A central theme in Tom McCarthy’s film “Stillwater,” reaching theaters this weekend, is that of culture clash: Oklahoman Bill Baker (Matt Damon) in southern France, visiting his i…
,” reaching theaters this weekend, is that of culture clash: Oklahoman Bill Baker in southern France, visiting his imprisoned daughter and becoming involved with a French theater actress .. Danna, whose specialty has long been the authentic application of world-music sounds into film scores, was an obvious choice “because it takes place in Marseille, which is a kind of multi-cultural melting pot,” he says.
Baker’s middle-American roots suggested country flavors, so Danna assembled a band with electric and acoustic guitars, bass and drums, but with the direction that he didn’t want “a full Southern country accent.” Similarly, he wanted to convey the colors of Marseille music – with its heavily North African influences – by adding such unusual stringed instruments as the bowed Persian kamanche, the plucked Persian lavta and the Middle Eastern oud and qanun. Darbuka drums add another regional touch.
The primary sound of the “Stillwater” score is that of piano and strings, which provide “a neutral shade” for the story, which involves Baker’s search for a mysterious witness who might provide an alibi for his daughter, convicted of the murder of her college roommate. The addition of electronics is “another Marseille influence,” Danna pointed out.
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