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24-Feb-2017
by Rob Howard
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 Accordionist Alex Meixner has worked on the soundtrack for the movie, ‘The Polka King’, starring Jack Black. Billed as a tragicomedy, the film debuted on January 22nd at the Sundance Film Festival to good reviews and is scheduled for wide release later this year.Meixner spent two days last summer working with actor Jack Black, who plays the lead role in the true story of Jan Lewan, a polka-playing musician turned ponzi scheme felon. The pair met and worked together at New York’s historic Avatar Studios, which has hosted dozens of rock ’n’ roll icons from David Bowie to Bruno Mars. “Those two days are a personal and professional highlight,” Meixner said. Every time you see and hear Black play the accordion on screen, you'll be listening to Meixner’s music. Meixner said Black was exactly as he seems onscreen. He is a little disheveled, very funny, hardworking and caring. On a lunch break, Meixner, actor Jason Schwartzman, who co-stars in the film, and Black took a quick Uber ride to a Manhattan pizzeria. Black insisted on tipping the driver $100 and then playfully engaged with fans at the restaurant. “He was totally gracious, totally cool,” Meixner said. |