Saving the German cinema seems like a campaign to save the boll weevil, but with Lola Rennt,
Tom Tykwer did the job. A simple but powerful story filmed in a wildly experimental style, mixing fast-moving action with philosophical questions about fate and coincidence, making for a highly exciting ride -- this very "un-German" movie was a critical and commercial success with international appeal. Lola Rennt was so much
Tom Tykwer's own vision that he did not only write the screenplay and direct the movie, but he also (together with
Johnny Klimek and
Reinhold Heil) created a powerful soundtrack which blended perfectly with the images on the screen. Basically, the
Lola Rennt soundtrack consists of high-paced techno music; the pounding score effectively underscored the desperate running of Lola attempting to save her boyfriend Manni. Without seeing the movie, the music at first seems to be rather bland, a bit generic and not as strong as in the film -- but this is a wrong, hasty assessment. After a couple of listens (seeing the movie more than once helps, too) the atmosphere of the film starts to shine through the soundtrack, the memorable visuals of the movie are slowly evoked again until both the music and the movie are logically linked.