Siddhartha Khosla – Solely Murders within the Constructing (Fundamental Title Theme)
The “Skip Intro” button first obtained launched to us via Netflix in 2017, and, I do know, lots of people use it – together with me. However, if I can get into old-man, back-in-my-day mode for a second, I’ve a lot fondness for the opening theme music for thus many reveals. It’s an opportunity to set the temper for the whole lot that you just’re about to see. One of many intros that I by no means skip is the animated opening title sequence for Solely Murders within the Constructing, which is a Hulu present that debuted in August 2021, and now’s in its third season. It was created by Steve Martin and John Hoffman, and it stars Steve Martin, Martin Brief, and Selena Gomez. The three of them play neighbors who stay in the identical constructing in New York, they usually’re all obsessive about the identical true crime podcast. After which when somebody of their constructing will get murdered, they resolve to begin their very own true crime podcast, and try to remedy the thriller of who the killer is.
For this episode, I talked to the present’s composer, Siddhartha Khosla, concerning the present’s theme music. Developing, you’ll hear a voice memo that Siddhartha recorded earlier than he’d even heard concerning the present, which then led to a demo that you just’ll hear, and finally, the ultimate theme.
You should buy or stream the Solely Murders within the Constructing essential title theme right here.
Illustration by Carlos Lerma.
For a transcript of this episode, click on right here.
Dan Fogelman
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Mellotron
Alan Demoss – assistant to Siddhartha Khosla
James McAlister – drummer
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Sufjan Stevens
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Julie Monroe – editor
