Jonathan Glazer’s Under the Skin serves as an art piece that dabbles in the science fiction, pseudo-horror spectrum. Throughout the film, there is a feeling of fragmented eeriness, that is only propagated by the masterful scoring, (or lack thereof,) by both the director and the composer. There is a noted lack of dialogue in the film that parallels the specific lack of foley and music in some scenes that add to the tense and twisted storyline. The, at times, uncomfortable silence, whether it be a musical or dialogue deficient scene, necessitates the audience’s undivided attention and draws them in further into movie, only to be assaulted by string voices, specifically viola that work to “make it feel uncomfortable . . . pervert[ed] material.”
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Personally, as a viewer, I found the plot to not deviate very much, left me feeling unfilled and just a little uncomfortable in general. The music really augments these feelings and pace of the plot when it is heard. At parts, the music gives the audience an indication that something climactic is about to occur, but it ends up being anticlimactic, where in terms of the plot, something does happen, but musically or in terms of foley, there is no indication that something has occurred. To me, this felt rather unfulfilling but is the effect that does pair well with the plot as a whole. The pairing of the music and storyline can be seen as a plus when considering the faultless marriage between the two, even if the reasons for the parallel are potentially negative traits to the …show more content…
Levi has one other work where she did the composition, known as Door de ogen van de Ander. While Levi may not necessarily have the breadth of works as some of the other music directors we’ve surveyed in the capacity of this course, her work in Under the Skin has won her awards including best original music, best film score, best technical achievement, and breakthrough film composer of the year across 24 nominations, with Levi winning 14 awards from them. (IMDb). Though her work in composing for films is scarce, Levi’s success with Under the Skin shows her mastery of composition equal to many others in the
Personally, as a viewer, I found the plot to not deviate very much, left me feeling unfilled and just a little uncomfortable in general. The music really augments these feelings and pace of the plot when it is heard. At parts, the music gives the audience an indication that something climactic is about to occur, but it ends up being anticlimactic, where in terms of the plot, something does happen, but musically or in terms of foley, there is no indication that something has occurred. To me, this felt rather unfulfilling but is the effect that does pair well with the plot as a whole. The pairing of the music and storyline can be seen as a plus when considering the faultless marriage between the two, even if the reasons for the parallel are potentially negative traits to the …show more content…
Levi has one other work where she did the composition, known as Door de ogen van de Ander. While Levi may not necessarily have the breadth of works as some of the other music directors we’ve surveyed in the capacity of this course, her work in Under the Skin has won her awards including best original music, best film score, best technical achievement, and breakthrough film composer of the year across 24 nominations, with Levi winning 14 awards from them. (IMDb). Though her work in composing for films is scarce, Levi’s success with Under the Skin shows her mastery of composition equal to many others in the