SYNOPSIS 7th Floor: Soundtrack to Life is a story of depression &; recovery, struggle &; victory, despair &; hope and the triumph of the Human Spirit. Julie and Dave meet on the 7th floor of the Laporte Hospital (the psychiatric ward). Before entering the hospital, they had both attempted suicide by laying on railroad tracks. One day in the hospital, Dave was walking down the hall and heard a piano playing. He followed the sound and came upon Julie playing a song she had just written, Train Song. To Dave’s amazement, the words of the song were telling the story of what he had just gone through in his life. Dave also liked to write songs and offered to help Julie with the song once they got out of the hospital. From this meeting, Julie &; Dave began a magical dream to put together a show that would tell the musical story of their lives. 7th Floor: Soundtrack to life depicts their journey from the despair of suicide to the victory of artistic success. It tells the true to life story of their efforts to put together a band of talented musicians, and build a show that would eventually be a full-blown musical. Blending powerful dialog with music videos, the movie contrasts the stark reality of life with the surreal imaginations of neurotic minds, taking you on a roller coaster ride of emotions. In the song “Fly”, we see Julie lying in a padded cell in a straightjacket fantasizing about flying far above the earth, totally free from life’s problems. In the song Time, Dave’s mind neurotically conjures up Father Time with his premonitions and warnings for Dave’s future. In the song “Let Go” Julie and Dave let go of their desperate past and embrace a future rich in possibilities, potential and hope. Although they face many problems along the way, from stubborn fellow musician’s attitudes to a relapse that sends Julie back to the hospital, through it all Julie and Dave realize that it was having the audacity to dream, and the perseverance to pursue that dream, that save them from their own despair.
