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“The word ‘muted’ does not refer to the musical score, which must be the loudest in the history of the cinema, and which is absolutely indispensable to the intention of the film [Lawrence of Arabia] …Since the Empire must be kept in the background —and yet, always be present, hence the overwhelming music”

<- genuinely maybe changed the way I watch movies