“It’s a way to keep the idea of the baby, the loss of the child, in the film,” he said. In one scene, Martha rides a bus and looks around at all of the children playing and happily talking to their parents. The schedules for “Soul” and “Mank” may have overlapped, but the music by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross did anything but. It’s juxtaposed against the jazzy music of Joe’s (Jamie Foxx) life on Earth, represented by Jon Batiste’s original contributions. “The music had to establish the grandeur of what it was they were doing and also the majesty of being a professional soldier.

Source: Los Angeles Times January 25, 2021 16:17 UTC