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(Hint: It also involves Led Zeppelin.)
It makes me so happy!
Why do you think its cathartic?Theres a lot of internal screaming going on with all sides.
Were in a tough place right now.
Not only with this nation, but with the world.
Thats like Camille and Adora.
Theyre family and they dont get each other.
This is totally just my feeling, but it feels so cathartic to me.
Theres a metaphor there.
Theyre never going to be on the same page.
Everybody is gonna go back and go,ooooooh.
Really?Its the same piece of music interpreted in eight different ways.
Now youll go back and check that out, girlfriend.
Some people have gotten it, but most people havent figured it out.
For Jean-Marc, title sequences always come late with him.
He always starts it with the end.
It was the same withBig Little Lies,too.
He loves Adora and loves living there, but its not a loving relationship.
It shows what a painful existence hes in.
So he has his music, and so does Camille.
We put that through machinations of all the different mirrored textures of music we have in the show.
Some of them are very subtle.
Theres so much inSharp Objectsthat I love thats supersubtle.
This is a very subtle show!
Its one of those shows where youll go back and watch and be shocked how much you missed.
There are subtleties Jean-Marc put in the opening titles, too, with visuals.
All of the music is coming out of her iPod.
Those are the kind of things that you really appreciate that everything is coming from that point of view.
Also, what kind of music is playing in what places?
All of it is very purposeful.
Alans sound system is anaudiophiles dream.
Im too jealous.We definitely wanted that level of pretentious.
That was something that was very important to Jean-Marc.
Theres a certain level of entitlement that comes with that.
It can downright preserve your life in the right time.
Hes just hanging on in that house, plugging into his sound system all the time.
But the main relationship is that Camille learned music can be helpful, and can help connect with people.
Led Zeppelin isthe most prevalent music cue in the series.
They were hugely important to Jean-Marc, and many of us, growing up.
Talk about substantial musicianship to the blues on forward just how they made everything.
When you hear a Led Zeppelin song, youre not confused.
We dont even have the most famous songs in here, but people know a Led Zeppelin song.
Its about how substantial they are.
And I think its an homage to Jean-Marc.
They strike me as a band that charges a lot for music rights.
Theyre supportive of that vision.
Led Zeppelin wasnt too crazy or out of reach.
Writing a check isnt interesting to people who have a lot of money.
They dont care, really.
Its high because of the volume that we use.
I think Led Zeppelin was interested in being in the show because of the artistry.
It was a good marriage between artists and artists, Jean-Marc and them.
I also think theyre turning a soil.
They know a lot of kids dont know who they are.
A lot of kids dont know who Led Zeppelin is!
So theyre also smart in keeping themselves in the zeitgeist.
The way Jean-Marc uses music, you want to know what that music is.
People are Shazam-ing the hell out of his shows.
Hopefully, people will take a deeper dive after this.
Everything is intentional to pace and move the internal narrative along, which is what a score does.
It was really important that the language in the show was musically quite different.
Its about being true to the character.
Who are these characters and what would they be listening to?
What bands are going to be substantial for Camilles iPod and pull her in with loving music?
Alice obviously leaves that iPod for her after her death, so thats important.
The language and thread is to support your character.
Chloe was so pretentious onBig Little Lies.So pretentious!
Ofcourseshes going to be up-to-date with her Elvis Presley songs and give her dad recommendations!
Some kids are just like that.
But the emotion of Alices iPod is very supportive of Camille.
I think escapism is important, too.
!Hes going into a dark place and playing it on the piano!
Who wouldve thought about Alan playing the Doors?
It gives a complexity to his character.
Even if he says he wants Led Zeppelin.
No music supervisor wants to hear those words.
But youve got to try with an open heart.
