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CHASING MAVERICKS is the inspirational true story of surfing phenom Jay Moriarity (newcomer Jonny
Weston). When 15 year old Jay discovers that the mythic Mavericks surf break, one of the biggest waves on
Earth, is near his Santa Cruz home, he enlists the help of local legend Frosty Hesson (Gerard Butler) to train
him to survive it. As Jay and Frosty embark on their quest to do the impossible, they form a unique
friendship that transforms their lives, and their quest to tame Mavericks becomes about more than surfing.
Chasing Mavericks was made with the help of some of the biggest names in the surfing world, and features
some of the most mind-blowing wave footage ever captured on film.
The music of the film is derived from the soundtrack-taking place in a time of rock n' roll (the 90s) in which
some of the best Alternative Rock was recorded and released. Artist such as Mazzy Star, The Butthole
Surfers, Sponge, Dinosaur Jr., The Lemonheads, Matthew Sweet and more? While filming Mavericks, the
director was looking for a new song that would communicate the raw emotion that faces the end of the
film and he found that when he stumbled across a new song from Scottish born artist, Greg Holden called
"I Need An Energy". It was serendipitous Holden was just coming-off a milestone success with the song
"Home," that he had co-written for 2012 American Idol winner Phillip Phillips - which incidentally went to
#1 on Billboard's Singles and Heat Seeker charts; becoming the biggest selling culmination song from any
American Idol in history. "I Need An Energy" is an honest reflection of one person having guidance by a
higher power and doing what you set out to do and accomplishing it, just as Jay Moriarity did. The
soundtrack to the film is composed by Chad Fischer (Garden State, The Lorax).