An accomplished musician as well as actor, Antonio Banderas played the piano for his role as Maestro.
Based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by Andrea Bocelli.
The story is told from the point of view of Andrea Bocelli's alter ego, Amos Bardi. Some elements of Amos' childhood as portrayed in the film are fictional.
Andrea Bocelli's first son's name is Amos, the name given by the singer to the main character in his novel.