Eleven years after his death, the life and music of André Hazes still appeals to the imagination. For example, various biographies, musical tributes and a musical (He Believes In Me) appeared that has been on stage for no less than three years. Martijn Fischer played Hazes in the musical, and he was also asked to play the lead role in the feature film Blood Sweat & Tears. In the film we also
… see how little Dré was discovered by Johnny Kraaykamp Sr and the roller coaster (both in his work and private life) that followed when Hazes became the most popular songwriter in the Netherlands. The soundtrack to the feature film consists of two CDs. The first CD contains the songs as they sound in the movie. These are sung by Martijn Fischer. The second CD contains Hazes' originals. The differences are surprisingly small. (PdK)more