However, Isham did not compose music for Love & Basketball and its rather cliché soundtrack for a film from 2000 is proof that he had nothing to do with it. It mostly consists of hip hop songs from the late 90’s, the Motown era and even a Vanilla Ice track. There is an occasional love-making song from Marvin Gaye, but for the most part the soundtrack is not impressive. Gina made a wise choice by meeting Mark Isham and asking him to compose the musical score for her next two films. In The Secret Life of Bees, he used appropriate music for the time and location the story is set in; he combined a level of classical elegance with bluegrass-y vibes to show the contrast between the worlds of the educated African Americans and the poor Caucasian farmers. He was able to turn his classical and bluegrass compositions around in Beyond the Lights. Music is fundamental to the plot due to the fact that it is about a Rihanna and Beyoncé hybrid, but he effectively depicts the music that is popular for that type of musical artist. This shows the diversity he has to create an entirely different score for an entirely different
However, Isham did not compose music for Love & Basketball and its rather cliché soundtrack for a film from 2000 is proof that he had nothing to do with it. It mostly consists of hip hop songs from the late 90’s, the Motown era and even a Vanilla Ice track. There is an occasional love-making song from Marvin Gaye, but for the most part the soundtrack is not impressive. Gina made a wise choice by meeting Mark Isham and asking him to compose the musical score for her next two films. In The Secret Life of Bees, he used appropriate music for the time and location the story is set in; he combined a level of classical elegance with bluegrass-y vibes to show the contrast between the worlds of the educated African Americans and the poor Caucasian farmers. He was able to turn his classical and bluegrass compositions around in Beyond the Lights. Music is fundamental to the plot due to the fact that it is about a Rihanna and Beyoncé hybrid, but he effectively depicts the music that is popular for that type of musical artist. This shows the diversity he has to create an entirely different score for an entirely different