Start this music review with an opening song that wakes people up:
Online: Thor: Ragnarok- Mark Mothersbaugh
In his new movie, Sledgehammer, who has not been seen for a long time, not only awakened the power of Thor, he became the CEO of Asgard, married the handsome brother of Gao Fu (by mistake), and became the captain of the small captain (by mistake), and he scored 6.7. The global box office of billions of dollars (still growing) successfully put Marvel's Super British series on the top spot in film history.
The sledgehammer of the winner of life has leaped back into the little red man among the Marvel Big Three, and the status of the captain is in jeopardy.
Lei Sledgehammer is no longer the god of hammers with well-developed limbs, but a completely new god:
What god is it? It is the god of burden, the god of embarrassment, the god of basic emotion, and even more the god of electronic music .
Therefore, "Thunder 3" has three treasures: electronic music , jokes , and Dafa is good . I won’t say any more about the jokes, it’s really funny to experience it in the theater; friends who are interested in Hammer-based Dafa can just watch it on AO3; here is just a purely talk about the soundtrack of "Thor 3" with a strong sense of existence .
The audience was deeply impressed by the music of "Thor 3", and the general evaluation was that it was "very burning", "burned to the point of shaking legs", and "can't help but turn on the music recognition." This kind of "burn" is different from the epic combat type "duang duang duang" of "Wonder Woman", but a kind of grounded and extremely dynamic "burn" that does not seek to shock the soul but invites you to shake your legs. .
The film and the characters are immersed in this kind of music, and they get a constant flow of vitality, which also keeps the audience's interest for two hours. The burning of "Thor 3" music is actually due to two things- electronic music from the 1980s , and a rock song " Immigrant Song " ( " Immigration Song ") worth 4.9 million :
one. Electronic music of the eighties
Here, it’s better to order the soundtrack first: The Revolution Has Begun- Mark Mothersbaugh
Since "Avengers 2", Brian Taylor, who wrote "Thor 2" and "Iron Man 3" by hand, has no longer been involved in Marvel's soundtrack, so "Thor 3" found Mark Mothersbaugh (maybe translated into Mark’s mother’s dwarf?) Responsible for the soundtrack. Mothersbaugh has repeatedly scored Wes Anderson’s films. The works of "Heaven's Gourmet", "Hotel Elf" and "The Lego Movie" all show his light and bright soundtrack style. .
"Thor 3" found him, it can be seen that he is determined to change his style of painting.
And when Mothersbaugh took over "Thor 3", it was also shortly after "Why is Marvel's music not remembered" on the Internet, so Marvel and Mothersbaugh decided to abandon the old ideas and make some refreshing attempts.
Therefore, in this movie, we rarely hear the horn-like hero melody or the epic symphony group. Instead, a variety of electronic and dance music styles from the 1980s simulated by a synthesizer, like a series of electric currents interspersed in the tone. Rich scenes. Among them, on the planet Saka, which has the most colors, the performance of electronic music is also the strongest.
For example, in this song " The Revolution Has Begun" , the four Thors drove the master spacecraft through the "devil's asshole", the BGM when preparing for a big fight, using the avant-garde arrangement method of the 1980s, and the space-sense synthetic sound. , The dynamic and thin electronic drums, when combined, it is an exciting and enjoyable combination. The whole battle scene is like an arcade machine. Who doesn't want to have a hand shake with their legs?
De-heavy and de-epic have become the main features of the soundtrack. The dynamic electronic music wraps everything up and down for fun. Just as the director did for the movie, he used as many jokes as possible to cover the hatred of the country and the family, dilute the typical heroic mythological temperament of Thor, and make him an anti-hero character with frequent embarrassment and humor.
Second, the song of alien invaders
Please click on the soundtrack: Immigrant Song -Led Zeppelin
If your friend suddenly couldn't help singing a magical melody-ah ah ah~~ ah! Ah ah ah~~ ah! Needless to say, he must have watched "Thor 3". Yes, it was played three times in the trailer, the opening of the feature film and the climax battle. The catchy magical episode was the "Song of the Alien Invaders" by Led Zeppelin .
I think that more than half of the "burn" of "Thor 3" music can be attributed to this song.
Although this classic track has been used in the movies "Rock Academy" and "Dragon Tattoo Girl", so far, it seems that the most compatible with the creative content of this song is undoubtedly Thor.
