![]() In fact his wife apparently was getting sick of hearing it in the car that weekend. After sweating bullets, to my relief I got a call from him spewing that he had already listened to it a billion times and loved it. I had a terrific experience working with Joel on Gothika, and therefore was hoping he wouldn't think I had lost my mind this time. It was a Friday, and in a gutsy move, I decided to just bite the bullet and send a CD of the rendering of the theme to Joel Silver, Shane and the editor, Jim Page. In fact if they hate it, they're crazy!! Or am I crazy? Maybe I have no idea what I'm doing! Ahhhh!!" That insecurity thing, you know. God, I'll DIE if they don't get what I'm doing. The result was thrilling for me.Īfter I wrote the main theme to the film, I went through that inevitable agony: "Shit, I just know they're going to hate this, but I mean they HAVE to like it, it's perfect. So I imbedded these ideas into a darker noir-ish orchestral bed to offset the humor. I thought going a little "retro" and funky would offer the cleverness the film needed in the score. So the music had to suggest intrigue with a sly wink in its eye - without being too cute. ![]() The film's a convoluted murder mystery, but it's also a kick in the pants buddy film. Once again I was challenged with a film that had quite a line to ride. He also did a bang up job pulling off his directorial debut with style, class and terrific performances. This too is a major inspiration when coming up with themes. ![]() Shane Black (writer and director) created such clever dialog and terrific characters that I fell in love with them right away. ![]() That alone is great inspiration for me - to really enjoy the film I'm watching. As I began working on it, I caught myself smiling more and more all the time. I have to admit, some of the deadpan humor went over my head the first time I saw a cut. But Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is one of those films that gets better every time you watch it. Simply put, a blast! Normally I would see this as a very tough assignment in terms of riding that fine line, which it was. ![]()
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