What is the significance of 'Moon River' in MINORITY REPORT?

[Hlao-roo 388]

Why was it included?

Some speculation:

http://www.filmtracks.com/comments/titles/...amp;expand=1#50

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

For me, this has always been the aspect of the film that elevates it from a fun popcorn flick to a truly daring work of art.

[Hlao-roo 388]

For me, this has always been the aspect of the film that elevates it from a fun popcorn flick to a truly daring work of art.

Are you referring to this scene specifically, or to symbolism in the film generally?

[Ray Barnsbury 8]

The use of "Moon River" specifically (just kidding, I never even realized it was there).

[Ollie 859]

Williams included it as a tribute to his old friend Henry Mancini.

[Hlao-roo 388]

That makes sense, but some reasoning must have gone into it on an artistic level as well. After all, a song that conjures images of upswept hair and pearls makes for rather offbeat chase music.

[Adam S. 0]

Although, if I remember correctly, its made to sound like mall muzak so its less jarring than if it were used, not as source music, but as part of the soundtrack. I can see how, though, they probably wanted to allude to the two characters - such as the line, "after the same rainbow's end". I don't think it was a random choice. In fact, there's a lot of allusions and symbolic choices in the movie - all the references to eyes and seeing, for example.

- Adam

[Ollie 859]

That makes sense, but some reasoning must have gone into it on an artistic level as well. After all, a song that conjures images of upswept hair and pearls makes for rather offbeat chase music.

Actually I was kidding, I don't even remember "Moon River" being in the film.

[Hlao-roo 388]

The use of "Moon River" specifically (just kidding, I never even realized it was there).

That makes sense, but some reasoning must have gone into it on an artistic level as well. After all, a song that conjures images of upswept hair and pearls makes for rather offbeat chase music.

Actually I was kidding, I don't even remember "Moon River" being in the film.

Heh, I can dish it out, but can I take it?

As for it being source music, I guess I never of thought that being the case for the longest time because, one, the first half of the cue is lifted directly from Mancini's original score, and, two, the song has such an indelible place in the public consciousness that you'd think they pick something more generic as mall muzak. It would definitely be interesting to hear what was talked about for this scene during the spotting session(s).

[Maglorfin 195]

Williams included it as a tribute to his old friend Henry Mancini.

Has that been officially confirmed? I always thought that Spielberg himself chose the source music pieces (if any) in his movies, such as those few standards in CMIYC.

[Ollie 859]

That makes sense, but some reasoning must have gone into it on an artistic level as well. After all, a song that conjures images of upswept hair and pearls makes for rather offbeat chase music.

Actually I was kidding, I don't even remember "Moon River" being in the film.