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‘Manhunt’ Composer Bryce Dessner on Scoring Abraham Lincoln’s Assassination With ‘Dark Twisted American Folk Music’
"Manhunt" composer Bryce Dessner discusses scoring President Abraham Lincoln's assassination in the Apple TV+ series.
When Bryce Dessner got a call asking to score the music for “ Manhunt,” Apple TV+’s thrilling limited series about the search for John Wilkes Booth after Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, it was an easy “yes” for him. Early in the process, showrunner and creator Monica Beletsky sought Dessner out and, together, they explored ideas for how the music would sound. The score needed to have edge and grit and gloom, so Dessner crafted a “dark twisted American folk music” sound.
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