We chat with RickAndMorty composer RyanElderMusic about his work on the beloved animated series, the pace and process of his work, and what the future of the show may bring:
Rick and Morty season 6 is underway, after a premiere episode that spoofed Avengers: Endgame with great success. Created by Justin Roiland and Community's Dan Harmon, Rick and Morty has been one of Adult Swim's most popular programs since it first debuted in 2013, and is notable for having maintained its high quality over a number of seasons.
Now, it's a little more collaborative. If there's anything glaring they'll send it to me ahead of time. But often times we'll get into the mix, and they'll go "What if we try this? What if we try this?" And because we're on Zoom now, we mix over Zoom, I'm in my studio and can make changes on the fly during the mix. So oftentimes, it's more collaborative in the moment than it was in the beginning.
To answer your question shortly, the idea is that I shouldn't be doing it so obvious that you notice, but I want you to feel like there's a difference in those moments. You're on what I imagine are some pretty tight deadlines, so when you're doing that, how do you balance writing something that's purely functional versus maybe doing something that's more of a stretch, creatively? Are you ever tempted to do something like that?
Ryan Elder: It takes a lot of trust from the show creators and the people who are on production to go, "Hey, we trust you to come up with a song that sounds like we could have licensed it from a band." Because in those moments, it's always an option to license a song that hits those emotional beats, and is cool or whatever. But I saw this as an opportunity, like "Hey, I've been wanting to work with my friend Lauren, otherwise known as Kotomi, for a while.
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