Editing The Fifth Element (section)

===Music===
In ''The Fifth Element'', some kind of music is playing during about 90% of the film; Besson's films have been described as "intrinsically musical".{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=44}}{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=47}} The [[film score|score]] was composed by [[Éric Serra]]. He relies chiefly on the use of orchestral textures, such as the [[oboe]] and strings heard as the surgeons prepare to regenerate Leeloo, and the [[wikt:pizzicato|pizzicato]] as she is reconstructed. Serra also used many non-French influences, such as the [[Stalinism|Stalinist]] fanfare heard before the spaceport sequence, the [[reggae]] piece played in preparation for the flight, and the [[hula]] music that greets the passengers as they arrive in Fhloston.{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=68}} More conventional scoring techniques are present in the [[leitmotif]] that first sounds when Professor Pacoli mentions the fifth element, the militaristic snares as the warship prepares to attack the dark planet, and the [[Gustav Mahler|Mahlerian]] funereal piece heard when Leeloo learns about war.{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=68}} The music used for the taxicab chase scene, titled "Alech Taadi" by Algerian performer [[Khaled (musician)|Khaled]],<ref>{{cite book|last=Cornea |first=Christine |title=Science Fiction Cinema: Between Fantasy and Reality |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OF-jcN8vbXEC&q=%22Alech+Taadi%22&pg=PA207 |year=2007 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=978-0-8135-4173-0 |page=207 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224214258/https://books.google.com/books?id=OF-jcN8vbXEC |archive-date=24 December 2016 }}</ref>{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=53}} did not appear on the film soundtrack but is available on Khaled's album ''[[N'ssi N'ssi]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/nssi-nssi-mw0000112685 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621195145/http://www.allmusic.com/album/nssi-nssi-mw0000112685 |archive-date=21 June 2013 |title=Khaled: N'ssi N'ssi |last1=Sheridan |first1=Tim |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref>
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The Diva Dance opera performance used music from [[Gaetano Donizetti]]'s ''[[Lucia di Lammermoor]]'': "[[Il dolce suono]]",<ref name=Gemini>{{cite web |title=Gemini Sun Records is Proud to Announce Vitas|work=Press release|publisher=Gemini Sun Records |url=http://vitas.com.ru/gemini_press_release_eng.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130729164445/http://vitas.com.ru/gemini_press_release_eng.htm |archive-date=29 July 2013 |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> the [[mad scene]] of Act III, Scene 2. It is one of the few pieces of music in the film that is [[diegesis#Film sound and music|diegetic]].{{sfn|Hayward|2009|page=45}} It was sung by Albanian [[soprano]] [[Inva Mula]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-virgin-mw0000020753 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120620213230/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-virgin-mw0000020753 |archive-date=20 June 2012 |title=The Fifth Element [Virgin] |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> The role of Plavalaguna was played by French actress [[Maïwenn Le Besco]].<ref name=maiwen/> Part One (titled "Lucia di Lammermoor") and Part Two (titled "The Diva Dance") of this piece are included as separate tracks on ''The Fifth Element'' soundtrack, but are sequenced to create the effect of the entire performance seen in the film. The end of Part One blends into the beginning of Part Two, creating a smooth transition between the two tracks.<ref>{{cite AV media | people =Éric Serra | date =6 May 1997 | title =The Fifth Element | medium =Soundtrack | publisher =Virgin Records }}</ref>

====Soundtrack====
Released as an album under [[Virgin Records]], the soundtrack peaked at number 99 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-virgin-mw0000020753/awards |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210024235/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-virgin-mw0000020753/awards |archive-date=10 December 2014 |title=The Fifth Element [Virgin] – Awards|work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}</ref> and number 44 in [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3237.pdf| title=RPM Top Selling Albums - June 16, 1997 |work=[[Nielsen SoundScan]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160225002729/https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.3237.pdf |archive-date=25 February 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> More than 200,000 copies of the lengthy soundtrack were sold in France alone.{{sfn|Hayward|2009|pages=43–44}} Rodney Batdorf of [[AllMusic]] gave the album three out of five stars, stating it was "diverse and accomplished, and it is just as effective outside of the film as it is within it."<ref name=all>{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000020753 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141210024843/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-fifth-element-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-mw0000020753 |archive-date=10 December 2014 |title=The Fifth Element [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack] |last1=Batdorf |first1=Rodney |work=[[AllMusic]] |access-date=30 January 2015}}
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