Sound technique · used in 2 films
Building a score around one instrument, such as a piano, so the music feels intimate and personal. It sounds like a private thought, with no big orchestra telling you what to feel.
Examples
Wim Wenders · 1984
Ry Cooder's score is built around slide guitar, and it uses a blues song called Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground. The sound seems to rise out of the desert wind. It gives you a feeling of loneliness without any music telling you what to feel.
Where to see it: The desert scenes. Slide guitar plays over wide shots of Travis crossing the landscape.
Joe Wright · 2005
Dario Marianelli's score was performed on piano by Jean-Yves Thibaudet with a chamber orchestra, and he looked to Beethoven's early piano sonatas as a reference. The piano keeps close to Elizabeth's thoughts. The music feels small and personal even in large rooms.
Where to see it: Dawn on the moor: Darcy apologizes and renews his proposal. Elizabeth accepts, and Mr Bennet gives his consent.
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