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I think that the importance of music in Spike Lee's films, especially this one, is not always appreciated. Some viewers apparently regard the scores as obtrusive and perhaps detracting from his films. I think not.

In "Jungle," the music in the scene between Gator and his mother, where the good reverend comes upon Gator trying to wring some money from his mother, is especially forceful. Lee slowly cranks up the volume as the tension increases until one almost screams for someone to turn it down. In another scene, Sinatra is almost thrown in your face.