In other words Film Noir is simply meant to be the tales of imperfect people in imperfect worlds. Spicer and Hanson touch upon this by saying “Noir continues to be of interest because of its anti-utopian qualities (the best film noirs tend to be told from the point of view of criminals or deeply flawed characters)”. (Spicer, Hanson, 2013, p. Drive like many film or neo-noirs is a story about a troubled individual trying to reach a point of stability. In Drive’s case it would be Nicolas Winding Refn, who is Danish. Chinatown like Drive is a film set in America, starring an American but directed by a European. Polanski’s Chinatown (1974), a classic piece of film noir -although later referred to as neo-noir- may also be a source of influence. House music is also a very European genre of music by nature, this adds to the notion that Drive lives outside of the Hollywood box. Its unconventional approach to the score and the title music really makes it stand out from the typical Hollywood blockbuster conventions we’ve come to expect. This gives appeal to an audience that are in to that sort of music, which bolsters its status as an ‘Arthouse’ film. Although the Martinez score is often used to reflect the complex emotional status of the protagonist, and thus has a much more somber tone, a lot of eighties-esque music is featured as well. A lot of the music featured in Drive is similar to this, predominately the tracks that were not written by Cliff Martinez, who provides a score that is more appropriate as music to accompany the narrative. One of the first tracks Nightcall (2010) features a simple four-on-the-floor beat along with 80’s influenced synthesizers. Sound plays a large roll in Drive, from the very beginning. This begs the question: “Where did Drive get its influences from?” And the narrative style/genre conventions are albeit opaque but somewhat derivative of the crime films of a time long passed. The music of Drive provides a glimpse into the past. A lot of people are probably asking whether Drive (2011) is a great film on its own merits or just a throwback to the film noir done a bit differently. A lot of the things that make drive so stylish and give it its flavour derive from nostalgia.
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