"The Life of Walter Mitty" is all about the "quintessence of life”, and taking the courageous leap to become the person you've always wanted to be. With a fun score by Theodore Shapiro, the soundtrack also features Junip a.k.a José González performing a variety of songs throughout that are heartwarming, and speak volumes to the character and variety of unique moments throughout the film.

This scene in particular is a beautifully shot (and short) sequence featuring Junip's track "Far Away" as Mitty rushes to chase the famous photographer, Sean O'Connell. In his decision to take a long board down a windy road, we begin to finally see the beginning of Mitty's transformation into a free soul. There are very few sound effects in the scene itself, which is always a wonderful creative decision to let the sound & image collectively create an emotional beat, or moment. While short, you feel this character moment uniquely because of the sound & image relationship. Enjoy this one.

Where to watch: https://letterboxd.com/film/the-secret-life-of-walter-mitty-2013/

---
Every Monday and Wednesday, SCORE CUE SNAPSHOTS brings you iconic scenes married to the corresponding score cue without dialogue and SFX, thus allowing anyone to appreciate how the score works with what you see unfold on-screen.