Jon Burlingame An employed silence. A scratchy phonograph playing a theme inspired by Yiddish music. An exercise in minimalism.
Those are some of the components in scores belonging to films flying under the radar as awards season begins — but might not be when all is said and done.Variety looks at some of those works and the composers behind them.In this classic-movie update, Elisabeth Moss plays the abused, on-the-run wife of a brilliant scientist.
Composer Benjamin Wallfisch (“It”) took his initial inspiration from Bernard Herrmann’s famous “Psycho” score, writing solely for string orchestra (including a cello theme for Moss’ character), then added angry, aggressive electronics to depict the husband with the invisibility suit.
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