All the sound in this movie was flawless...beautiful...except for one thing...
That crappy rock music they play over two death scenes! It destroyed any of the tension that was built up in the scene before it and made it semi-comical. Argento should recut better music into that scene, because in my opinion, it ruined those scenes.
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Yes it may seem a contraddiction,joining opera music and metal but I find a such thing a good element(I like metal,especially IRON MAIDEN).
I agree with you when you say that Argento was in a metal music phase in that period,just consider PHENOMENA(1985).
About music,I believe this is one element Argento has always struck in his movies,I don't remember a movie where music was not appropriate.
What do you think about this?
Ironic really. A film the media loved and so the public followed them like sheep as usual was the truly appalling 'Manhunter'.
It has a finale played out with flashing lights and a truly awful rock track.
I think it also contained the most annoying 'hero' in movie history whose repeated talking to hmself the way he did just made you hate him.
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I just addressed this as part of a post in another thread, but I'll go ahead and re-state it here, where it's more directly relevant.
I like the use of heavy metal music. It makes a jarring contrast to the opera, and is grating enough to unnerve me, while the pounding rhythms also excite me a little, giving me a mix of excitement/repulsion that I think helps put me in Betty's ambivalent place. By contrast, Goblin's music in earlier films is much creepier, but I like it too much for it to have the neccessary effect on me here. With a more traditional score, I would find myself tempted to simply take a sadistic pleasure in the murder scenes, which would in turn rob me of Betty's perspective.
To quote the song that I'm listening to as we speak:
"Things go better with rock"
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Death is but a door, time is but a window...I will be back.
I came on the opera boards to see if anyone else felt the same about this
The film is great and has such high production value the rock music seems more 80s trash horror than anything else.
It's tonally inconsistent with the rest of the creepy unnerving music and sound
At one point I even laughed! not Argentos intention i'm sure
Despite the cheesy edge added by the shlock rock, i really enjoyed this movie and wouldnt call this flaw "unforgivable" it just needs a "Directors Cut" or "Composers Cut"
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I suppose you would have prefered rap? Keep in mind it was made in mid-late 80's when metal ruled the charts.
shareI don't agree with you. I love opera and I don't particularly like heavy metal (it doesn't bother me, sometimes it is even pleasant, but it is simple not my kind of music), but I didn't find the music background for those scenes inadequate. Argento moves his camera all the place around (to the great effect!) and in the same manner he uses the music. The camera stops, turns around, chases the victim and the same is with music. I felt like I was an invisible observer seeing the situation from all the different angles. The music helped me in it.
I didn't like the plot (quite stupid), dialogs and glaring plot holes, but I know that Argento movies are not to be perceived that way. It is all about an effect and it really works. The eerie atmosphere is pure and great.