Led Zeppelin (Led Zeppelin) is the most representative hard rocking band in the 70s in the UK. It is good at combining blues with rock music, and loves to incorporate mythological elements into the lyrics, such as "The Battle Of Evermore" inspired by Celtic mythology King Arthur, "Achilles Last Stand" comes from Achilles in Greek mythology, and "Song of Foreign Invaders" is another of their masterpieces. It borrows allusions from Norse mythology and tells the story of Vikings conquering tribes. Lyrics There is a sentence that later became the symbol of the band:
Because of this inspiring lyrics, many fans refer to the sound of the Zeppelin as their "Thor Hammer". Later, old friends of the band wrote a biography for the band with "Thor's Hammer", of course this is something to be said.
Another sentence in the lyrics is also based on Norse mythology:
Valhalla (Temple of Valhalla) is the Shrine of Martyrs in Asgard in Norse mythology. Odin is here to receive the heroes who died in battle. Only heroes can be brought to the Temple of Valhalla. In the movie, the flame giant is the culprit that caused the twilight of the gods in the prophecy, and the death god Hela is the big boss who used to handle countless Asgard warlords, and they are burdened with tens of thousands of Asgard's undead, respectively. Inserting this song into the battle scene against these two people, while exciting the offensive, reveals a bit of heroism.
Some people may say that the soundtrack style of "Thor 3" is learning "Guardians of the Galaxy", but "Thor 3" is actually more unrestrained. The difference is that so many retro rock music in Guardians of the Galaxy are brought out by the plot and characters, and they come from the player of Xingjue, which is the movie screen itself. However, the song "Song of the Invaders" of "Thor 3" was inserted directly. Hammer didn't press any play button, and the screen had nothing to do with it. That is to say, this episode was completely from the movie. Outside.
Such a simple and rude insertion method is actually very easy to produce a sense of contradiction and abruptness. But fortunately, the overall arcade style of "Thor 3" and the bursting and casual music texture of the Zeppelin are unexpectedly harmonious. The use of this song here not only does not violate the harmony, but also strengthens the humor that the movie wants to reshape. , Retro and passionate image of Thor. Thor can be said to be a turning serf to sing. He has a highly recognizable BGM, and other Marvel heroes will be jealous.
It is said that the official spent 4.9 million US dollars in order to buy the copyright of the song. As far as the movie is concerned, it is worth the money.
Three: Defects
Wait, why is this "burning" soundtrack still flawed?
Yes, and the more obvious the advantages, the more obvious the defects. It can be said that this is a soundtrack of success, Xiao He, and Xiao He. Because the more prominent its personality, the weaker the music continuity with the entire series.
Of course, this is the pot of the movie. Because from "Thor 1" to "Thor 3", it is not so much that Thor has completed his path of growth, as it has completed his path of mutation. The first Sistine mythical style, the second dark style, and the third one never expected to become a comic style. In MCU, the style of each trilogy can be different, and only Thor is the only one. In the third part, the character of Thor itself also wanders on the edge of OOC, from a stupid big man to a clever jokeman.
Although at the end of the film, in the song " Where To? " when everyone boarded the spaceship , Mothersbaugh deliberately reviewed the theme music of the first two parts, and added "Earth To Asgard" by Patrick Doy in "Thor 1". ", and the theme phrase in "Thor: The Dark World" created by Brian Taylor in "Thor 2" are integrated into the new song, giving movie fans the shock and burning of returning to their original intentions. But in fact, as far as movies and music are concerned, the original intention is far away, and the return is just an illusion.
Cloud Village Online: Where To? -Mark Mothersbaugh
All in all, the OST of "Thor 3" is a highly audible independent work with outstanding advantages and great regrets. But it must be pointed out that Marvel has begun to pay attention to music and take action. The new "Spider-Man" and "Thor 3" have appeared in the eye-catching soundtrack. I believe that such surprises will be more and more in the future. .
PS: At the time of writing, it was actually just a few days after "Thor 3" was released. I was too lazy to carry it now. The author is an amateur movie and music lover, please make corrections if there are any discrepancies in the text. If you find it useful, just poke it, Ali Gadoo. Ready to write "Zhenglian".
[This article was first published in the Barcelona movie app]
View more about Thor: Ragnarok reviews
