A couple of days back I was watching a DVD of the recent Nicholas Cage
flick, Lord of War. It turned out to be an average thriller about
weapons sales across the world, with a rather cynical (but perhaps
reasonably accurate) portrayal of how weapons are stolen to anyone who
can pay, and where the weapons come from. The highlight of the movie
(to me) was Eamonn Walker's portrayal of Andre Baptise, an African
warlord, and dictator of Liberia (based on the real life former tyrant
of that poor African country, Charles Taylor).
But there's one scene that caught me completely by surprise. Cage is
flying in some serious weaponry to Liberia, and his plane is tailed by
Interpol agent Jack Valentine (Ethan Hunt...yikes, Hawke (thanks
Patrix)), who forces him to land, and then cuffs him and leaves him
stranded in the wilderness.
The soundtrack starts playing as Cage sits silently on a box. It
sounds uncannily familiar, but only for a moment.
I realize I'm listening to a tune I know very, very well, from an old
favorite movie of mine.
It's the theme music from Mani Rathnam's Bombay.
Then, at the end of the movie where the credits appear, I see A.R.
Rahman's name, and a clear statement of permission from Universal
Music.
Excellent. very inspiring!!
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