First of all, I think you're being a little critical about "O Death." That song is older than the hills, and just because Stanley has a Tennessee accent, doesn't mean the song has any narrow regional roots.
Second of all, I took the weird geography and variety of accents in stride (I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Goodman yet, he was the most painful to my ears). It's supposed to be mythic. Besides, this being the Depression, you had a lot of movement. There's nothing to say that any of the characters originated in Mississippi, particularly those on a prison farm.
I'm confused as to why you're upset about the variety of music in the film. They obviously wanted to showcase many different musical forms. I can't think of any, offhand, which were out of place. Considering that much of the music was sung by the actors (the choir at the river, the gravediggers, Chris Thomas King, etc.), I think you have a high fidelity. It's not like people only listened to one kind of music in the period. They even have an explanation as to why we're hearing more older forms than the jazz and country you'd expect. In these times of trouble, people are conforted by "old timy" music.
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Date: 2004-04-05 03:16 pm (UTC)Second of all, I took the weird geography and variety of accents in stride (I'm surprised you haven't mentioned Goodman yet, he was the most painful to my ears). It's supposed to be mythic. Besides, this being the Depression, you had a lot of movement. There's nothing to say that any of the characters originated in Mississippi, particularly those on a prison farm.
I'm confused as to why you're upset about the variety of music in the film. They obviously wanted to showcase many different musical forms. I can't think of any, offhand, which were out of place. Considering that much of the music was sung by the actors (the choir at the river, the gravediggers, Chris Thomas King, etc.), I think you have a high fidelity. It's not like people only listened to one kind of music in the period. They even have an explanation as to why we're hearing more older forms than the jazz and country you'd expect. In these times of trouble, people are conforted by "old timy" music.