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Seven Devils by Florence and the Machine for the final battle scene between Macbeth and Macduff For the final confrontation between Macbeth and Macduff, the song works first because it has the right level of intensity and doesn't let off. It's dark and moody and the right song for a man trying to kill the man who butcher his family. The song even has lines about how a thousands armies could stop him or how he has to burn their kingdom down. The other great line is that how holy water can't help Macbeth now because he has given into the darkness with him and there is nothing holy about him. There are seven devils in his heart. Macduff needs to punish him for his crimes and this song complements that fact well. media type="youtube" key="OJNnZy9yTJ0" height="315" width="560" Sympathy for the Devil by the Rolling Stones for the scene where Macbeth and Banquo meet the witches I thought this was the perfect song for when Macbeth firsts meets the witches with Banquo. First, it is perfectly anachronistic. The sound just doesn't fit in a play like Macbeth so that is why it works so well with the witches who defy reality and are pure chaos. Also witches are the devils' children and the song is all about the devil and how he has manipulated human society. That's where the song works even better because the witches help manipulated Macbeth kill Duncan like how the devil manipulates the various people in the song. It is an ode to manipulation which the witches are masters of. media type="youtube" key="pkXIYgsvO0c" height="315" width="420" We Will All Go Together When We Go by Tom Lehrer for when Macbeth is plotting Banquo's murder Tom Lehrer if you don't know him wrote several songs that parodied a variety of things especially political. This song is about mutual assured destruction or how if a nuclear bomb was launched everyone would die because everyone else would launch their nuclear bombs. I think this a fitting song for Macbeth when he's plotting Banquo's death. After Macbeth first kills Duncan, he is still redeemable. While he might have killed the king, it's one death and a political one opposed to straight up murder. Banquo's death leads to the people to start to doubt Macbeth and civil war breaks ripping apart Scotland and killing a bunch of people. This song is about foreshadowing how this plot to kill Banquo will lead to the death of many characters including Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. media type="youtube" key="69AaPrJe0b8" height="315" width="420" Mad World by Gary Jules for the scene where Macbeth has just returned from killing Duncan Just listening to the song, it's fitting for dark and haunting it is, perfect for just after the death of Duncan. It also shows the state of Macbeth's mind. It's become a dark place and you could say a mad world. People seem to be running in place as the song says. This is right when Macbeth is haunted by Duncan's death. He finds like the song kind of funny (not the ha-ha kind but the black comedy) and he finds it kind of sad. The perfect song to reflect on what Macbeth has just done and the consequences of the action. Also fits with the craziness like how Macbeth murdered sleep which could have been a line from the song. media type="youtube" key="Oa-ae6_okmg" height="315" width="420" Like a Stone (acoustic) by Chris Cornell when Macbeth found about he can die and his wife committed suicide I purposely chose the acoustic version of this song by Chris Cornell rather than the non-acoustic version by his band Audioslave for I feel it gets the darkness across better. Macbeth is man that has lost everything. I almost certain that he knows in this final battle that Macduff will kill him even if he won't admit it to himself. His wife has just killed herself. He's accentually lost his kingdom. He truly is in an empty room reading the book of death. He is alone and he waiting for his death which is part of the reason he joins the final battle to just get it over with. Macbeth has broken down and the song shows it. media type="youtube" key="ZSBiMV2Pdvs" height="315" width="420" Last Kiss by Pearl Jam when Macduff learns about how his whole family has been killed This song is about the love of a man's life dying in a car crash. The man does the right thing for a car is in the way and swerves out of he way not to hit, but the car crashes and kills the man's love. This is similar to the situation of Macduff. He does the right thing by fleeing the country to try to help Malcolm reclaim the throne from Macbeth, the tyrant, but because of this action, his family is killed. He become directly responsible for the death of the people he loves. The song helps just how sad the situation is and what a tragedy it is. media type="youtube" key="4447lT5GQOk" height="315" width="420" Highway to Hell by ACDC when Macbeth speaks to the witches for the second time Going back to the rock, we have ACDC for the witches. I feel the witches just throw convention out the window and Highway to Hell is even more of that. It's different from all the other songs on the list and it doesn't make sense compared to them which is perfect for the witches. Also