One of the most important and interesting features of the film "American Beaut" was the music. It was incredible how director Sam Mendes knew the perfect songs to incorporate into the story being told. The soundtrack worked so well because it was not only used as background music for the film's events, but also it played a major role in the characters' and plot development.
The music from the soundtrack and the score was used extremely well when used as background music. The audience first encounter's Thomas Newman's Oscar nominated score for Lester's opening monologue. …
