Throughout the post-apocalyptic series of HBO “The Last of Us”, music plays a role in mood for large and small, sincere and heartbreaking moments. It is no different from the video game, which was acclaimed by its original soundtrack by Gustavo Santaolalla (which is also a composer in the program), and for the pop music covers that helped raise the narrative.
In the most recent episode of “The Last of Us” season, titled “The Price”, there is a call to a call to a game scene That fans have been waiting: Joel (Pedro Pascal) makes a stripped version of “Future Days” by Pearl Jam for Ellie (Bella Ramsey). The song captures the themes of loss and loss, but also of advancing together. And it is not the only instance of a pop song that shows the emotions of the characters: in “Day one”, the fourth episode of season 2, Ellie performs an acoustics Cover of “Take me on me“While Dina (Isabela Merced) enters and persuad her gently to continue playing the tender interpretation. It is another video game adaptation That points to the ignition of the relationship between Ellie and Dina.
“Bella is playing the guitar in the scene in which Ellie touches the guitar and sings 'take on me' a Dina. That's beautiful. There are no tricks,” said Craig Mazin, cooker of “The Last of Us”, in an interview earlier this year.
For Neil Druckmann, cooker of the series and the video game franchise, he knew that when Ramsey was chosen, the actor's musical skills would be an asset for future deliveries. “I remember seeing a video of them playing, singing and talking to Craig and having been like, Oh, they are ready to go if we reach season 2 ',” he said.
Ramsey, however, is not alone in his musical skills. In the course of the season in interviews with the cast and the creators of the series, it was clear that music was a shared passion that united them inside and off the screen. Here, we collect some of his thoughts about music and acting together.
