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(It has also proved to begreatmemefodder.)
We were mixing about three or four weeks later, so it was really, really fast.
And thats exactly what we were planning since the beginning.
We spoke a lot about doing some kind of Hawaiian Hitchcock thing with the music.
Youve previously written scores for a lot of dark, dystopian projects, likeBlack MirrorandThe Third Day.
DoesThe White Lotuss score come from the same place?In a way, yes.
So I suppose it has just a different darkness to it.
But its really more of a satire than anything else Ive done before.
I was sending music to Mike, and he was really excited with how it was transforming the show.
But there wasnt like a master plan, it just happened, really.
It somehow brings out what might be happening in their heads, I think.
It feels like were more in observation mode I guess thats where the zoo idea comes from.
So Im not sure how much empathy the music could convey for these people.
But again, its like, very first-world problems; what they have is rich problems.
Hes been treated like a dog its just so terrible.
Somethings wrong with his parents, with his sister, with the people around.
He can tell that this something is just not okay.
