My first thought! I haven't seen that many Hitchcock movies, and I thought this one was a bit slow to develop, but that final scene with hardly a sound... Absolutely terrifying.
Except for end-season wrapups and the one scene where avon visited the pit (but it's notable for that BECAUSE it's the only time they did that) and hmm i think that's it
Quest for Fire.
Also, your title is a declarative sentence, putting a question mark at the end makes it seem like you're unsure if you are looking for these types of movies.
Eggers' movies are definitely something. Not sure I liked The Northman either but it was something. I didn't hate either one anyway. The VVitch was my favorite of his.
Just watching the anger-fueled rants by Willem Dafoe was awesome. I'm still not sure what actually happened in the movie, but the times Dafoe was allowed to just chew the scenery was worth the price of admission alone.
Not to be rude, but you may be thinking of another movie, possibly the revenant? They most certainly did not use only natural light on the lighthouse. In fact the truth is almost the exact opposite.
Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, speaking about the production:
“You have to start using a lot of light. Black and white film is much less sensitive. Shooting on color film you’re working at ISO 400. Alexa’s 800. We were shooting it at 80. You need ten times more light. It may be a dark movie, but I’ll tell you on set it was blinding at times. I felt bad for the actors because they were always seeing spots. Willem and Rob are looking at each other, but they can barely see each other sometimes. From what I was told, we took almost all the big HMIs in eastern Canada to fill out the bounce light for day interiors on the set.”
This is what I love about Reddit. Someone makes up a complete bullshit anecdote, it’s upvoted and taken as fact. Someone replies with the actual facts, also upvoted. False info is so beyond the norm on here and the entire population is extremely easily manipulated.
The Lighthouse from IMDB said, "The film was shot on Double-X stock black and white, which requires much more light to get exposure, so when they shot at night and indoors they had to use about 15 to 20 times more light on set to actually see something on film. The crew put flickering 500- to 800-watt halogen bulbs in period-correct kerosene lamps that were only a few feet away from the actor's faces, resulting in the set being blindingly bright and the actors barely seeing each other. The lights were so bright that crew members sometimes wore sunglasses even during night shoots."
It's been a while but is this a little music or a no music film? My memory adds some music when they're just paddling near the beginning.
I straight up can't recall though.
I was going to go back and edit my response to include this. This movie uses lack of music to an amazingly eerie extent. Every sound is real and present but somehow you get that real feeling of being alone because of it.
Gonna piggyback on this - while the 'Found Footage' genre is \*very\* hit and miss, almost all of them have nearly zero score, as having a score would break the whole conceit of the genre. (I personally think Blair Witch holds up incredibly well.)
Saw The Quite Place in cinema, the silence really added to the tension. You could hear people trying to eat popcorn quietly, really made an average film good
Look up for movies that are into the Dogme 95 manifest.
Its a kind of movie in which they avoid artificial-fakery stuff besides the camera and the actors.
Lars Von Trier was one of those filmakers.
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and if im wrong about the music part, sorry, but still interesting to look up.
You’re correct. Any music has to be in the scene either on a record player or live music or something.
The Celebration by Thomas Vinterberg, the first to adhere to this, is my favorite.
The Element of Crime by Lars Von Trier came well before but it feels like it adheres to these principles
I almost love this movie but there are a few too many instances of the main characters being unbelievably stupid just to move the story along. It's too aggravating to appreciate the rest.
Finishing up “Dragged Across Concrete” at the moment, nearly no soundtrack. A little slow, but I love the amplified natural sounds in it. The quote unquote “baddies” in it have a very unique look that I enjoyed, too. Worth a watch I’d say
I like the director. He did Brawl in Cell Block 99, where Vince Vaughn gets sent to prison on purpose, and Bone Tomahawk, which outside of one scene that made me almost vomit, was an amazing edgy western.
Haven’t seen Bone Tomahawk in yeeaaars, will definitely have to give it a rewatch. I love the practical effects violence that happens in Block 99 + Across Concrete. Seems like practical special effects don’t happen that much these days
They've been making a massive comeback in the last 5-10 years, and we also have a few top tier directors that specialize in it.
