http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/authors/62/justin-d-wright Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:08:53 -0400 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:08:53 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/110/swagger-and-soul-analyzing-the-music-from-oceans-11 By Justin D. Wright - It would be entirely inappropriate for this movie to beat the nostalgic side of Las Vegas into the audience’s head, but even more inappropriate for the film to ignore it. David Holmes is successful in his portrayal of a modern Las Vegas in that he melds the two worlds in his own compositions by mixing the sounds of a classic acoustic jazz combo with studio produced drum and bass grooves, but by also using external sources with the same variety, using clips from Elvis and Perry Como all the way to the current hip-hop group Handsome Boy Modeling School. Soderbergh’s numerous montages... Mon, 04 Jan 2010 10:29 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/110/swagger-and-soul-analyzing-the-music-from-oceans-11