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This article was originally published on November 8.
We are recirculating it now timed toPriscillas digital release.
Be sure to also read Alison Willmoresreview of the filmand our interview withcostume designer Stacey Battat.
Coppola is the author of her films in every conceivable way.
But her husband, Thomas Mars, and his bandmates in Phoenix have long been indelible collaborators.
But it was 2010sSomewhere released one year before Coppola and Mars married when things advanced.
Other times, they fly solo, steadily building a score as Coppolas dailies come through.
The band recorded a new version, skirting the estates strictures.
The rest of the films harmonies are equally indebted to Elvis taste.
Phoenix also covered the full Avalon hit, a celebration of desire that augurs Elvis interest in Priscilla.
It encapsulates the period well, Brancowitz says.
Some songs are like that.
They have the power to capture a moment in history.
As is Coppolas wont, anachronisms didnt matter.
(Coppola blared that one on set, too.)
On the Rocks(2020)
IfPriscillademanded the most time,On the Rocksdemanded the most ingenuity.
Weve always wanted to venture to do it this way, Brancowitz says.
Its a great way to do it because you are in the position of the spectator.
you could live the emotion directly without having this fragmented vision you have when you work on a piece.
From there, Phoenix brought their signature synth sound to compositions punctuated with horns and propulsive swing.
In additionElevator to the Gallows, Phoenix referenced everything from Michelangelo Antonioni to John Hughes.
But Bob FossesAll That Jazzwas the most influential precursor.
The Beguiled(2017)
WhatBeguiledscore?
Most of the ambiance comes from the noises of nature and the cannonfire softly blasting in the distance.
It had to be not melodic, Brancowitz says.
It was more like sound design.
We would have used elements from the period, like flutes.
But it was really not what was needed.
you’re free to stretch it without changing the tonality, Brancowitz says.
Suddenly a bar of music can last one minute.
Its like you have a microscope and you go inside the DNA of these pieces.
Each time the eponymous clique robs a celebritys house, the accompanying music has its own rhythm.
The next couple of robberies have no music, hinting at how prosaic this hobby would quickly become.
Mars likenedThe Bling Rings combination of soundtrack and score to what Gus Van Sant did inTo Die For.
The decadence reminded him of Monaco or Monte Carlo.
Coming offMarie Antoinettes punchy needle drops, Coppola wanted more subtlety.
One number fromWolfgang, Love Like a Sunset, formedSomewheres signature motif.
Phoenix isolated elements from the track that could be used throughout the film.
Sofia has a very precise vision.
