Explore how the absence of music shapes storytelling in Cast Away, No Country for Old Men, and Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Discover the creative decisions behind the use, or deliberate absence, of music and how they deepen the emotional impact, create suspense, and immerse us in the characters’ journeys.
-- Sources --
NYT, "Exploiting Sound, Exploring Silence" (Interview with Skip Lievsay): https://www.nytimes.com/2008/01/06/movies/awardsseason/06lim.html?
ColonneSonore, "Respecting the Images: Interview with Alan Silvestri":
http://www.colonnesonore.net/contenuti-speciali/interviste/797-interview-with-alan-silvestri.html?
0:00 - Intro
0:23 - The Silent Soundtrack
1:11 - No Country For Old Men
3:20 - Cast Away
6:54 - The Birds
9:00 - Summary
9:37 - Outro
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