The Distance from Ear to Soul —— Three billboards outside Ebbing, the Sound of Music in Missouri

After watching the three billboards outside the Missouri movie Ebbing, I was certainly shocked by the intriguing story, the bursting performance of acting and the portrayal of human contradictions. But in the experience of light and shadow, there is another part that cannot be ignored, and that is the music in the movie. Without the soundtrack, many emotions in this movie would be like a plate of barbecue in a glass cover, and the taste could not be breathed to the extreme.

Let's listen to music that explains, paves the way, or fuels the plot of the movie.

1, the last rose in summer

There is a silent morning at the beginning of the film, filled with white fog. On the deserted road and the bright green grass, three huge old billboards stand alone. At this time, the music of the last rose in summer started. Mildred, a middle-aged woman with long soft yellow hair, casually draped over her shoulders, drove by alone. In a flash of inspiration, she stared thoughtfully at the billboard, and a major plan was brewing in her heart.

Folk songs whisper softly, just like mother's mood at this time. ......

2. The billboard with music in carter burwell caught fire.

The next shot, mildred has cut short hair, changed the hair color from yellow to brown, and combed a stubborn little pull. Wearing jumpsuits, I walked into Ebin advertising company with great pride. The soundtrack at this time is one of the short soundtracks that appear many times in the film, and it is carter burwell's work.

These songs show different scenes and emotions in movies with different rhythms and different instruments. For example, billboards are set on fire, the beat of music is obvious, and the feelings expressed are angry; When the deer, a symbol of the reborn daughter, appeared, the music was slow and filled with regret and sadness; When Sheriff Willoughby vomited blood, the rhythm of the music was extremely heavy, with fear of death and being at a loss ... The music was short, but it could give people a great shock and a * * * sound, which made the audience more integrated into the plot.

3, deerskin stallion Bruce

With the development of the plot, the contents of the three billboards finally entered the audience's sight. What exactly did Mildred write on the billboard?

Part III: Why, Sheriff Willoughby?

Article 2: Still no arrest?

Block 1: raped when dying.

I see. My daughter was raped and killed and even burned to death. As a mother, I can't wait to kill the murderer (the following plot also reveals that the relationship between mother and daughter is not good, so that the mother can superimpose regrets, self-blame and other emotions on the urgency of catching the murderer as soon as possible after her daughter's death). However, seven or eight months have passed and the case has not made any progress. Mildred directly blamed the police chief Willoughby.

Mildred drove his son to school, and the main street in the town came into view. The short street opposite the advertising company is the police station. Further on is my son's school, the noisy crowd, just like the old street, but my daughter is no longer on earth. The soundtrack at this time is deerskin stallion blues, which is also a folk song.

If love brings loneliness, what about you and me? The woman's mood at this time should be more than loneliness.

4. Chikitita

The sheriff is very popular in the small town. Pastors, dentists and even the owner of the advertising company in the church advised Mildred to take down the billboard. Because the sheriff has pancreatic cancer, there is not much time left, and everyone thinks that we should not push him any more. Among these people wronged by the sheriff, Dixon was the most passionate when he acted in several plays. He has such labels: racism, mom, homosexuality, violence and so on. However, he loves the sheriff. At least at the police station, the sheriff is very kind to him. Dixon was listening to Chiquita when the news of the sheriff's suicide reached the police station.

A relaxed and happy tune, but a sad person in the camera. The person referred to in the billboard is no longer there. Can contradictions be solved?

5. The voice of the host

The death of the sheriff gave Dixon a strong stimulus, and he directly blamed wilby, the head of the advertising company. Broke the glass door with a baton, hit wilby and threw him out of the second floor window. In this series of scenes of violence and bloodshed, the background music is this "His Master's Voice", which is like a hymn, and the violence is even more unobtrusive. Seeing this, the film side once again felt the wonderful soundtrack.

At this point, the images of three main characters have been created: Mildred, who lost his beloved daughter, was cold in appearance and painful in heart; Dickson, who is a little silly, violent and simple-minded, has also been shaped; A good man who is conscientious and loves his work and family. Sheriff Willoughby is dead. The biggest turning point in the film is the dead sheriff.

6. The Last Rose in Summer

Willoughby left a letter to Mildred and a letter to Dixon respectively. The letter to Dixon was sent to the police station. When Dixon was reading the letter alone at night, the music started. Yes, it's this song again, the last rose in summer at the beginning of the movie.

Willoughby can be said to be grateful to Dixon. He said in the letter that he understood Dixon's words:

While reading the letter, there was an explosion in the police station. Dixon was burned all over at this time, but his soul has been reborn.

This song is dominant again, but the lyrics are very different from the beginning.

Unlike the silence at the beginning, the synchronized scene of this piece of music is Mildred's vengeful face and the burning police station. The cold and desolate music is in sharp contrast with the scene of the fire. At the same time, the audience's hearts were mixed with admiration for Sheriff Willoughby and understanding of Dixon, and they were once again impressed by the charm of music.

Come on, Renee, the night they knocked down old Dixie.

Mildred looked at Dixon, who was scarred by the fire in front of him, and still did not forget to rescue the file of his daughter's murder from the fire. He should have regrets and feelings in his heart. When her husband admitted that he burned the billboard, she realized that Dixon didn't. At this time, I think mildred has really forgiven Dixon from the heart. And the one who controlled herself and didn't do anything to her husband was reborn.

These two pieces of music appeared in Dixon's bar. He happened to meet the suspect and was beaten to remember his license plate number and get DNA.

This time, Dixon really learned to think calmly.

Seeing this, I thought the suspect would definitely be caught. however ......

8. Lupi Starion Blues

Dixon got the DNA and told Mildred the good news. But the new sheriff said it wasn't this guy. Because this man's commander said he was out of the country at the time of the crime. Oh, no one can accept such a result. Here is a line that echoes before, which is very interesting. When Dixon was beaten, the onlookers said he was a policeman. The suspect asked, you are a policeman, why don't you have a badge? Dixon said, I lost my badge. Meanwhile, Dixon said, I found my badge. Then, the badge should be a sign that Dixon thinks he is a qualified policeman. Although he was fired, in his heart, he has always been a real policeman.

In the end, Dixon decided to punish the suspect with Mildred. They were driving on the road, and the scenery outside the window was pleasant, telling cold jokes. The background music is a girl's version of Lupi Starion Bruce. The open ending gave the audience more thoughts.

Louis Gianetti wrote in Understanding Movies:

And a good movie, with good music, is easier to convey its meaning.

Like, curious, take advantage of the weekend to see these three billboards outside Ebbing, Missouri. You won't be disappointed.