The repetition of Del Rey’s anthem, both the classical and instrumental version, serves as a constant thread connecting Gatsby’s and Daisy’s feelings to different stages of their romance. The instrumental version of this song plays during the scene in which Daisy refuses to marry Tom the day before their wedding. Luhrmann makes two key choices in this scene in order to portray Daisy’s feelings. The exclusion of lyrics serves to illustrate Daisy’s confused feelings because she has these very intense and clear emotions, like the tune or melody of a song, but cannot fully articulate or understand these feelings. The lyrics of Del Rey’s song represent the ability to understand her feelings, so by eliminating the words, but keeping the underlying