The Song

6/12/2026

The Song (2014) is about a modern-day, country rocker King Solomon. Jed’s (Alan Powell) father had an affair with a woman named Bethany (based on King David’s second wife, Bathsheba), whom he later married. They had Jed, who grew up into a strapping young man, and then Jed’s dad died. All this backstory is dealt with in the movie’s first six minutes and plays like the recap of a film nobody made. Jed meets, falls in love with, and marries Rose (Ali Faulkner), and they have a son, Ray (Jude Ramsay). Jed decides to build a chapel for no apparent reason other than that Solomon built the First Temple in Jerusalem (not personally with his bare hands, though). Jed’s musical career takes off. He goes on tour with fellow musician Shelby Bale (Caitlin Nicol-Thomas), who is a stand-in for th