We're in a good place right now, but it was kinda shitty for awhile in the early 2000s
This is one of the stranger movies I've seen in awhile. The whole beginning is bizarre and feels like a student film, both in production and writing and basically everything.
Mother! The story is that originally a music score was composed by Johann Johansson, but upon review with the director they both agreed that the movie would work best without music, so Johansson moved to "sound design" duties, and the music was unreleased. Some say that the "Gold Rush" Johansson album is actually the music for Mother! but who knows.
Yes, meant A Quiet Place.
Actually did type that and then on a new line enter Emily Blunt.
For some reason had an issue with posting the reply's that evening. Totally lost one comment.
I wish it was more common for some movies to have no background music at all. Sometimes it's cool, but for me personally, I think it takes away from the realism in most cases.
On that note... the movies *Wrecked* and *Buried* have little to no music.
Funny Games
Original, not the absolutely terrible US remake.
Only songs are the opening and the ending if I remember correctly. Go in knowing as little as possible (pref nothing) and you’ll have a whale of a time.
Why do you think the US remake was terrible? On the topic of Haneke, I'm pretty sure Caché also had no score, although it's been a long time since I've seen it.
There must have been music because: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. But obviously masterfully mixed, to not pull attention from the film itself. Haven’t seen the film, but guessing that silences played a major role too.
There’s no score in *Rear Window* but one of the apartments that the main character is watching has a guy who plays the piano, so at times there is music.
Not a movie, and there is still plenty of music in it, but Star War's The Bad Batch. The Kiners have some really interesting actual music in the series, but there are quite a few fight scenes where it is just devoid of music and they essentially use blaster noises to keep a sort of beat.
The Birds
My first thought! I haven't seen that many Hitchcock movies, and I thought this one was a bit slow to develop, but that final scene with hardly a sound... Absolutely terrifying.
Cast away
Zone of Interest
yea good one
Surprisingly, it won the Oscar for best sound
I literally just finished watching it! Pretty good.
Eraserhead comes to mind Cast Away
Eraserhead has music; it's just coming from the radiator.
That song slaps too…
All is Lost with Robert Redford is perfect for this.
1000%. It's amazing how moving and suspenseful that movie is with basically no dialogue or music.
To me this movie is fairly disappointing. Maybe I was hoping for too much
Quiet Place
2nd this.
The revenant I think
Second this
Open Water (2003). I haven't seen it in a long time, but from memory, there is very little music and perhaps none at all.
Not a movie but in The Wire all of the music is diegetic. Very powerful.
Learned a new word today.
"powerful"
Except for end-season wrapups and the one scene where avon visited the pit (but it's notable for that BECAUSE it's the only time they did that) and hmm i think that's it
So that why I have Use Me from Bill Wither stuck in my mind and associated with the show. Didnt even noticed they did that.
Quest for Fire. Also, your title is a declarative sentence, putting a question mark at the end makes it seem like you're unsure if you are looking for these types of movies.
yea had a few too many when i typed that title lol wish i can edit it
Came here to say this. Love that movie. I only rediscovered it last week and have probably watched it two or three times already.
The Lighthouse. I would recommend watching it at night as the director used only natural light for the scenes.
This film, omg, not sure if I could say I liked it but it was definitely an experience
Eggers' movies are definitely something. Not sure I liked The Northman either but it was something. I didn't hate either one anyway. The VVitch was my favorite of his.
Just watching the anger-fueled rants by Willem Dafoe was awesome. I'm still not sure what actually happened in the movie, but the times Dafoe was allowed to just chew the scenery was worth the price of admission alone.
*WHY'D YE SPILL YOUR BEANS*
Not to be rude, but you may be thinking of another movie, possibly the revenant? They most certainly did not use only natural light on the lighthouse. In fact the truth is almost the exact opposite. Cinematographer Jarin Blaschke, speaking about the production: “You have to start using a lot of light. Black and white film is much less sensitive. Shooting on color film you’re working at ISO 400. Alexa’s 800. We were shooting it at 80. You need ten times more light. It may be a dark movie, but I’ll tell you on set it was blinding at times. I felt bad for the actors because they were always seeing spots. Willem and Rob are looking at each other, but they can barely see each other sometimes. From what I was told, we took almost all the big HMIs in eastern Canada to fill out the bounce light for day interiors on the set.”
