Music in Dachimawa Lee

Dachimawa Lee has many aspects that would include it under Ngai's understanding of 'zaniness'. The title character has similarities to Lucy Ricardo such as being incessantly active, and the film itself is chaotic in nature. Ngai focuses primarily on narrative aspects of film and on the personalities of the characters. I agree that these are two of the more important aspects of the film, however I feel that there should be some attention devoted to the music or sound in this film.
Of course, sound is used in order to convey what emotions a viewer should be feeling at precise moments in film. For most cases, the moments are already understood through the emotions of the characters, or the tone already set by the film. With the film Dachimawa Lee, there are definitely moments where the music does not quite fit the emotions expressed, or what would be expected of a comedic film. These moments where there is a mismatch boost the zaniness of the film.
For example, in one of the earliest scenes, when the audience first meets the Lynx, Dachimawa Lee forces the Lynx to the back of the train to return the money the Lynx stole from an elderly woman. In this scene, the Lynx travels to the back of the train while being hit by the passengers. There is an expectation for the zaniness of what is scene (overacting of the characters, dramatic but somewhat 'bad' fake crying) to be mirrored in the music however instead of this assumption the music playing is a dramatic orchestral arrangement. The arrangement adds to the chaotic nature of this scene, increasing humour with the unexpected.
A second scene that could be discussed would be the stake-out scene with Dachimawa Lee and Mari. The two of them have a heartfelt moment and while hugging 'love-filled' music plays. The music plays as Dachimawa Lee lies Mari down on the ground, and continues even though he comically falls down the hill. The music even continues as he's stumbling around the boulders. The music does change in tone to something more serious when Lee sees the guards. It could be said that the music conveyed that he was still in the mindset of his moment of love however he was well aware of what his mission was and the reason for his being there. Because Lee is aware of his situation the viewer is aware of what is below the cliff, and this lag in music changing adds to the zaniness of the situation and film in general.