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That selection of music makes the film

“Marcel: The Little Shellfish with Shoes” was an “ambient film”

2023.7.12

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A skillful expression of the “sound” surrounding the 2.5 centimeter long protagonist.

In addition, what makes this film special is that the acute sensitivity to various “sounds” is skillfully expressed in the film. In order to emphasize the auditory experience of Marcel, who is only 2.5 centimeters long, one could, for example, have used a gimmick such as making the sounds that humans make loud and piercing. In this film, however, the various sounds are processed naturally and skillfully designed. Wind, footsteps, insect wings, sounds of traffic, and voices coming from somewhere. All of these sounds are arranged with delicate acoustic manipulation so that they do not differ from the impression of the soundscape that usually surrounds us.

In the case of a video work with such a sound design, the selection and arrangement of the music used in the film requires a more meticulous attention to detail than usual. In the case of documentaries, it is not uncommon to eliminate all music in order to avoid such difficulties, or, conversely, to add music in a very dramatic manner for dramatic effect (although, of course, there are many excellent works in this category as well). This film, however, skillfully meets this difficult challenge.

© 2021 Marcel the Movie LLC.
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