The score means more...

Rating: 10/10 (4 September 2006)

The score of this film is simply phenomenal. I cannot express enough the importance of a quality score in a film. In this particular film, which is one of my personal favorites of all time, the score had great songs composed by Jon Brion. He used a relatively unusual form of synthesized music with dark undertones and light overtones to portray the negativity of the basic principles of memory- erasing, and the temporary positivity of forgetting the dark past. The camera angles, the lighting/ settings, and the dialog are all very strong in this film, but what separates this film from others with the same qualities I mentioned previously is that the score bridges the gap between those very qualities and the viewer. Depending on one's appreciation, taste, and knowledge of music the score of any film can make or break it- in this case my obvious opinion is that it makes the film that much better.