Once Upon a Time in Mexico Directed by Robert Rodriguez; "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona
The song I chose to write about is "Malagueña" by Ernesto Lecuona featured in the introduction of the Robert Rodriguez film Once Upon a Time in Mexico. I thought it was really interesting how the song has diegetic and non-diegetic elements. The song starts off the Antonio Banderas's character playing the guitar which is diegetic, and as he's walking and playing, an orchestra comes into the soundtrack which is non-diegetic because they are not in the world of the movie.
The song really sets the mood of the film, it starts of settle and because epic when the orchestra is added. It symbolizes the journey that the main character is about experience. It also displays the talent the character has when he solos on the guitar, it shows an intellectual side of the character. The character isn't only a gun slinger but a artist as well. I think it was a great choice by the director to integrate non-diegetic and diegetic sounds.
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