THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION
Director: Frank Darabont
Music consultant: Arlene Fishbach
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Mozart’s Le Nozze de Figaro composition can be found in numerous movies in today’s popular culture. One example would be The Shawshank Redemption where the “Duetto-Sul Aria” can be heard as diagetic sound. In this scene, Andy Dufresne locks himself in the loudspeaker room, defying the rules made by the Warden. He then plays this duettino over the loudspeaker for the entire prison to hear. In Le Nozze de Figaro, the dialogue spoken discusses a letter that will expose infidelity. The context of the piece has a subtle connection to the scene in the film because the ultimate reason of Andy’s imprisonment was his wife’s infidelity with another man.
Written by: Trisha Elegino
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