Drive (2011)
Director: Nicolas Winding Refn
Composer: Cliff Martinez
Report on the director: Nicolas Winding Refn is known for making stylish
movies that are also violent. Drive is both of these things and the film itself
is a beatifully made film that is among my favourite films. This compares to
his other films with the violence. His next film ‘Only God Forgives’ was also
known for these things and also is composed by Cliff Martinez and stars Ryan
Gosling.
Nicolas Winding Refn won the award of Best Director and
Cannes Festival (2011) after his film recieved a standing overation. He was not
nominated for an Academy Award (to the surprise of many critics) but was
nominated for Best Director at the BAFTA’s but didn’t win the award.
Musical Score: The musical score is hands down one of my
favourite soundtracks of all time. The use of composed music by Cliff Martinez,
while using songs from various artists that fit the film is a very clever
approach and it suits the film and also adds another layer to the film.
Songs including ‘Nightcall’ by Kavinsky ft. LoveFoxxx,
‘Under Your Spell’ by Desire, ‘A Real Hero’ by College ft. Electric Youth and
‘Tick of a Clock’ by Chromatics are a great use of other songs that Cliff
Martinez has helped compose into the soundtrack. Some of these songs are now
very popular and have been used in other films. Both ‘A Real Hero’ and ‘Tick of
a Clock’ are used in the film ‘Taken 2’. Other films and adverts have used
songs from the album as well.
Other highlights from the album include songs like ‘Hammer’,
‘Bride of Deluxe’ ‘I Drive’ ‘He Had a Good Time’ and ‘They Broke his Pelvis’,
which were all composed by Cliff Martinez.
Written by Josh Jermy
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