Saturday song #4
Cosy up this weekend with a smattering of Bergman-related musical entertainment! Every Saturday, we offer up a new song that relates to Bergman in some interesting manner. Over time, we plan on building up a pretty-little playlist suitable for any occasion, aptly entitled The Original Ingmar Bergman Spotify Playlist. (For more on Bergman and music, click here.)
Satuday song #4 is:
Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra served as a well-known source of inspiration for The Silence. 'My original idea was to make a film that should obey musical laws, instead of dramaturgical ones. A film acting by association – rhythmically, with themes and counter-themes. As I was putting it together, I thought much more in musical terms than I'd done before. All that's left of Bartók is the very beginning. It follows Bartók's music rather closely, the dull continuous note, then the sudden explosion.'