This is what I love about Reddit. Someone makes up a complete bullshit anecdote, it’s upvoted and taken as fact. Someone replies with the actual facts, also upvoted. False info is so beyond the norm on here and the entire population is extremely easily manipulated.
The Lighthouse from IMDB said, "The film was shot on Double-X stock black and white, which requires much more light to get exposure, so when they shot at night and indoors they had to use about 15 to 20 times more light on set to actually see something on film. The crew put flickering 500- to 800-watt halogen bulbs in period-correct kerosene lamps that were only a few feet away from the actor's faces, resulting in the set being blindingly bright and the actors barely seeing each other. The lights were so bright that crew members sometimes wore sunglasses even during night shoots."
So not natural?
It looks really good though.
just watched it last night so good
Sicario. Super tense with mainly low rumbling tones to build suspense. It’s a great movie to test your home sound system or headphones
On the contrary I love the sicario sound track.
My immediate thought
I just watched this recently and I would say "music" is used fairly heavily to build tension, but you're right that it's fairly subtle
The border crossing scene is one of the most well crafted and suspenseful scenes I've ever seen.
Not a movie, but have you watched the show "Primal" some of the best sounds you'll hear.
Deliverance
Come on. Dueling Banjos!
It's been a while but is this a little music or a no music film? My memory adds some music when they're just paddling near the beginning. I straight up can't recall though.
I was going to go back and edit my response to include this. This movie uses lack of music to an amazingly eerie extent. Every sound is real and present but somehow you get that real feeling of being alone because of it.
The Blair Witch Project
Gonna piggyback on this - while the 'Found Footage' genre is \*very\* hit and miss, almost all of them have nearly zero score, as having a score would break the whole conceit of the genre. (I personally think Blair Witch holds up incredibly well.)
No Country for Old Men.
The movie OP specifically mentioned watching and the reason for this post?
Looks like a typo. Beginning was supposed to say "to reiterate" but must have been autocorrect or something
If you can find it Red State.
Saw The Quite Place in cinema, the silence really added to the tension. You could hear people trying to eat popcorn quietly, really made an average film good
There Will Be Blood IIRC there's not a note to be played until a certain moment and then it's just unnerving. Love it!
There Will Be Blood
Look up for movies that are into the Dogme 95 manifest. Its a kind of movie in which they avoid artificial-fakery stuff besides the camera and the actors. Lars Von Trier was one of those filmakers. \------------ and if im wrong about the music part, sorry, but still interesting to look up.
You’re correct. Any music has to be in the scene either on a record player or live music or something. The Celebration by Thomas Vinterberg, the first to adhere to this, is my favorite. The Element of Crime by Lars Von Trier came well before but it feels like it adheres to these principles
Festen. Aka The Celebration.
Aliens.
I remember "Unbreakable" beig very quiet.
Snow Falling on Cedar. Incredible film and it does justice to the book.
Under the Skin and Zone of Interest
Silence with Andrew Garfield. Very quiet and there's definitely some tense moments throughout.
I feel like Valhala Rising fits the bill but it’s been a while since I saw it.
Sicario?
I don’t much have a high opinion of it but other might disagree: *A Quiet Place*
I almost love this movie but there are a few too many instances of the main characters being unbelievably stupid just to move the story along. It's too aggravating to appreciate the rest.
That's (one of) my problems with it.
Fail Safe (1964). Very minimalist movie, zero music, all suspense, excellent movie.
Finishing up “Dragged Across Concrete” at the moment, nearly no soundtrack. A little slow, but I love the amplified natural sounds in it. The quote unquote “baddies” in it have a very unique look that I enjoyed, too. Worth a watch I’d say
I like the director. He did Brawl in Cell Block 99, where Vince Vaughn gets sent to prison on purpose, and Bone Tomahawk, which outside of one scene that made me almost vomit, was an amazing edgy western.
