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darkzero — 12 years ago(March 28, 2014 08:19 AM)

During the climactic sequence (and closing credits) when Frank takes out Leo and his gang, does the music remind anyone else of a slow version of the oldies song "Kiss Him Goodbye"? This would be most apropos, considering Frank is indeed saying goodbye to his hopes of a better life as well as to the mess with Leo. Do you think Michael Mann/Tangerine Dream were subtly alluding to this with the music?
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Michael71 — 12 years ago(April 01, 2014 05:21 AM)

No not really. The music is beep awesome though.

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darkzero — 12 years ago(April 01, 2014 07:56 AM)

Try listening to it again. It's much slower, in a diminished tone/key, and missing notes, but I think it similar.
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Elephantlips — 11 years ago(April 10, 2014 08:00 PM)

You're trying to hear something that just isn't there.
No.

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darkzero — 11 years ago(April 12, 2014 12:34 PM)

Maybe I'm hearing something that's not there, but I'm no
trying
to do it.
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Michael71 — 11 years ago(May 20, 2014 10:02 AM)

I didn't notice it until you mentioned it but yes maybe a little bit!

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jasonbalakier — 10 years ago(March 29, 2016 10:40 PM)

Personally, I always thought it rang especially similar to the Pink Floyd's "Comfortably Numb" version from the Pulse (live) album.
David Gilmour's epic guitar wails at the climax of the song are eerily similar. Cheers to a brilliant flick all the same.

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Stirchley — 9 years ago(April 22, 2016 08:35 AM)

I was certain the music was by Pink Floyd & was very surprised that it's not.

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harrychalcraft — 9 years ago(May 28, 2016 01:19 PM)

In the special features on the bluray is an interview with an old member from Tangerine Dream. He said that Comfortably Numb had just come out at the time and Mann wanted something that sounded like it for the ending, but apparently revealed later on he wasn't too happy with it.
"YOU WANT THEM TO DO TRICKS!? I WANT THEM TO DROP OVER!!!!"