On Monday, June 16th, Licht and fellow Showtime composer, Sean Callery, came together to discuss their work in a special panel for the Society of Composers and Lyricists (SCL) in Los Angeles. Hall’s portrayal of Dexter makes you think you can trust and be at ease around him (as long as you are not a criminal in need of some duct taped, vigilante justice), but Licht’s score works to creep in around the edges and remind you this is a killer you may find yourself sympathizing with. Hearing their distinctive sound as pounded against a solid object creates percussion, but does so while also alerting your subconscious that there is something unfamiliar and dangerous about the noise.ĭexter may seem like a mild mannered guy, but when you peer closer you realize what a monster he is capable of being. Chains are functional, but transform in the hands of a killer. It is interesting to see how focusing in on an object’s sound (much like the opening focuses in on certain views of an object or action) can give it a whole new meaning. You can see how Licht shifts from conducting an orchestra of classically trained musicians to create bone-sawing percussion that makes you feel like something isn’t quite right. If you ever wondered how all these different sounds come together on the show, Licht created a behind-the-scenes video to show how he created the sound of Dexter. Using scissors and knives as percussive elements helped Licht give Dexter the ominous feeling that something sinister was constantly lurking in the background. Hall) prefers a surgical approach when dealing with his victims, and Licht reflects this preference in the show’s score by taking surgical instruments and turning them into musical instruments that pair surprisingly well with the more classical orchestration. Paired with composer Rolfe Kent’s creepy theme full of Asian and European instruments like a ukulele, bouzouki and saz, Dexter’s open is the perfect way to prepare to dive inside of the mind of a serial killer who ties his shoes just like you or me.īut the violent images in the open (and the show itself) also bleed into Dexter’s score as created by composer Daniel Licht. Red connotes danger and the blood shed that is due to occur in the next episode that is about to begin.The montage that opens every episode of Dexteris an interesting example of how showing every day images from certain angles can make innocuous actions suddenly look like potential crime scenes. The colour red is used significantly during the opening credits, the colour of the font is red and the sauce used on the breakfast is red and Dexter even cuts himself whilst he is shaving his beard. This again represents Dexter’s fascination with blood. He then begins to juice the orange making the orange juice look like blood. He is starting his day like everyone else, making his breakfast when in reality he is a sadistic serial killer.ĭuring one part of the breakfast making, Dexter cuts open an orange that is revealed to be a blood orange. It comes across as if Dexter us a normal person. The rest of the opening credits contradicts the conventions of a thriller. When the camera angle changes the audience can see that he has cut the meat more than was required. There is a close up shot of Dexter slicing a piece of meat with a knife it looks like he has no problem cutting raw meat, if anything it seems like he gets enjoyment out of it. The blurred image connotes that in some ways the audience are unsure whether Dexter is good or evil. However, Dexter himself is a serial killer, he sets out to murder every killer he comes across whilst he is working. This camera shot represents the blurred boundaries of his character as he works with the police and helps to solve murder investigations. However, the depth of field is blurred so that you can make out that it is Dexter but you cannot see any of his distinct features. There is then a scene of him looking in a mirror with the angle being shot from over his shoulder. This relates to Dexter’s character as he is a blood splatter analysis that is fascinated by blood and isn’t afraid to be covered in it. The camera then cuts to a screen that has Dexter written on it in blood. This indicates to the audience that Dexter won’t hesitate to kill something or someone. This enables the audience to see his sinister smile as he kills the mosquito in an instant. The shot then changes to a close-up shot in order to allow the audience to be able to see part of Dexter’s face. The opening credits of Dexter start with an extreme close-up shot of a mosquito that has landed on Dexter’s arm.
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