Baby Driver, the new movie by Edgar Wright, is an original fast-paced action movie that proves that you don’t need to remake Fast & Furious 84 times to get people to go to the cinema. Fuelled by an awesome soundtrack, Baby Driver is well-written, quick, and keeps you super entertained without drowning in action stereotypes. The best part of the movie is that you get to hear the soundtrack through Baby, and create an emotional connection with each freaking song.
We're not film critics, but one thing is sure, Richard Linklater made some of the most memorable movies of the last 25 years. Some turned into Stoner Classics, others into every lover's dream. Linklater never disappointed in his soundtrack choices, even if it means he has to beg Led Zeppelin (literally) to use Immigrant Song in School of Rock.
The art of cinema is the merge of all arts born before it. The storytelling, the poetry, the visual arts, the math and the music. All these elements work together to produce a moment in which the audience is immersed in. The better you balance them, the higher the movie would take you. Now let's inspect the music element on its own
It is not infrequent to hear people coming out of movies comment: "That action was sick!" or "Maaan! Michael Bay really outdid himself this time!" (okay, the latter might not be that frequent). However,people underrate the amazing music that shapes most good movies into what they are.