Composer Mac Quayle brings Ed Gein’s (Charlie Hunnam) headspace to music with the latest chapter of Ryan Murphy’s Monster series. The Ed Gein Story is horrifying, of course, given its content, but Quayle and Murphy wanted to go beyond horror. Between the spine-tingling strings, they wanted humanity, not only monstrosity.

For years, Quayle and Murphy have collaborated, going all the way back to American Horror Story . The long-running horror series is what really kicked off the composer’s career, which includes Mr. Robot , The Last of Us: Part II , and Pose .

Recently, Quayle spoke with What’s on Netflix about his past and latest collaborations with Murphy, as well as how he wanted the music to communicate brokenness.

Your scores usually begin with one simple sound and then

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