| Zu, a free spirit estranged from her family, suddenly finds herself the sole guardian of her half-sister, Music, a teenager on the autism spectrum whose whole world order has been beautifully crafted by her late grandmother. The film soon challenges whether it is Zu or Music who has a better view of the world, and that love, trust, and being able to be there for each other is everything. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 14, 2021 | 
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| Director: | Sia | 
| Writer: | Sia, Dallas Clayton | 
| Genres: | Drama, Music | 
| Keywords | autism, drug dealer, macabre, celebratory, disrespectful | 
| Production Companies | Atlantic Films, Pineapple Lasagne Productions, Landay Entertainment | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $645,949 Budget: $16,000,000 | 
| Updates | Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Kate Hudson | Zu | 
| Leslie Odom Jr. | Ebo | 
| Maddie Ziegler | Music | 
| Mary Kay Place | Millie | 
| Beto Calvillo | Felix | 
| Juliette Lewis | Evelyn | 
| Kathy Najimy | Evelyn's Mom | 
| Tig Notaro | Radgicals Host | 
| Henry Rollins | Ebo's Neighbor | 
| Ben Schwartz | Rudy | 
| Hector Elizondo | George | 
| Braeden Marcott | Nassir | 
| Blair Williamson | Abel | 
| Eric Davis | Police Officer | 
| Sarah Zinsser | Woman at AA Meeting | 
| Lena Dunham | Administrator on Phone with Zu (voice) | 
| Wang Luoyong | Felix's Dad | 
| Celeste Den | Felix's Mom | 
| Brandon Soo Hoo | Tanner, the Boxer | 
| John Ales | Enzo, the Pawnbroker | 
| Diana Diaz | Hayley, Popstar's Assistant / 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Sia | Popstar Without Borders | 
| Abhimanyu Katyal | Snow Cone Cart Guy | 
| Angelica Ross | Urgent Care Doctor | 
| Maria Ochoa | Urgent Care Nurse | 
| Reggie Dechard | Boxing Announcer | 
| Betsy Sodaro | Probation Officer | 
| Sherry Cola | Coffee Shop Manager | 
| Parvesh Cheena | Electronics Store Manager | 
| Mariana Marroquin | Care Facility Administrator | 
| Jimmy Jolliff | Wedding DJ | 
| Nancy Friedrich | Service Dog Woman | 
| Angelina Capozzoli | 'Oh Body' Dancer / 'Together' Dancer | 
| Artyon Celestine | 'Oh Body' Dancer / 'Together' Dancer | 
| Noah Citek | 'Oh Body' Dancer / 'Together' Dancer | 
| Alyssa Gore | 'Oh Body' Dancer / 'Together' Dancer | 
| Marlon Pelayo | The Mop-Bodied Dog | 
| Léa Catania | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Ashley Cinq-Mars | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Justin Deanda | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Sophina DeJesus | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Rachel Evans | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Michelle Foster | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Reshma Gajjar | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Hunter Hamilton | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Alaina Hoolihan | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Morgan Jenkins | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Casey Johansen | '1+1' Dancer | 
| LuLu Lam | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Michael Munday | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Kaylie O'Meara | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Joseph V. Oreste | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Justin Porter | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Morgan Quinn | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Sasha Rivero | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Haylee Roderick | '1+1' Dancer | 
| River Sadlon | '1+1' Dancer / 'Together' Dancer | 
| Courtney Scarr | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Chris Silcox | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Tyne Stecklein | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Ben Tardif | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Freddie Tisdale | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Teddie Tisdale | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Alyson Van | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Gina Weber | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Charis Wilde | '1+1' Dancer | 
| Jasmine Albuquerque | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Monique Cash | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Grant Gilmore | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Ryan Heffington | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Nick Lanzisera | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Jillian Schmitz | 'Could I Love With No Fear' Dancer | 
| Christine Avila | 'Easy' Dancer | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Sia | Writer, Director, Story | 
| Rachel Tenner | Casting | 
| Nikki Smith | Hair Department Head | 
| Steven John Brown | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Chris Silcox | Stunts | 
| Lauren Mary Kim | Stunts | 
| Katy McClintock | Hair Department Head | 
| Christine Wada | Costume Design | 
| Ernest Belding | Location Manager | 
| Jeremy Hysen | Transportation Captain | 
| Beth Urdang | Music Consultant | 
| Mark D. Hysen | Transportation Captain | 
| Paul Carlin | Online Editor | 
| Thomas Giordano | Sound Technical Supervisor | 
| Jonas Spaccarotelli | First Assistant Director | 
| Janelle Croshaw Ralla | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
| Amanda Beggs | Sound Mixer | 
| Tim Stipan | Digital Intermediate Colorist | 
| Charlene Lee | Casting | 
| Joseph Hicks | Extras Casting | 
| Danny Gordon | Casting Associate | 
| Monique Hyman | Hairstylist | 
| Christine Park | First Assistant Editor | 
| Chris Denison | Stunt Driver | 
| Joseph V. Oreste | Stunts | 
| Galidan Nauber | Location Scout | 
| Robert Jackson | Boom Operator | 
| Dana Congdon | Editor | 
| Sylvain Lasseur | Sound Designer | 
| Tenniel Chu | Set Dresser | 
| Leigh Poindexter | Art Direction | 
| Tracy Dishman | Production Design | 
| Nick South | Music Editor | 
| Tracy Dixon | Extras Casting | 
| Amanda Hallberg | Set Decoration | 
| Dallas Clayton | Writer | 
| Sebastian Winterø | Director of Photography | 
| Elia P. Popov | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Brienne Rose | Music Consultant | 
| Desne J. Holland | Makeup Department Head | 
| Benjamin Tardif | Stunts | 
| William B. Kaplan | Sound Mixer | 
| Matt Chessé | Editor | 
| Paola Magrans | Sound Editor | 
| Colin Sieburgh | Set Designer | 
| Carrie Arakaki | Set Costumer | 
| Craig Deleon | Original Music Composer | 
| Stephen Mapel | Location Manager | 
| Molly Tissavary | Makeup Artist | 
| Aaron C. Fitzgerald | Second Assistant Director | 
| Tamara Gagarin | Post Production Supervisor | 
| Curtiss Clayton | Editor | 
| Nelson Bush | Set Dresser | 
| Lindsey Alvarez | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Tamsin Costello | Assistant Costume Designer | 
| Jameson Everett | Production Assistant | 
| Ryan Heffington | Choreographer | 
| Wylie Stateman | Sound Designer | 
| Eric Hoehn | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Leo Marcil | Sound Re-Recording Mixer, Sound Designer | 
| Hameed Shaukat | Visual Effects Producer | 
| Andrew Franklin | Stunts | 
| Name | Title | 
|---|---|
| Jason Baum | Associate Producer | 
| Will Weiske | Executive Producer | 
| Julie Greenwald | Executive Producer | 
| Vincent Landay | Producer | 
| Can Yesilyurt | Producer | 
| Craig Kallman | Executive Producer | 
| Sia | Producer | 
| Len Blavatnik | Executive Producer | 
| Organization | Category | Person | 
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As far as Sia's filmmaking chops go, she clearly has an artist's eye but not a storyteller's pen. Full of uninspired tropes and grossly predictable, 'Music' offers nothing new to cinema-goers, and even less for Sia and Maddie Ziegler fans. People are looking for a lot more to venture outside these d ... ays, and I'm sorry to say this isn't it. - Jess Fenton Read Jess' full article... https://www.maketheswitch.com.au/article/review-music-sias-feature-debut-falls-flat