Composer Mac Quayle on Crafting the Creepy Score for 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story'
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Summary
Composer Mac Quayle discusses creating the score for Ryan Murphy's series 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' focusing on developing a creepy theme song that captures the essence of the infamous murderer Ed Gein and his mother. Quayle shares his creative process during IndieWire's Craft Roundtables, explaining how he started with a creepy musical foundation and presented it to Ryan Murphy.
Key quotes
· 2 pulledI just was like, 'Okay I need a creepy theme for Ed and his mother.' And I'm hoping it's going to be able to do some other things.
The creepy part is what I started with, and that's what I presented to Ryan.
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