In a field of wheat or walking down the street, some people hear music. There are patterns to our chaos that many of us never pick up on.

For me, the sounds of the world can be more annoying than pleasurable at times, such as listening to people smacking, slurping and crunching their food.

In the film "August Rush," directed by Kirsten Sheridan and starring Freddie Highmore, Robin Williams, Keri Russell, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Terrence Howard, a young boy hears the sounds of the world as a symphony and becomes the young Mozart of our time.

Intertwined with his musical evolution is a passion to find his parents, who he believes are still alive. Their lives are music to him, guiding him to them. The lure of the music is expected to bring the small family together.

The music in the film is fabulous, with theme music by Hans Zimmer and Mark Mancina, and performances by Mancina, Meyers, Kaki King, Doug Smith (IV), George Doering, Heitor Pereira, Mark Mancina, Scott Gordon (III) and William Galison. If you have never heard of any of these performers, you should go listen to them now.

The plot line of the film is predictable and even cheesey. I can't say that the writing is phenomenal either.

The theme of the film rests on the age-old idea that if you listen, and if you believe, you will find what you are looking for, and all will be right in the world.

Despite the worn-out theme and predictable storyline, this is a feel-good film that does not try to be more than what it is.

"August Rush" is a film about what many people really want in life: a special gift or talent that makes the person happy, and special people with which to share it.

A truth that runs through the film is that if you focus intently on what you want, you just might get it. When you lose site of what you want, it drifts away, and could be lost forever.

In real life, there are many instances when the magic of getting the happily-ever-after just doesn't come to fruition. If you find yourself losing hope and needing an uplifting look at what could be if only . . .I suggest you go to see "August Rush."

If you are in a crowd like the one I was in, the lights will come on conducting the applause and the swish of tears as viewers wipe from their cheeks their own dreams of happily-ever-after.