As a girl she was a fanatic of Johnny Gossimer detective novels. The other main theme in the film reflects Harmony Lane, the heroine. It is then followed by a sort of 'groovy' riff on electric piano that defines the off-kilter world and light side of the film. I wrote a repeating haunting string theme that weaves through the drums, basses and saxes. The theme itself contains two main motifs that flow throughout the film. After a couple revisions, the marriage of the ciche animation and score is something I can watch over and over. The really thrilling part was that my main titles synth rendering was handed over to the title designers who went forward and animated the entire opening title sequence to it. Ahhh ha ha ha! This really inspired me even further to continue developing my take on the film. Then Shane and Jim called with similar comments. 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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