The Coens strip away virtually all non-diegetic music, forcing viewers to sit in uncomfortable silence with characters facing mortality. Their adaptation trusts McCarthy's sparse dialogue, using visual storytelling and sound design to build tension rather than musical cues. Grossed $171 million on a $25 million budget and won 4 Oscars. The film has only 16 minutes of ambient music total. While filming in Marfa, Texas, Paul Thomas Anderson's nearby There Will Be Blood shoot created smoke that rui