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How ‘Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans’ Main Title Composer Thomas Newman Crafted the Show’s Opening


'Feud: Capote vs. The Swans' main title composer Thomas Newman breaks down the musical makeup of the opening for Variety's Behind the Song.

He said in the case of the second installment in Murphy’s Feud anthology, he wanted to focus on the notion of swans having a gossipy chatter on the Upper East Side of New York City. Guest (Chloë Sevigny) and Lee Radziwill (Calista Flockhart), who Capote betrayed by writing a thinly veiled fictionalized version of their lives. While he originally wanted to end on a part in the animation where a man gets punched in the face, he decided to go with the more transitional route, leaving lingering strings as viewers get ready for the show.

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