Paul_Sjordal
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Oh, this one is easy to answer.
In Kurosawa's Ran, there's that spectacular battle sequence where Hidetora's castle is attacked and burned to the ground (chapter 16 "The Battle" on the DVD). The whole time Kurosawa displays all the carnage of war with an unflinching eye, but instead of filling the air with screams, shouted orders and the clatter of battle, we get somber but light classical music. Music is the only thing we hear through most of the battle.
This little musical interlude drags on a bit as Kurosawa proceeds to detail the events of a complicated battle without a single word spoken. Then the music abruptly stops, we hear a single gun shot ring out, then one of Hidetora's sons (Taro) is killed and we hear the sickening thud of his body hitting the ground. Right then and there all the cacophonous noises of battle come crashing in.
Not just a brilliant use of music, but a brilliant use of sound. I shiver just thinking about it.
In Kurosawa's Ran, there's that spectacular battle sequence where Hidetora's castle is attacked and burned to the ground (chapter 16 "The Battle" on the DVD). The whole time Kurosawa displays all the carnage of war with an unflinching eye, but instead of filling the air with screams, shouted orders and the clatter of battle, we get somber but light classical music. Music is the only thing we hear through most of the battle.
This little musical interlude drags on a bit as Kurosawa proceeds to detail the events of a complicated battle without a single word spoken. Then the music abruptly stops, we hear a single gun shot ring out, then one of Hidetora's sons (Taro) is killed and we hear the sickening thud of his body hitting the ground. Right then and there all the cacophonous noises of battle come crashing in.
Not just a brilliant use of music, but a brilliant use of sound. I shiver just thinking about it.