Film music under the skin Created by Mika Levy, with Scarlett Johansson, is a gem. And one of the best soundtracks of recent times.
It was 2013, but it seems like yesterday. Born in painAfter years of development where it almost became a big budget film about two aliens (with Brad Pitt in one of the two roles). under the skin was greeted with boos (a disastrous presentation at the Venice Film Festival) and Silence (box office failure).
However, the film directed and co-written by Jonathan Glazer has not disappeared, far from it. In 2013, they were celebrated as A great film by people with good taste (like Screen Large).. And ten years later, it remains well anchored in memories, especially with the release of area of interestJonathan Glazer’s new film.
A perfect opportunity to talk again about one of the biggest successes ofunder the skin : Its music composed by Micah Levy.
Anti-film music
in under the skin, Scarlett Johansson speaks little. No wonder music is loaded with meaning: it almost becomes Alien’s speech, and expression of his courtship. She pauses her hunt, accompanies her victims, and sounds the death knell as the corpses are emptied and sucked into the antechamber of Hell. That’s allunder the skin May be deprived of few of his dialogues Told only through its images and music.
However, Jonathan Glazer wanted everything but the music to work directly with the film. He wanted it too That it works “against” the film, and doesn’t look like a typical soundtrack. That’s why he chose someone who had never composed for cinema: Mika Levy, aka MikachuFrom pop group Good Said Happy Bad (ex-Mikachu & The Shapes).
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