Maybe it was the crappy sound system in the mediocre cinema I was in, but I found the background music not “background” at all. It dominated so many scenes and obliterated the dialogue in some instances. I could barely hear Robert Downey Jr at times because he is brilliant and powerfully subtle, but the 50,000 violins just drowned him out. If you’ve got a good script and talented actors, why lean on heavy background music to build tension?
shareit was that way in MIAX also. kind of silly. wasn't really adding tension, just loud to make minor scenes SEEM important. I just though it was dumb. And I am a Nolan fan usually
shareIt’s basically a Nolan thing. Muffled/hard-to-hear dialogue and an overpowering score in general? The sound design on his films has received criticism for years for a reason. It hasn’t been a big issue for me before, but it’s undeniably a problem.
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shareYep, as others have said it's an annoying Nolan signature. It seemed like an effective score but it didn't need to be used almost nonstop!
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