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Originally posted by fable
Yes, but--do you remember the composition that the Cambodian boy who accompanies the Western "hero" through the film listens to, all the time? The work he describes as having an unearthly beauty. Those were Richard Strauss' Four Last Songs, as he mentions. They are featured several times during the film. Rather than being composed to create an atmosphere alone, they also feature in the plot in a sense, as an example of the character's striving for something ideal, something that reaches beyond the horror of the environment. |
Regrettably I have yet to see the film, and it's been a while since listened to the CD.
Another thing to do soon, methinks.