The soundtrack opens with a handful of pre-existing songs hand-picked by the director before the original score was written. The music of Drive can essentially be divided into two sections the five songs preceding Martinez’s score and the score itself. The result is a gripping electronic soundtrack, reflective of the action but never intrusive. Martinez manipulates these sounds in order to mimic the vibrant lifestyle of the Driver. Drive is coated in a minimalistic ambience of dissonant strings, metronomic shivers and synth-driven drones. Martinez responds with an endearing retro-futurist score realised using 80’s replica plug-in synthesisers. Danish film director Nicolas Winding Refn provides a compelling insight into the criminal underbelly of L.A., defusing this tension with the charming “will they/won’t they” relationship between the Driver and his neighbour Irene (Carey Mulligan). Set in the bustling streets of Central Los Angeles, the film recounts the tale of an unnamed Hollywood stunt performer (Ryan Gosling) who moonlights as a hired getaway driver. Sourceĭark, seductive, and decidedly slick, Cliff Martinez’s score for neo-noir thriller Drive is a law unto itself as well as a milestone in modern composition. Original Score Soundtrack by Cliff Martinez
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