“ The use of the track Ball & Biscuit by The White Stripes to score the sequence is further evidence of Fincher’s meticulous attention to detail. What may appear to be little more than background noise provides several layers worth of information and subtext to the scene. The organic, pre-digital sound created in the song was recorded on antiquated equipment, including an eight-track tape machine and pre-1960s recording gear. This resonates with the fact that this scene marks the only semblance of an “old world” within The Social Network. Every other scene takes place within the post-Facebook age. The song itself is the centerpiece of a concept album, charting with the “death of the sweetheart” in American culture, which itself draws allusions to the central act at the heart of the film. ”
Deconstructing The Social Network (via tobwaylan)
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