9/22/2023 0 Comments Mafia 3 soundtrack![]() That media wants to take all of the culturally and historically loaded feelings we have about Vietnam – or at least, a certain pop cultural idea of Vietnam – and attach them transitively to this new thing. “Fortunate Son” plays against a shot of a young man in a jungle, and suddenly the audience has a very pointed understanding of how they’re supposed to feel. It works like a shortcut for building emotional themes. Licensed music in media often uses the music of a moment to create a cultural–historical shorthand. ![]() When you hear that music, you aren’t just feeling what that particular song makes you feel, you’re feeling what that whole aesthetic and cultural era makes you feel. When you think of the 1950’s, chances are you hear Elvis or Buddy Holly psychedelic rock is the ‘ 60s, disco is the ‘ 70s, and so on. ![]() The music of a time and place often becomes the defining aspect of a culture moment – even more so after that moment has passed. Source: /mafia 3/site_assets/news/vjhnbwvhb.jpg, resized. ![]()
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