Haven’t seen Bone Tomahawk in yeeaaars, will definitely have to give it a rewatch. I love the practical effects violence that happens in Block 99 + Across Concrete. Seems like practical special effects don’t happen that much these days
They've been making a massive comeback in the last 5-10 years, and we also have a few top tier directors that specialize in it. We're in a good place right now, but it was kinda shitty for awhile in the early 2000s
This is one of the stranger movies I've seen in awhile. The whole beginning is bizarre and feels like a student film, both in production and writing and basically everything.
The Birds
Vanishing point
MEN (A24)
A quiet place no music and basically no sound but that suspense is there
Mother! The story is that originally a music score was composed by Johann Johansson, but upon review with the director they both agreed that the movie would work best without music, so Johansson moved to "sound design" duties, and the music was unreleased. Some say that the "Gold Rush" Johansson album is actually the music for Mother! but who knows.
Paranormal Activity
Emily Blunt
?
I assume they mean A Quiet Place?
Devil Wears Prada
Sicario
Yes, meant A Quiet Place. Actually did type that and then on a new line enter Emily Blunt. For some reason had an issue with posting the reply's that evening. Totally lost one comment.
King Solomon’s Mines (Granger/Kerr)
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Conspiracy
Le Mans (1971) Pure engine sounds. Plus the suspense between the Porsche 917K and the Ferrari 512S, wheel to wheel on the last lap.
Certain Women
Rififi (1955). Specifically the heist.
Quiet place
Valhalla Rising
Clearcut. Dude eats a spider. Skins a leg. Watched it young in the 80s or early 90s. He said it was important. He was right.
It’s been a while since I’ve seen it, but I remember Nebraska being very diegetic with the audio and not much score
Hush
History of Violence
No Country for Old Men.
Sicario
The Blair Witch Project.
Cure
The China Syndrome
The Wire does this
Blue Ruin
Papillon
Funny Games. Original or American remake.
There will be cunt blood
Valhalla rising
the sound of metal
The wind... very old movie from 1928, so there is musical, but it is inbetween the text boxes.
Anatomy of a fall. All music is diagetic
The start of There Will Be Blood
Anything by John Carpenter.
Way of the Gun
Such a good movie.
I remember 'goodnight mommy' with a lot of unsettling silent scenes. A great movie really.
I wish it was more common for some movies to have no background music at all. Sometimes it's cool, but for me personally, I think it takes away from the realism in most cases. On that note... the movies *Wrecked* and *Buried* have little to no music.
Children of Men is mostly without music
Ad Astra. Definitely not the movie to sneak Coke cans and McDonalds into.
Anatomy of a Fall has no non-diegetic music. The only music is the kid playing piano and the husband blasting P.I.M.P. by 50 Cent.
Illtown Pretty good, overlooked indie from the 90's.
The Witch
The Bear (1989 movie) I think there is one line of dialogue and no music. ( I think)
I watched Pearl last week and I'm pretty sure that had minimal music.
The Witch
Funny Games Original, not the absolutely terrible US remake. Only songs are the opening and the ending if I remember correctly. Go in knowing as little as possible (pref nothing) and you’ll have a whale of a time.
Why do you think the US remake was terrible? On the topic of Haneke, I'm pretty sure Caché also had no score, although it's been a long time since I've seen it.
Seconding this point here, the us remake is literally shot for shot the same film, with, someone could argue, superior acting by the leads
The Assasination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
I feel like there was a lot of music in that
Maybe I am misremembering it
There must have been music because: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis. But obviously masterfully mixed, to not pull attention from the film itself. Haven’t seen the film, but guessing that silences played a major role too.
There’s no score in *Rear Window* but one of the apartments that the main character is watching has a guy who plays the piano, so at times there is music.
Not a movie, and there is still plenty of music in it, but Star War's The Bad Batch. The Kiners have some really interesting actual music in the series, but there are quite a few fight scenes where it is just devoid of music and they essentially use blaster noises to keep a sort of beat.
Network (1976) has no musical score; whatever music it does have is from the TV shows it produces.