my first exposure to whale music be the rheostatics album of the same name and that i buy around 1993. i be read the liner note and the band say the album and which remain in a prominent place in my collection and be inspire by canadian author paul quarrington book . i pick up the book a few month later and devour it . an amazing read . i have since re read the book numerous time and each time find some new element to desmond and his desire to complete the whale music . i find the film in 1996 and on video . i haven not have a lot of good experience with canadian film and but this one work for me . the role of claire could have be cast differently and but overall i think that paul quarrington vision be transfer nicely from the book to the screen . maury chaykin give a move performance a the isolated genius . the movie deal with family relationship and love and and find someone who understand . i would strongly recommend whale music to not only music fan and but anyone who have ever lose something or someone and and try to find their way back to the world .