或许最后我会发现,这个诗意的纽约不是单靠运镜塑造出来的。Eric Serra的配乐本身并未带有讯息,但跟影像结合在一起的时候,却展现极强大的辅助效果。主题音乐肃杀气味极浓,「I like these calm moments before the storm.」几乎所有的动作场景,都搭配了Eric Serra精心谱写的旋律,而且配合神经质坏蛋Stansfield喜爱听Beethoven的设定,这些配乐大多是小型交响曲、有着咏叹调风格的室内乐。更了不起的是,虽然这是一部以杀手为名的杀手电影,但在没有戾气的时候,配乐也跟着转换基调,却不会给观众突兀的感觉。在开场一段腥风血雨、鬼魅味弥漫的动作戏后,紧接的竟然是一个清秀的小女孩出场,而背景此时充满叮叮当当的温馨柔和音乐。我简直不能相信这样接戏居然可以那么自然,这完全是Eric Serra的功劳。
主题曲:
Sting-Shape of my heart
He deals the cards as a meditation
And those he plays never suspect
He doesn't play for the money he wins
He doesn't play for respect
He deals the crads to find the answer
The sacred geometry of chance
The hidden loaw of a probable outcome
The numbers lead a dance
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
He may play the jack of diamonds
He may lay the queen of spades
He may conceal a king in his hand
While the memory of it fades
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
And if I told you that I loved you
You'd maybe think there's something wrong
I'm not a man of too many faces
The mask I wear is one
Those who speak know nothing
And find out to their cost
Like those who curse their luck in too many places
And those who fear are lost
I know that the spades are swords of a soldier
I know that the clubs are weapons of war
I know that diamonds mean money for this art
But that's not the shape of my heart
他玩牌的样子似在冥想
从未有人怀疑他的智商
他并非要赢得金钱
也不是为了人们的敬赏
他只想找到一个答案
那神秘的几何概率
那无法预料的结果
各种法则在数字下隐藏
我知道黑桃代表卫兵的剑
我知道梅花是战争的炮枪
我知道钻石象征着财富
但是我的红心,我的心它没有形状