the great and incredible Gatsby

            The Great Gatsby uses a mix of today’s music and music from the 1920’s to reveal a brighter, bigger and newer picture to viewers and listeners. The soundtrack of The Great Gatsby involves artists like Beyonce, Andre 3000, Lana Del Ray, Florence & the Machine, Fergie and Will.I.Am. These very talented artists are known for their incredible voices in today’s time. The freshness of these songs creates a new atmosphere that creates a relationship with adults and teenagers in this time. Teenagers are so wrapped up in music and divulge themselves into the new thing and the new music on the radio is these very popular artists. I know that I love Beyonce; therefore if she was singing a new song or remaking the song with a cool new tone to it, then I would more than likely go see this film. Producers use the tactic of new and fun music to pull in different ages, whilst keeping original and classic music that adults and teenagers of all ages will enjoy as well!

            The mood of the music alternates very quickly depending on scene and the music played alongside of it. I believe that music makes the scenes in movies. A funeral wouldn’t be as emotional without a depressing song playing in the background, and a joyful moment of success or personal gain wouldn’t send those emotions towards you without a fun tune to play alongside the great time. The song “A Little Party Never Killed Nobody” is a great song to jump around to because it is filled with the beautiful voice of Fergie and a high tempo that is just filled with energy. This song created for the movie and created fairly recently, changes the mood of the movie in a way. It differs from the previous Great Gatsby because it puts a spin on the party scene. There is so much more than your mind can comprehend, and in the previous movie I, myself, did not feel that way. The remake of a 1920’s party in 2013 was extraordinary and absolutely unbelievable. The music provides a lot of the emotion you feel watching it. It opens your eyes to see the difference.

            I thought the music fit wonderfully with the movie. It provided a great spin on the 1920’s scene with a little bit of the present tense. The song “Crazy in Love” is originally by Beyonce, but is recreated through the voice of another woman. This spin links the past to the present, and I was thrilled when I heard the song because of not only my love for Beyonce, but also for the wonderful surprise of a much older song being brought back into a film premiered in 2013. Overall, the producers made a wise choice when they mixed together classic music with brand new music. Fergie and Lana Del Ray create music that is broader and bigger in your mind and reveals a little bit of what our day in time looks like while connecting it to the wonderful and stunning parties of the 1920’s.