“Brighton Rock” is a prime example of that. Rather than take away from the scene, it amplified it and pushed the engines and intensity forward.Įdgar Wright stated that the “reason I picked some of the songs is because they had some kind of dramatic structure to them ii. “Brighton Rock”, with its already naturalistic sounds at the beginning and scattered within, was a perfect choice. This song is a symbol of his mother, and it reminds him (and us) of the end goal outside of the chaos and fun of the car chases and guns.Īlong with the required intensity, the finale song had to combine the sounds of cars and guns and shouts along with the music in a way that wasn’t clunky and awkward. It’s a sign of Baby’s hope for the future and his grip on the good that the past once held for him. This slow, easy song edges us into the more somber parts of the film. While the song still revolves around the tempo, it’s soft rather than harsh – much like the character it represents.
This classic, romantic spin of emotion, joy, and love dances around us too, and it provides a nice break from the action and perfectly choreographed beats. When we hear this song in Baby Driver, we feel the happy freedom that Baby feels when he’s around the love of his life. It’s easy-going compared to the fast-paced and tragic nature of Baby’s entire life. “ Debora” is a light-hearted and happy song. In an average film with a score, the main characters typically get a theme - this is hers. This song is how we get to know the love interest of the film. It’s meant to be fun, exciting, and fast-paced. Although we’ve just been exposed to this really intense car scene, we understand with the first “Move it to the left” that there’s another side to this character and movie. There is no pause in between the transition from “Bellbottoms” to this song, and we are abruptly introduced to the casual, young adult version of Baby. “ Harlem Shuffle” pops up in Baby Driver right after the opening chaos of the initial robbery. While there is an abundance of amazing songs, we’ll be focusing on five specific ones out of a plentiful soundtrack. Now that we have an idea of the genre of the music, we need to take a closer look at some of the songs to understand why they matter so much to the scene they are in. Music is a gateway, rather than a soundtrack. We see Baby bopping and grooving to 70s music as he drives a getaway car to the beat of the song, and we are immediately pulled in along with him.
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What if the song selection had been “ Say Amen (Saturday Night)” by Panic at the Disco? Through one song choice, we understand what kind of movie this is going to be. The song played throughout the duration of the stick-up and getaway drive is “ Bellbottoms” by Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Take the Opening Scene from Baby Driver, for example. The time period of the music could have changed the entire meaning of each plot point. It also keeps the movie trapped between a modern style, with all the cars and guns and such, and one of the past, with the classic damsel in distress and hero that will overcome the odds. Baby Driver is letting us know that this is a kid stuck in the past, holding on to what was never his and what he once wanted most in life. This choice of 70s music right off the bat, shapes the film. He listens to pretty much nothing but 70s music as a result of a childhood trauma that took his parents and youth away from him for a split second. In short, our main character is stuck as a getaway driver after being blackmailed. The official IMDB longline of the film describes it simply: “After being coerced into working for a crime boss, a young getaway driver finds himself taking part in a heist doomed to fail” i. To understand the music inside Baby Driver, you first need to understand the plot. Each decision was of high importance to the overall flow and impact of the movie itself. Without the precise placement of each track, Baby Driver would have been a completely different film. There’s not a single moment that’s filled with an orchestra - it’s all been hand-picked, carefully selected in a way that allows the emotion and tone of each scene to be highlighted. The latter, Baby Driver, is a film that relies solely on the use of pre-established music for its soundtrack.
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