The new horror film Speak No Evil is now playing in theaters and the song “Eternal Flame” by The Bangles is used multiple times in the movie.
Director James Watkins is opening up about the reason why he chose that song for the movie and the significance it provides for the story. Don’t worry, there aren’t any spoilers within the post!
In the movie, which is a remake of the 2022 Danish movie of the same name, James McAvoy and Aisling Franciosi play a charming British couple who invite an American family they befriended on vacation to spend the weekend at their idyllic country estate. However, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
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The scene using “Eternal Flame” features James‘ character Paddy singing the song to Scoot McNairy‘s character Ben.
James told Fangoria, “When he’s singing ‘Eternal Flame’ to Ben, I mean, it’s a beautiful song. It’s an incredibly well-constructed song. But in my head, when I was writing it, I thought the energy would be so weird when he was singing it to him. There’s a real kind of bromance going on, and he’s serenading him. Ben’s like, ‘Am I enjoying this? Is this awkward?’ Then I thought that song could then be reprised later in a really interesting, fun way. Also, stuff like Def Leppard’s ‘Animal’ is very much almost speaking a theme. Paddy is an animal, here we are. It’s all kind of subtly in your audience’s face, I suppose.”
Make sure to check out the trailer for the movie!
Read the lyrics for “Eternal Flame” below!
