Macbeth+Project+-+Elizabeth+F+-+Soundtrack

During scene one, Macbeth decides that he must kill the King, so he can become the King of Scotland. However, as he starts to plan out the murder, he begins to contemplate the consequences of killing Duncan as he tries to fall asleep. Macbeth experiences difficulties sleeping because he has begun to feel guilty about his plan of murder. The song overkill does a great job relating to the key points of this scene because it first starts out about how the man (Macbeth) is unable to get to sleep because he is constantly thinking about the future. As the song continues it says this circumstance just haunts him and won’t leave him alone, similar to what happens to Macbeth. Overkill is a great way to start the soundtrack to Macbeth as not just the words set the tone, but the quick, choppy rhythm helps create a stressful situation.
 * Overkill By: Men at Work**-


 * Thriller By: Michael Jackson** - In scene two Macbeth kills Duncan because he wanted to wipe out the King, so he could take over the throne. I chose the song Thriller because it starts off describing an eerie night of a murder. It talks about how something is hiding in the dark planning to come and get the person. This song represents the murder of Duncan, because Macbeth sprung a surprise attack on the King. Later in the song, Michael Jackson sings about how the person is "out of time" meaning that he can't escape and he is going to die. I think this song had a lot of parallels to this scene in Macbeth because a lot of the song had situations that related to scene 2.
 * Undo it By: Carrie Underwood **- This song represents the time when Macbeth talks to Banquo about coming to the party. When Macbeth started talking about Banquo’s plans for the night, Banquo should have realized that Macbeth was plotting something against him because he really wanted him to attend and was acting in a strange way. This song Undo it represents what Banquo could have been thinking when Macbeth went to kill Banquo. The song talks about how they shouldn’t have trusted that person and how they should have seen their plot in their eyes. As, the song continues it talks about wanting to “Undo it” meaning that if Banquo could he would “undo” their “friendship”. Overall, I think this song represents the feeling of betrayal and does a good job symbolizing the feelings of Banquo.


 * Jar of Hearts By: Christina Perri ** - In scene three when Banquo comes back to haunt Macbeth as a ghost we see him blame Macbeth for everything. He tells Macbeth he is a liar and that he should watch his back because his illegal rise to power will not last much longer. When it gets to the chorus part in //Jar of Hearts// it says, "Who do you think you are? Running round leaving scars." and I think this is a very important line because it is like Banquo is accusing Macbeth, saying why do you think you can go around killing people just to benefit yourself. The words, "collecting your jar of hearts" relate to Macbeth because he is trying to get as many people out of his way as possible, so when he kills the people he, "collects their heart".


 * I Knew you were Trouble By: Taylor Swift **- In scene four, Lady Macduff is warned by a messenger that murderers are coming to kill her and her son. But, Lady Macduff takes too long to run away and by the time she understands someone is after her, it is too late. So, this song does a good job of showing how Lady Macduff must have felt when the murders came into her house. It shows that she, "knew they were trouble" and because "she was in their sights" they knew she was going to die. It also shows that she feels dumb by not listening to the information around her and how when she got caught in the moment she couldn’t react fast enough. I think this is a great song to symbolize the feeling of disappointment that haunts Lady Macduff.


 * Set Fire to the Rain By: Adele **- During the second half of scene 4, Macduff and Malcolm meet and they decided that Macbeth was not who they thought they could trust. The pre-chorus of Set Fire to the Rain really relates to this scene because it states, "there's a side to you that I never knew". This goes right along with Macbeth because his murderous side has been hidden for so long and now that his friends know they are shocked by this "side they never knew".


 * Rolling in the Deep By: Adele- In ** last scene of Macbeth, I thought the most important part was Macduff killing Macbeth. So, I wanted to show how when Macduff finally spots Macbeth he says, "I am coming to kill you and you better beware." And, although Macbeth doesn’t believe this statement Macduff proves him wrong. The song //Rolling in the Deep// talks about "don’t underestimate the things that I will do", this is like what Macduff was trying to tell Macbeth. Also when the song states, “There’s a fire starting in my heart. Reaching the fever pitch, and its bringing me out the dark" it helps show that Macduff doesn’t want to be betrayed any longer and he wants to put an end to all the bad things in Scotland.