Wednesday composer Chris Bacon has an ear for the dramatic. Bacon writes a score that even Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) herself would approve of – full of operatic lushness and macabre elegance. It’s a gothic feast of orchestral music and melody.
For season two of the Tim Burton -produced series, Bacon expands musically along with the widening scope of character and story. As Wednesday Addams’ world grows, so does the score. “The new characters like Isaac/Slurp, Agnes, Grandmama, and Tyler’s mother, Francoise,” Bacon said, “all presented opportunities for new dramatic colors, both musically and instrumentally.”
As Bacon recently told What’s on Netflix, Wednesday offers him a “broad, dramatic palette.”
Since the scope expanded in season two, how else did you want to go operatic