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\n\tYes, that was a \u201cJaws\u201d reference in the latest \u201cThe Simpsons: Treehouse of Horror\u201d episode, and it very much riffs off John Williams\u2019 iconic score. <\/p>\n
\n\tComposer Kara Talve confirms \u201cJaws\u201d was the main reference. Talve is no stranger to scoring \u201cTreehouse of Horror,\u201d the annual horror-themed episode of \u201cThe Simpsons,\u201d which is now in its 37th season. She is part of Bleeding Fingers Music, a collective founded over a decade ago by Hans Zimmer. Talve is on her sixth go-round with fellow composer Russell Emanuel.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn the episode, Springfield is \u201cmenaced by a mysterious murdering monster from out of the sewers, Krusty has a demonic special guest on his live Halloween special, and we are transported a thousand years into the town\u2019s poseable plastic post-apocalyptic future.\u201d <\/p>\n
\n\tThe episode is split into three segments, the first titled \u201cThe Last Days of Crisco.\u201d Fatberg is the monster who draws fat from his victims and parodies \u201cJaws.\u201d Emanuel explains, \u201cThe music to Fatberg had to be delightfully distasteful and disgusting. So we had to score disgusting.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tTalve adds, \u201c\u2018Jaws\u2019 was the biggest reference for Fatberg. So we got to go really John Williams, with heavy orchestral music, and we used big, over-the-top brass.\u201d The duo moved around notes to create a sound that was dissonant, amplifying the disgusting effect.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cClown Night with the Devil\u201d sees Krusty the Clown\u2019s show go haywire when the Devil (voiced by Idris Elba) shows up and causes chaos. Unlike the previous segment, the music veered away from orchestral sounds and leaned into synth-heavy tones. Talve points out, \u201cIt references \u2018Late Night With the Devil.\u2019\u201d She went back to revisit the 2023 horror film by Cameron Cairnes and Colin Cairnes. Talve says, \u201cWe watched it because, on the spotting call, Mike Price, the showrunner, kept referencing this demonic hum that he wanted to come out of the characters possessed by the devil.\u201d When watching the film, she finally understood the rumble Price was referring to. \u201cHe really wanted the music to feel like it was coming internally from the characters, rather than it being scored.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cPlastic World\u201d leans away from horror and more into a dystopian depiction of Springfield, imagining a world covered in Buzz Cola bottles. For that segment, renowned woodwind player Pedro Eustache was brought in with his extensive arsenal of woodwinds. Talve says, \u201cHe used the Wilding Horn,\u201d and, in addition to that, Eustache \u2014 who is known for making many of his own instruments \u2014 brought in a pipe.<\/p>\n
\n\tEmanuel says, \u201cHe had made this giant thing out of PVC pipe, and he was a key part of the sound of \u2018Plastic World.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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