Kubrick often employed the use of music as a "black joke" to achieve a chilling, ironic effect (one now often employed by Quentin Tarantino) by incongruously combining mismatched moods and styles.
Igor Stravinsky was arguably the innovator of this musical technique during his Neo-Classic period (1920s to the 1950s),[139] but it was Kubrick who extended this idea to the big screen. This gives the intended emotional impact of a scene even more power. Brief examples of this include Vera Lynn singing We'll Meet Again in the final scene of Dr. Strangelove (during a nuclear holocaust), using some older classical music for the futuristic 2001: A Space Odyssey, and using Gene Kelly's Singin’ in the Rain for the end credits in the dystopian world of A Clockwork Orange, and light pop music in Full Metal Jacket.
In the ending of Full Metal Jacket, the marines sing the Mickey Mouse song amidst destruction and carnage. The cheerful song completely contrasts with the visuals. This is a technique we are imitating in our own work, 'Aspirin' is an upbeat song whereas the visuals are quite dark.
Sophia
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