Sound technique · used in 2 films
Writing and playing the music while filming, so the score shapes how the actors move. The rhythm sits inside the scene like a nervous system.
Examples
Paul Thomas Anderson · 2002
Jon Brion composed the score during filming, and Anderson used the tempo on set to guide Sandler's pace. A harmonium Barry picks up on the street also appears in the film. You hear Barry's nerves in the music.
Where to see it: The opening scene. Barry sees a strange car crash on the street and picks up an abandoned harmonium.
Daniel Kwan, Daniel Scheinert · 2016
The music was written before the shoot, and Daniel Radcliffe has said it played on set during certain scenes. That means the actors moved to it, and the score feels like part of the scene instead of something added later.
Where to see it: Cave stay: Hank and Manny shelter in a cave, where Hank starts teaching the dead man about life.
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