Brian Wilson was part of the Beach Boys.
Brian Wilson . His life was portrayed in the 2014 biopic Love & Mercy , which received a wide release in 2015 . Love & Mercy (film) . The film , deriving its title from the 1988 song by Wilson , focuses on musician-songwriter Brian Wilson , co-founder of the Beach Boys , during the 1960s and 1980s , presenting the film in a nonlinear narrative .