"American Beauty" and its Music

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Allowing the score to speak principally for the emotions of the characters is perhaps the most powerfully unifying element in the movie. As the audience hears this music and feels its slow sorrow, they seem to remember it themselves, and when it is resurrected later in the movie so are the emotions connected to it...
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This becomes evident when Lester is watching his daughter's friend at a cheerleading exhibition. The scene is consumed by the quick paced and almost erratic cymbal, uneasy drum tape, and variety of jungle like noises. This is highly effective, especially in contrast to the previously mentioned part of the score...
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