A superior score can be the difference between good and iconic when it comes to horror; something “It” composer Benjamin Wallfisch understands intrinsically. The composer who made “Hidden Figures” dance and “A Cure For Wellness” thrill was instrumental in dialing up the terror in “It,” the hit Stephen King adaptation from director Andrés Muschietti. Wallfisch recently opened up about his creative process in a fascinating Reddit Ama (Ask Me Anything), revealing the origins of the movie’s most terrifying tunes.
If you were too busy jumping out of your seat, you may not have noticed the way Wallfisch echoes strains of the Pennywise Theme throughout the film. According to Wallfisch, he used the repeating refrain to create a world where “an evil presence has infected every corner.” He did this by finding “a theme for Pennywise that was shape-shifting and almost omnipresent in the score…so that ‘Loser’s Theme...
If you were too busy jumping out of your seat, you may not have noticed the way Wallfisch echoes strains of the Pennywise Theme throughout the film. According to Wallfisch, he used the repeating refrain to create a world where “an evil presence has infected every corner.” He did this by finding “a theme for Pennywise that was shape-shifting and almost omnipresent in the score…so that ‘Loser’s Theme...
- 9/13/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
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