Analysis of the Music of Fantastic Mr. Fox

ANALYSIS OF THE MUSIC OF FANTASTIC MR. FOX INTRODUCTION Mr. and Mrs. Fox (George Clooney and Meryl Streep) have an idyllic home life with their son Ash (Jason Schwartzman) and his young nephew Kristofferson who is visiting. But after twelve years of quiet domesticity, the bucolic existence proves too much for the animal instincts of Mr. Fox. Very soon returns to his old life as a chicken thief from evil farmers (Boggs, Bunce and Bean), endangering not only his family but the entire animal community, which eventually unite to fight against farmers determined to capture the audacious Mr.Fox. In the end, he uses his animal instincts to save his family and friends. The story is based on the famous novel by Roald Dahl, author of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The film is directed by Wes Anderson director known for directing films such as The Royal Tenembauns, The Life Aquatic, The Darjeeling Limited. He has been nominated for best animated film and best soundtrack at the Oscars, Golde n Globes and BAFTA awards.The original music is by French composer Alexandre Desplat who has composed music for films, including: New Moon, Coco Before Chanel, The Golden Compass, The Queen, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part I, among many others. ANALYSIS OF MUSIC Start The first thing you hear is a small piece of music that puts us in the context of what the film will be shown as the introductory part of the movie where this also occurs it is the book in which the story is based .We will be located in the field by the instruments we hear mainly a banjo. The opening music is clearly an excerpt from the song you hear once the portable radio, and is notoriously recomposed by Alexander Desplat also proven to be the type of music and instruments that will be listening throughout the film, and to watch the scene Main beautiful scenery of a small mountain with a tree in red colors, brown, no doubt that the field will be the main stage.The song is entitled The Ballad of Davy Crockett one old ballad that harkens back to a time where the heroes sung. The lyrics of the song refers to a folk hero of nineteenth century America named Davy Crockett and by the popular name â€Å"King of the Wild Frontier† (â€Å"King of the Wild Frontier†). The song is very long but in the film is cut the verses that really matter and we emphasize the personality of Mr. Fox and film what happens, a hero who fought in the war and restored peace.The first theft The next song with lyrics we hear is when Mr. Fox and Mrs. Fox venture to catch some pigeons. The song titled â€Å"heroes and villains† sung by The Beach Boys also serve to narrate the action adventure is happening, also told through the lyrics a little junior partner relationship with these two foxes: â€Å"Fell in love years ago With an innocent girl From the Spanish and Indian home Home of the heroes and villains † Here the music seems to end like the feat.Onl y when his wife breaks the news that she is pregnant is when very far away, as in the mind of the fox (who is somewhat shocked principal plane) continued listening to the song. There is a cut, spend years and start another scene, which is linked to the previous thanks to this same song, which continues, now with a slower quieter tone almost like a lullaby, which similarly through letter tells us what happened in that long period of time, with only one stanza of four lines. My children were raised You know They suddenly rise They started slow long ago Ended up healthy wealthy and wise † The next thing we see is Mr. Fox, his wife and the child she had, and a teenage children, all living in a hole. Many of the other songs that are not original compositions for the film we hear are very substantive and serve to acclimate the scene, but always keeping in context with history and the space-time is handled throughout the film. In some of them the composer'sFrench influence becomes ev ident in songs such as â€Å"Street Fighting Man† by the Rolling Stones, â€Å"Une Petite Ile† and â€Å"La nuit americaine† by French composer George Delerue. Boggis, Bunce and Bean Mr. Fox looks out the window of the tree you intend to purchase and three farms currency, listen to a short snippet of melody that later accompany the owners of those farms, moving the camera for each of the farms the tune changes quickly main instrument, depending on the farm. Later when the Badger describes to Mr.Fox physical personality and the three farmers it is here when we have the complete melody with a steady rhythm marked by ukulele, blue and some other instruments but the melody voice changes, always a different wind instrument according to the characteristics of character, for example: a tuba for Boggis that is chubby and eats twelve chickens a day, some variation of flute that sounds almost ridiculous and is for Bunce which is ridiculously tiny, and for Bean who is the leader and the most danger is, a trumpet (or saxophone).So the timbre changes to accentuate the personality of these characters. From here every three characters appear hear this melody with variations in timbre, rhythm and harmonies depending on the case, for example if it is a hunt, hear drums and trumpets we heard when we see a battle, such as those where the Fox lays out a plan later. Moving Mr. Fox ignored warnings about the warnings of the three evil farmers because he has an idea in mind, and moves to the tree near the farms.When performed by moving the squirrel, the music you hear is music that clearly has the function of narrative accompanying a simple Music, with guitar, flute, celeste, violin and strings that give a pinched cheerfully comic to action to bring the furniture and build the house almost like a dollhouse that is arming, or something. Master Plan Phase 1 Mr. Fox decides to implement a master plan to steal chickens on the farm with is buddy Boggis Possum, while Fox explains the plan to this hear in the background a battle music, with a bell percussion compound and a guitar (ukulele, banjo or mandolin) that gives a touch of country necessary. The Music changed to a more forward when the plan is carried out, to narrate the action. The interesting thing about this part is that the music is interrupted constantly to accentuate some funny dialogue or action that works perfectly without disturbing the viewer.There is a change in tone rhythm and melody in the middle and at the end when the situation has eased a bit, the music is much more country like adding trumpet and possibly accelerated noting that the plan has to hurry. This melody of battle was heard later in different robberies that take place. Master Plan Phase 2 Is the farm theft Bunce, who absentmindedly see a magazine, while listening to music on his headphones and eat a donut. Behind him we see all the action happens on TVs connected to security cameras.It may well be nothing of music , but the fact that the Music, classical instrumental melody, is heard through headphones Farmer theft makes everything simpler and easier, like comic. The game of Whack-bat The music you hear in the game background and clearly this is used to narrate the action is happening. The melody is the same we hear the squirrel in the move, only this one has a different timbre and harmonies we hear brass instruments and the snare, the bands typical sports games. Master Plan Phase 3Theft Bean's farm is a little more tricky because Rat watching this place. The music we hear in this part is the melody of the Rat that accentuates your personality and with guitars, drums, Jew's harp, tambourines, whistles, wooden flutes, etc.. to create a western atmosphere as for the duel between Mr. Fox and the Rat. This melody apparatus appears near the end when the rat turns to face Mr. Fox but in dying tone changes to a more melancholy with the ever-present blue and some string instruments. Song to Boggis, B unce and BeanIt is that same melody as the song becomes a Boggis, Bunce and Bean sung by human children of the place with a creepy but funny rhyme to describe the malevolent farmers and is used in the final showdown between animals and farmers, their harmonies higher tones reveal what you know is obvious: in the end the animals get away with it. The end Near the end, when animals were victorious, and the battle ended (for now) listen to The Beach Boys again, we hear not only the beginning but in the middle with the song â€Å"I get arround† when given encouragement to his animal friends giving their positions and Latin names, and now with â€Å"Ol ‘man river†.Then when Mr. Fox gives the final toast Kristofersen hear the theme actually for my Ash theme because we hear when leaving Ash, and we listened to the beginning when Mr. Fox is proud of and will be fox and what he has done, so we know that Ash will be (and was) like his father. And finally the movie ends wit h the monkeys dancing in the supermarket and the song â€Å"Let her dance† Bobby Fuller Four with a style similar to The Beach Boys as this type of music seems to be representing the personality and style of Mr. Fox.