An unexpected song and a movie.
No Sound But The Wind is a work by the British independent band Editors in 2010. It is well known and spread that this work appeared as a soundtrack in Moonlight City - New Moon, and the rhythm and lyrics have been changed. The original is a very slow 4-beat rhythm song, and with Tom Smith's deep voice, it sounds very depressing.
When I was watching The Road yesterday, I somehow felt that this song fits the movie very well, but I didn't see the song at the end, and the soundtrack was Nick Cave, and the song was released later than the movie. what's going on.
I did a search this morning, and I found it. It turns out that Tom Smith's inspiration for writing this song was The Road's novel. Let's take a look at the lyrics:
We can't go home / Our home doesn't exist anymore, child
I'll help you with the heavy stuff/I'll carry you on my back, boy
We walked through the ashes / through the scorched earth of our homeland
Child, watch our back/I'll watch the road ahead
The point of the question is Help me to carry the fire, remember what little boy Curtie asked when he met the last couple? "Have you brought tinder?" Tinder (lighter) appeared many times in the film, so much that I wondered how his lighter was so durable, and at the same time, I was secretly worried for them that his lighter wouldn't get wet, right? ? Aren't you mad? Tinder, as the hope for the future, is undoubtedly an important intention in this film.
The climax of the song is chanted repeatedly:
Help me take care of the fire/We're gonna keep it burning
Help me take care of tinder / this road won't end
This Road Won't Go On Forever echoes the theme of The Road. The father drags his dying body and takes his child on a road to find hope. Although this road is long, it will definitely end. As long as the fire is there, there is hope. This is also the growth path completed by the father and the child. Various difficulties have trained the child to become an independent individual. In a big way, this is the process of human beings passing on fire from generation to generation and making continuous progress.
A great work must be combined with a great theme, which is why we are deeply moved by the film.
It's a small regret, if this movie can use this song, how will it complement each other.
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