‘Love & Mercy' told Brian Wilson's story in a way that fit him
But the film's real magic came in its recreations of the studio sessions that yielded the glory of the 'Pet Sounds' album and the singular single 'Good Vibrations.' We see Dano's Wilson orchestrating his session players, many of them from the loose, unparalleled collective known as The Wrecking Crew, through the recording of 'Pet Sounds.' We see him obsessing over that perfect cello sound that makes 'Good Vibrations' purr, as Beach Boy Mike Love (Jake Abel) snarls his impatient disapproval. I've seen few movie sequences that better capture the euphoric, frustrating creative process.
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Chris Vognar, a freelance culture writer, was the 2009 Nieman Arts and Culture Fellow at Harvard University.
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