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Baz Luhrmann has always been a director who places heavy emphasis on the music used in his movies, and he usually gets it right. However, the soundtrack became somewhat of a distraction in The Great Gatsby (2013). I agree with your opinion that some of the music didn’t fit well-although I respect that Luhrmann was trying something different by adding rap songs, other songs would have definitely have done a better job at depicting the aura of the roaring 20’s. Perhaps a more modern take on jazz or classical music would accompany the scenes better while still keeping the soundtrack unique to the other film portrayals of Gatsby’s story. However, the use of Lana del Rey’s “Young & Beautiful” was definitely appropriate for the film. It’s somewhat of an over-the-top song itself, further portraying the grandiose society that the characters are a part of.
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