it talks about someone on the highway to Hell (no duh) going there pretty fast and not stopping which is fitting for Macbeth at this part of the play first of all, this is right before he kills Macduff's family which is probably the worst action he does in the play which dserves him a spot in Hell and also the prophecies predict his death so he might literally be on the highway to Hell now. media type="youtube" key="Xv24N8H1KyI" height="315" width="420" Last Resort by Papa Roach when Lady Macbeth starts talking about her delusions This a great song for when Lady Macbeth starts to rant about her delusions. This song is about someone that is losing their sight (seeing delusions) and losing their mind (going crazy from guilt). It even talks about contemplating suicide which foreshadows how Lady Macbeth will eventually take her own life later on. It talks about a downward spiral which is what Lady Macbeth is in not only in her life is but she heading towards Hell which is downwards which connects to the line in the sound about only finding devils. That's what Lady Macbeth gets for her actions and that is driving her crazy and depressed which fits for the song. media type="youtube" key="QhJ6bE4z5vs" height="315" width="420" Ain't No Rest for the Wicked by Cage the Elephant when Macbeth is fighting in the war against and he slays Siward's son First of all, this song works well with a battle scene. It has intensity with it that makes it perfect for Macbeth cutting down men left and right in the final. The premise of the song is brilliant for the play to because it's about how these people trying to justify their wicked actions and how there is no rest for the wicked. Macbeth can't find rest after all these wicked actions he has done even though his wife has died and he knows he can die now. He has to go out fighting. media type="youtube" key="wBgp5aDH23g" height="315" width="560" House of the Rising Sun by the Animals for when Duncan comes to Macbeth's house and Lady Macbeth greets him The song acts as a contrast to what is exactly going on in the scene and is why it works. The song shows the seediness of a house and the darker side while in the scene Duncan is commenting about how wonderful everything in Macbeth's house is wonderful. This offers a glimpse that this showing case of the house is a deception and there is darkness underneath. An imprtant line in the song talks about how the house has been the ruin of many which is perfect for it becomes the ruin of the Macbeths and Duncan. Also symbolically the rising sun represents beginnings and this is the beginning of the end for Duncan. media type="youtube" key="ZxYGeTV6fCw" height="315" width="420" The Man Who Sold The World by Nirvana when Macbeth sees Banquo's ghost at the dinner The song is all about nihilism and darkness (fitting for Nirvana). He talks about a man who sold the world and it also talks about how he died a long time ago. He just doesn't seem to care any more and the world has lost form and shape. This song works on two parts with first Macbeth trying to give off this nihilistic attitude towards Banquo when he starts haunting him at the feast and fail miserable. On another level, Macbeth really is the man who sold the world for he gave up what really matters in the world like friendship, love, and loyalty for something non-substantial and formless like power and a kingdom. The Macbeth who had a good heart died a long time ago when gave up all that was good and went on this dark path and Banquo's ghost has come to remind Macbeth of that fact. media type="youtube" key="80tX5MLX8QY" height="315" width="420" Knights of Cydonia by Muse for the first battle scene against the rebels which makes Macbeth a hero Now this is an epic song to start off the first battle of Macbeth. You can literally hear the cavalry charge in the song and it just feels epic. Also the song offers a lot of foreshadowing for the rest of the play while just being plain epic and awesome. There is a line about how fools can be king which can refer to Macbeth. He becomes king and slaughters a lot of people for power which ends up losing him that power which is indeed foolish. Also another line talks about how god fell asleep on the job showing how dark the rest of the play will be and how tragedies like the death of the Macduff family will happen. The song offers both foreshadowing and makes a great way to listen to the battle. media type="youtube" key="ZS2SIpMZ1CE" height="315" width="420" The Sanctuary (instrumental) by Darling Violetta for when the witches are first introduced To be honest, I just really like this song in all the instrumental version for it offers this dark world and implies some cataclysmic event are again to happen just by the music. This I can see in the background of when the witches are first introduced for it add an air of mystery to them and a hint of darkness that fits them well. You wonder who they are and what their importance is. It allows for mystery which is good in the beginning and also it helps introduce key element sof the play like darkness and a supernatural feel which are essential in the story. media type="youtube" key="owos-GYMdaE" height="315" width="420"