Beyond the Sea (film) project." Desson Thomson from "The Washington Post" praised the actor's work, but also felt Spacey did not convincingly portray Darin in his early music career. Internet reviewer James Berardinelli found the storyline to be overtly clichéd, but added, "Despite the choppy narrative and inappropriate casting of Spacey, "Beyond the Sea" managed to keep me entertained." Roger Ebert gave a largely positive review, stating that, "Kevin Spacey believes he was born to play Bobby Darin. I believe he was born to play more interesting characters... In his own best work, Spacey has achieved genius; he is better as an actor than
From the Sea to the Land Beyond was "unstressful to watch" and called it "a beautiful and poetic experience". "From the Sea to the Land Beyond" was produced by Mark Atkin for Crossover and Heather Croall for Doc/Fest. The soundtrack was released as a studio album titled "From the Sea to the Land Beyond" under Rough Trade Records on 2 December 2013. British Sea Power were commissioned to write and perform the soundtrack because of their love of nature and wildlife. The soundtrack was composed at Lympne Castle in Kent and recorded at Brighton Electric studios. As the film begins, plaintive keyboard chords are joined by trumpet,