Coppola’s soundtrack was loaded with hits galore, giving us a cinematic side to Antoinette that, while not by-the-books, was filled with coquettish fun. While she had certainly taken a risk, it didn’t seem to pay off to those who watched it upon release-even though it should have. A lot of folks hated it: on discussing the music, like the costumes and the production design, Time Out said the soundtrack was “hip-but never history.” The AV Club argued the soundtrack felt “shoehorned in.” By adding Bow Wow Wow and New Order to Antoinette’s story, like tossing a pair of lilac Chuck Taylor’s in her closet, Coppola had devised some radical idea that could erase history. Sofia Coppola’s luxuriously gauche Marie Antoinette tried to popularize this idea of anachronistic music in 2006. But when handled with grace, as both shows do, these soundtracks can lure us into the world of characters that feel the furthest from us.
In comparison to the litany of period pieces that have come before these two recent series, the decision to include an anachronistic soundtrack may sound radical, unearthly, or even repulsive. Never are they given the chance to twirl to Ariana Grande, be swept off their feet to Taylor Swift, or kick it with Billie Eilish-until shows like Bridgerton and Dickinson. Period dramas prefer to make their gowned ladies bob to string arrangements from the time period, or, at the very least, scores that sound like they’d be from the time period. This music genre, 21st-century pop, is not usually matched with period dramas. The song that wraps these lovers together is by Taylor Swift, a cover of a song called “Wildest Dreams” from her 2014 album 1989. Nor is it a concerto from Vivaldi, or from any composer that would fit a 19th-century England setting. The melody, however, is no suite by Bach. As they waltz into a stone pavilion, sheltered from the rapture, a sweeping arrangement of strings embraces their adoration. The skies open, soaking the couple’s fine evening wear. Tonight marks the first night of their honeymoon, and for a couple living in Regency-era London, it’s a freeing experience for the both of them. It’s the perfect scene: two young lovers dash into the night, breathless, laughing as they abandon the real world together.
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