Music of the Heart

Music of the Heart is a 1999 American biographical musical drama film directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray, based on the 1995 documentary Small Wonders. The film is a dramatization of the true story of Roberta Guaspari, portrayed by Meryl Streep, who co-founded the Opus 118 Harlem School of Music and fought for music education funding in New York City public schools. The film also stars Aidan Quinn, Gloria Estefan (in her film debut), and Angela Bassett. It was director Craven's first and only mainstream cinematic film not in the horror or thriller genre, and also his only film to receive Oscar nominations.

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Music of the Heart
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Wes Craven
Written by	Pamela Gray
Produced by	Susan Kaplan Marianne Maddalena Allan Miller Walter Scheuer
Starring	Meryl Streep Aidan Quinn Angela Bassett Gloria Estefan Jane Leeves Kieran Culkin Jay O. Sanders
Cinematography	Peter Deming
Edited by	Gregg Featherman Patrick Lussier
Music by	Mason Daring
Production company	Craven/Maddalena Productions
Distributed by	Miramax Films
Release dates	September 6, 1999 (1999-09-06) (Venice) October 29, 1999 (1999-10-29) (United States)
Running time	123 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$27 million
Box office	$15 million[1]