iisha Lemming	....	costumer
Caroline Miller	....	assistant costume designer
Kara Monroe	....	costumer
Kendra L. Patterson	....	additional costumer
Sarah Falls	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Wilton Chad Gleaton	....	military costume consultant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Eileen Godoy	....	digital intermediate producer
Laura Holeman	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital intermediate colorist
Marc Lulkin	....	colorist: dailies
Amy Pawlowski	....	digital intermediate editor
Andre Rivas	....	digital intermediate colorist assistant
Gilbert Carreras	....	co-color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Morgan Ames	....	musician: score vocalist
Nelson Beato	....	playback singer
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
George Doering	....	musician
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Mark Graham	....	head of music preparation
Lon Hoyt	....	music performance coordinator
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Zachary Mitchell	....	singer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Natalie Ragins	....	musician
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Curt Sobel	....	supervising music editor
Mervyn Warren	....	music arranger
Mervyn Warren	....	music producer
Scott Frankfurt	....	musician: drum programming (uncredited)
Scott Frankfurt	....	musician: drums & percussion (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Sheri Blount	....	driver: set dec
Robert Brubaker	....	transportation
Arthur C. Chesser	....	driver
Terry 'KJ' Day	....	stakebed driver
Pamela Hovies	....	driver
Dan J. Latham II	....	driver
Lewis Jones Jr.	....	driver
Norman J. Morton	....	driver
Jack Prince	....	camera car driver
Kim Smallwood	....	transportation office coordinator
Randy Southerland	....	transportation captain
Timothy Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: grip truck
Tim J. Walters	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Gaytra Arnold	....	second assistant accountant
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
David M. Atkinson	....	first assistant accountant
Jp Author	....	production assistant
Marvin Baldwin Jr.	....	male stand-in
Stephanie Beman	....	key craft service
Elias Benavidez	....	production secretary: second unit
Christopher Billig	....	main title design
LaWanda Black	....	crew
Micaela Brown	....	staff production coordinator
Selena Carrillo	....	production coordinator: second unit
Donna M. Chambers	....	law enforcement
Chip Clanton	....	production secretary
Chad Clark	....	post production accountant
Michelle Coppins	....	payroll assistant
Jessie Daniel	....	production assistant
Anthony J. Davis	....	office assistant
Shelby Davis	....	additional craft service
Erin Douglass	....	production assistant
Justin Dybowski	....	set production assistant
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Erin G. Fisher	....	key assistant location manager
Richard Franceschini	....	production resources executive
David Fulton	....	unit publicist
Larry Gilbert	....	police security
Judd Greener	....	production assistant
Jennifer Griffin	....	location assistant
Nick Grimm	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson & Mr. Kosove
Caleb Hinshaw	....	location assistant
Kyle Hinshaw	....	assistant location manager
Heath Howard	....	production coordinator
Robin Rk Kempf	....	additional production assistant
Sam Khatchadour	....	additional first assistant accountant
Danielle King	....	set production assistant
Andrea Laing	....	stand-in
Alphonse A. Lambert Jr.	....	stand-in
Michele Lynch	....	choreographer
Richard Lyons	....	theatrical consultant: Queen Latifah
Maggie Martin	....	lead payroll accountant
Mary E. Martin	....	craft service assistant
Grahame Ménage	....	mural artist
Ethan Patterson	....	stand in/photo double
Jon Privett	....	additional craft service
Patrick Rofoli	....	assistant: Mr. Bourne
Rebecca Rogers	....	additional set production assistant
Ryan Schaetzle	....	location manager
Bryan Seaver	....	artist security
Robert Severance	....	police security
Amanda Simon	....	additional set production assistant
Gene Michael Smith	....	additional background production assistant
Michael C. Smith	....	police coordinator
Sasha Spencer	....	assistant: Mr. Kosove and Mr. Johnson
Brian Sutherin	....	set production assistant
Stan Swofford	....	set medic
Edwanna Tabb	....	assistant production office coordinator
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator / helicopter pilot
Kai Thorup	....	location scout
Beau Turpin	....	assistant: Mr. Nathanson
Jaren Vine	....	production controller
Laura von Herrmann	....	travel coordinator
Tara Wescott	....	stand-in
Anne Wilson	....	production accountant
Britney Young	....	production assistant: second unit
Paul Bednarz	....	set medic: day player (uncredited)
Jay Johnson	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alcon Entertainment
• Farrell Paura Productions
• Gospel Truth Pictures
• O.N.C. Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Liquid Soul Media  marketing and publicity
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Deluxe Digital Cinema  digital cinema mastering
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll services
• Harris Diversified  a/c & power rental
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Pictorvision  Eclipse aerial camera system
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• WaterTower Music  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language including a sexual reference

Runtime:

USA:118 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #47079) | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Malaysia:PG-13 | Ireland:PG | Japan:G | UK:PG | South Korea:12

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Jeremy Jordan's first movie and starring role.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the hotel after the competition, Vi and G. G. are talking. Vi is on the right but when Olivia goes to kiss Randy, Vi and G. G. have switched places.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
G.G. Sparrow:Well, I am who I am.
Vi Rose Hill:Well, maybe you were... five procedures ago!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in How Sweet the Sound Finale (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

He's Everything

Great! A must see for Dolly Parton and Queen Latifah fans!

Storyline was a bit familiar, but it is presented in a new, fresh way. There is a strong main storyline and other small background stories which link back to it. The stories are touching and show great sensitivity. Very well played. Even though it takes place in the south, there is a rich diversity in the movie. It paints a lovely picture of the new south. Dolly Parton is charming as always. Queen Latifah is perfect in this role. They play off each other beautifully. Kiki Palmer and Jeremy Jordan are fantastic and fresh. The singing and choreography are top notch. Constant flowing entertainment. Never a dull moment. Well worth my time and money.