In fact, this difference can be seen only from the posters of the two. "The Undertaker" paints death with a solemn bright color in the form of pink and black and white contrast; while "Fu Bo" uses blood stains and The icy blue tone blends with its heaviness.
Listening to the original soundtrack of the movie without watching the plot is like a jungle adventure without a map and a compass. If you are not careful, you will be lost in the direct feeling brought by the music itself, and the meaning that the plot wants to express. The cattle are not related, and even worse, they will be completely different.
But I still couldn't wait to click on the original soundtrack of "The Undertaker". This is not only a helpless move that I haven't had the chance to see the movie, but also inspired by Joe Hisaishi. After all, his music matches Hayao Miyazaki's whimsical ideas. , has brought me countless inspirations.
The opening music "Shine Of Snow" (Snow Light), after entering with a few ethereal and escaping piano notes, immediately outlines a desolate, vast and boundless artistic conception with a low and deep string ensemble. In the plot, the disbandment of the band triggered the cellist's perception of life, which was a perfect fit, and at the same time laid the groundwork for him to become an mortuary and have a close contact with death.
The main clues of "The Undertaker" are thoughts and love for death, and the timbre of the cello and the piano just happens to be able to represent these two major themes respectively. The most amazing thing is the arrangement of the cello. The cello music runs through the whole film, which not only conforms to the original identity of the film's protagonist as a cellist, but at the same time, the timbre of the cello makes death more solemn, solemn, and blurred. Excellent choice for ambience.
The title and theme of "The Undertaker" is very reminiscent of Hong Kong's Huang Jingfu's film "Fu Bo", but only from the music, it is not as depressing and so gloomy as "Fu Bo", except for a limited number of In addition to the first piece, each piece of music reflects a rich sense of layering, deep and bright elements, which can often be intertwined within a piece of music at the same time. There are even some humorous elements in some chapters. Looking at the plot introduction, sure enough, "The Undertaker" will use some more absurd methods to dilute the heaviness of death itself. The protagonist Xiaolin Dawu will face the deceased In the middle, there is actually a human demon youth, an old grandfather who died suddenly with hickey marks all over his body...
"Light of Snow" is repeated twice in the film. The first paragraph is at the beginning, and in the second paragraph, the meaning of its theme song is self-evident, revealing a tribute to life itself. For some reason, the latter part always reminds me inexplicably of the music of "Country Knight". The great passion revealed in the solemnity always brings tears to my eyes when I hear it at night. There is also this magic, as well as the fourteenth song in this acoustic music, "Ave Maria" ("Ave Maria"), which is also the bass entry of the cello, full of a strong sense of religion.
Max Steiner, who has scored classic films such as "King Kong," "Gone with the Wind," and "Casablanca," once said, "The hardest thing about a soundtrack is knowing when the music begins and when it ends." Hong Kong film soundtrack music critic Luo Zhanfeng's interpretation of this remark is that the beginning here not only refers to the time of the music itself, but also involves a space issue, that is, the image in the film.
And my problem is that I can only guess the "beginning and ending" of the music with a brief introduction, and guess what kind of atmosphere a certain piece of music comes from, so when I hear the last song, the sudden fast rhythm The music surprised me for a while, but I immediately understood: This song, whose rhythm and melody are completely different from the entire album, must be used with subtitles.
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Having said that, if you listen to the original music after watching the movie, at this time, the plot is preconceived, which can easily interfere with your entry into the music itself. Every time you listen to the ticking of the hour hand in "Lola Run" Lola, who felt running, was panting right in front of her; and the music of "If Love Had Providence", no matter what, always made people feel as if they were in that sudden rain, in which the hero and heroine were running and lingering emotionally; " The dance music in The Godfather, anyway, the first thing that comes to my mind is always Connie's wedding at the beginning of the first...
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