Editing Atlantic City (1980 film) (section)

=== Music ===
Louis Malle hired composer [[Michel Legrand]] to write a score for the film, which he did. In the end, however, Malle decided against using a score for the film, and opted for all the music in the film to be [[diegetic music|diegetic]]: the only music used is that which exists in the world of the characters (i.e. radios, musical instruments, etc.).  The music that Susan Sarandon's character plays from her tape player is the aria "Casta Diva" from [[Vincenzo Bellini]]'s opera ''[[Norma (opera)|Norma]]''. Featured in the beginning of the film, when Dave and Chrissie enter Resorts, and during the credits is the song ''[[On the Boardwalk (In Atlantic City)]]''.