The Relationship Between Harold And Maude

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The soundtrack of the dark comedy movie Harold and Maude (1971) directed by Hal Ashby asserts that even the most paradoxical and abstruse of circumstances can lead to an unimpeachable bond whether it be between two characters or music that leaves its listeners shackled into the story. Ashby exhibits this by playing upbeat, happy songs directly following a funeral scene with lines such as “Love is where we all belong” and this directly correlates with the relationship between Harold and Maude: two very disparate people who ended up improving each other’s lives for the better.

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