The Soundtrack
Howard
Shore’s score for the official
soundtrack of Spotlight might
be one of my all time favorites.
Simple piano blues that plays in
the background in almost every
scene keeps the audience intact.
The tempo associated with
the soundtrack corresponds
well with the pace of the film,
which makes even the most
mundane tasks that take place
in the everyday operations of a
newspaper look interesting.
The Detailing
The actors
weren’t the only people that
paid incredible attention to
detail, the film does it as a
whole. The time line of the
film spawns over the years
2001 and 2002. A period
which marked the growth
of modern America, but not
the modernism of the digital
age that we are used to. The
detailing paid to the usage of
technology from that period,
the language used, the pop
culture references and the
references to historical events
like the 9/11 Attacks gives the
film the authenticity that it
needs. The emotional upheaval
that the characters go through
after the 9/11 attacks while still
having to deal with the issue
at hand, and the small tributes
paid by them were captured on
screen through subtle detailing.
Spotlight is a treat for people
with an eye for Easter eggs.
- Guru Nicketan
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