Photo Credit: Eric Goldstein
The BUZZ had the chance to cover San Diego Comic-Con, and it was a jam-packed year! From activations to star-studded panels, it was one that was a can’t miss. During the course of the 5 days, which include preview night, we conducted several interviews with talent showcasing our nerd-dom but also love for this environment.
Sherri Chung has been a staple in the music composition arena for quite some time. Her music can be heard in such series as, “Riverdale,” “Found,” “Blindspot,” plus many others. Below, you will be able to read Chung’s response to our question around which type of genre is the most fun to come up with music composition for:
Sherri Chung: I would say this. Probably like many of us composers, I would do this for a living. Even if I wasn’t getting paid, I would like to write music. I enjoy that kind of storytelling. When I use the word, “assignment,” ie, “I like to do something on assignment,” I use that even in an artistic sense. If I have a blank canvas, there is nothing more terrifying than having anything at your disposal and using anything you want. What I am saying is I like to score in different genres because of the challenge. No one only wants to comedy. No one only wants to do horror.
NaVell J. Lee: You still have to challenge yourself, too.
SC: Yeah, I do. I look at every assignment as, “How am I going to grow from this? How much fulfillment can I get out of this?” You can hear it in the music. When you mentioned, “Blindspot,” that was a really great show. I enjoyed the arc of the character and exploring what that is. Obviously, our hero was a very tough female, yet had tons of vulnerabilities. So, I enjoyed exploring that character who had that tough, outer shell, a hard edge, and someone that’s gritty. “Blindspot” was very instinct heavy. It was not orchestral at all. When you hear the strings come in, that’s more of a vulnerable sign of hers. So, I enjoy any one of those.
NJL: The scene that sticks out in my mind was when she is in New York City, and comes out of the bag.
SC: It was like a birth. The composer on that aside from myself, Blake Neely, worked on this, and it is something that I will always remember. He was describing a different numbers of the century waking up as you just said, “Coming out of the bag,” unclothed with tattoos, having no recollection of anything. That was how we approached that statement. Birthing, almost, and how she comes out of the bag growing is kind of…
NJL: She just embodies it.
SC: Exactly.
More Comic-Con coverage is on the way, so stay tuned!
