Last summer/fall, the Captain here discovered a movie running on Showtime that had Aria Alpert in the credits and Lani Hall's "Mas Que Nada" used in it. Upon further research, I uncovered that the film was called Things Behind The Sun, directed by Allison Anders.
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0245501
The movie was finally released to the public on DVD this past spring (April 8th), this time with running commentary and interviews on the disc. Allison Anders' commentary explained a few things regarding the Alperts' participation. Apparently it all happened rather suddenly toward the end of the filming process. After one actress bowed out, Aria Alpert was hired from New York to complete the scene (near the beginning of the movie). One of Allison Anders' expressions was that she was having a "Mas Que Nada" moment - which as she described it was a bright Florida day, sun shine streaming through palm trees, having grown up in Florida and her parents listened to the old Sergio Mendes record a lot. Apparently Aria heard the expression, and confirmed to Ms. Anders that Lani Hall and Herb Alpert were her parents and that they had a newly recorded slow version of the song. Much legal wranglings then ensued as the filmmakers tried to obtain the rights to the recording to be used in the movie. It came down to the wire, as they were about to pick a substitute, but ultimately, the necessary permissions were obtained. That would explain the 'thank you' credit at the end to Lani & Herb.
Harry
NP: radio at work
http://us.imdb.com/Title?0245501
The movie was finally released to the public on DVD this past spring (April 8th), this time with running commentary and interviews on the disc. Allison Anders' commentary explained a few things regarding the Alperts' participation. Apparently it all happened rather suddenly toward the end of the filming process. After one actress bowed out, Aria Alpert was hired from New York to complete the scene (near the beginning of the movie). One of Allison Anders' expressions was that she was having a "Mas Que Nada" moment - which as she described it was a bright Florida day, sun shine streaming through palm trees, having grown up in Florida and her parents listened to the old Sergio Mendes record a lot. Apparently Aria heard the expression, and confirmed to Ms. Anders that Lani Hall and Herb Alpert were her parents and that they had a newly recorded slow version of the song. Much legal wranglings then ensued as the filmmakers tried to obtain the rights to the recording to be used in the movie. It came down to the wire, as they were about to pick a substitute, but ultimately, the necessary permissions were obtained. That would explain the 'thank you' credit at the end to Lani & Herb.
Harry
NP: radio at work
