hi and welcome to watchmojo.com I’m your host Leila I just sat down with
I’m your host Leila I just sat down with
I’m your host Leila I just sat down with co-creator and musical composer of repo
co-creator and musical composer of repo
co-creator and musical composer of repo the Genetic Opera Terrence is a do niche
the Genetic Opera Terrence is a do niche
the Genetic Opera Terrence is a do niche to find out how this hit States show
to find out how this hit States show
to find out how this hit States show came together on screen
came together on screen
came together on screen my name’s Terrence Sidhu niche I’m the
my name’s Terrence Sidhu niche I’m the
my name’s Terrence Sidhu niche I’m the co-creator and composer of repo and in
co-creator and composer of repo and in
co-creator and composer of repo and in the movie I play the character of great
the movie I play the character of great
the movie I play the character of great problem what hope to realize this short
problem what hope to realize this short
problem what hope to realize this short stage rock opera could be successfully
stage rock opera could be successfully
stage rock opera could be successfully adapted into film as Darren Smith I were
adapted into film as Darren Smith I were
adapted into film as Darren Smith I were writing Rico I think we always wrote it
writing Rico I think we always wrote it
writing Rico I think we always wrote it bigger than what we could actually
bigger than what we could actually
bigger than what we could actually achieve at whatever time that was as
achieve at whatever time that was as
achieve at whatever time that was as such just by writing something that’s
such just by writing something that’s
such just by writing something that’s futuristic that’s sci-fi that involves
futuristic that’s sci-fi that involves
futuristic that’s sci-fi that involves or it involves techno elements in the
or it involves techno elements in the
or it involves techno elements in the music those are all things that were
music those are all things that were
music those are all things that were very difficult to pull off at a live
very difficult to pull off at a live
very difficult to pull off at a live stage show and we also wrote it in sort
stage show and we also wrote it in sort
stage show and we also wrote it in sort of a screenplay type of format so I
of a screenplay type of format so I
of a screenplay type of format so I think all along even though we didn’t
think all along even though we didn’t
think all along even though we didn’t necessarily know how it was going to get
necessarily know how it was going to get
necessarily know how it was going to get there I think we always knew that we’re
there I think we always knew that we’re
there I think we always knew that we’re writing it as though it was a movie how
writing it as though it was a movie how
writing it as though it was a movie how much material from the original stage
much material from the original stage
much material from the original stage opera made it into the movie I don’t
opera made it into the movie I don’t
opera made it into the movie I don’t know the exact number over the years
know the exact number over the years
know the exact number over the years we’ve rewritten and rewritten repo and
we’ve rewritten and rewritten repo and
we’ve rewritten and rewritten repo and we’ve had songs that have come and
we’ve had songs that have come and
we’ve had songs that have come and completely gone extinct so we tried to
completely gone extinct so we tried to
completely gone extinct so we tried to maximise well how do we use the film
maximise well how do we use the film
maximise well how do we use the film medium how do we have locations play a
medium how do we have locations play a
medium how do we have locations play a part of it how do we have visual effects
part of it how do we have visual effects
part of it how do we have visual effects play a part of it and so as such we were
play a part of it and so as such we were
play a part of it and so as such we were kind of up in the ante on all the songs
kind of up in the ante on all the songs
kind of up in the ante on all the songs and not just content wise but actually
and not just content wise but actually
and not just content wise but actually the techniques behind the songs but I
the techniques behind the songs but I
the techniques behind the songs but I would say percentage-wise I would say we
would say percentage-wise I would say we
would say percentage-wise I would say we rewrote the script about 50% of the
rewrote the script about 50% of the
rewrote the script about 50% of the movie
movie
movie you had a bad record 17 live why were
you had a bad record 17 live why were
you had a bad record 17 live why were the other songs recorded in separate
the other songs recorded in separate
the other songs recorded in separate timing you want to have all the elements
timing you want to have all the elements
timing you want to have all the elements be as discreet and clean and perfect as
be as discreet and clean and perfect as
be as discreet and clean and perfect as possible and in the case of something
possible and in the case of something
possible and in the case of something like repo because it is such an amalgam
like repo because it is such an amalgam
like repo because it is such an amalgam of sounds and styles we actually were
of sounds and styles we actually were
of sounds and styles we actually were seeking you know if we knew this
seeking you know if we knew this
seeking you know if we knew this particular song needed a sound rock hard
particular song needed a sound rock hard
particular song needed a sound rock hard rock and then another song needed to
rock and then another song needed to
rock and then another song needed to sound jazzy we would seek out players
sound jazzy we would seek out players
sound jazzy we would seek out players they were appropriate to those sounds so
they were appropriate to those sounds so
they were appropriate to those sounds so there might be one drummer on one song
there might be one drummer on one song
there might be one drummer on one song another drum on another song just
another drum on another song just
another drum on another song just soundtrack alone I’m guessing features
soundtrack alone I’m guessing features
soundtrack alone I’m guessing features about hundred people and some really
about hundred people and some really
about hundred people and some really great names too we had people from
great names too we had people from
great names too we had people from Bauhaus coming in clown from Slipknot
Bauhaus coming in clown from Slipknot
Bauhaus coming in clown from Slipknot did some drums yeah Stephen Perkins from
did some drums yeah Stephen Perkins from
did some drums yeah Stephen Perkins from Jane’s Addiction so we had such a
Jane’s Addiction so we had such a
Jane’s Addiction so we had such a diverse amount of talent and I think
diverse amount of talent and I think
diverse amount of talent and I think that the verse amount of styles we
that the verse amount of styles we
that the verse amount of styles we needed to cover that doing it piecemeal
needed to cover that doing it piecemeal
needed to cover that doing it piecemeal is really the only way to do it and the
is really the only way to do it and the
is really the only way to do it and the song that you talked about the reason we
song that you talked about the reason we
song that you talked about the reason we did that with that particular song is it
did that with that particular song is it
did that with that particular song is it needed a sound punk rock and punk rock I
needed a sound punk rock and punk rock I
needed a sound punk rock and punk rock I think by definition is not clean and
think by definition is not clean and
think by definition is not clean and perfect so we’re like you know we need
perfect so we’re like you know we need
perfect so we’re like you know we need to get a punk band in here and these
to get a punk band in here and these
to get a punk band in here and these need a jam and if it’s sloppy and it’s
need a jam and if it’s sloppy and it’s
need a jam and if it’s sloppy and it’s not perfect it’s perfect
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