Lars von Trier’s recent film work often uses very specific musical cues within its narrative framework. His visual style has developed very clearly beyond his self-imposed Dogma '95 rulings, and his sound world also reflects this almost seismic change. Though music is equally as imposing in his 2011 Melancholia, the music used in his controversial 2009 … Continue reading Antichrist (Lars von Trier) and Handel’s Aria (Lascia ch’io pianga)
Solitary Music In Melancholia and The Turin Horse (von Trier and Tarr).
This article contains spoilers. Considering the large amount of time and effort that goes into creating and putting together the soundtrack to a film, one of the most interesting creative choices for filmmakers (often outside of the mainstream) is to use a piece of music continuously throughout rather than use different music for different scenes … Continue reading Solitary Music In Melancholia and The Turin Horse (von Trier and Tarr).
