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Interview with Sound Genius Robert Duncan!
We spoke exclusively with Robert Duncan who worked on Buffy and
now
on Eliza`s new series Tru Calling.
How did you become a composer on 'Buffy?'
I came on the show at the beginning of season seven, starting
with
7.02 'Beneath You' as a trial, and ended up scoring episodes
7.04-
7.22. My demo CD was passed to Marti Noxon by a friend and she
responded very strongly to it.
You joined the staff of 'Buffy' in season 1, I believe. Could
you
imagine from beginning that this show would run for 7 years ?
I wasn't involved with 'Buffy' until season seven, but it's such
a
great show, I am not surprised it lasted so long, and I'm sure
if
Sarah Michelle Gellar hadn't left, it would probably have kept
going.
What is your favorite score or moment of the scores played in
the
episodes?
Of the episodes I did, some of my favorites are the final act
from 'Chosen', the end of 'The Killer in Me.' There were other
moments that were a lot of fun to score like the scary scenes
in 'Conversations with Dead People' and especially fun was the
episode 'Lies My Parents Told Me.'
'The Body' is the only episode without a score. If you had the
choice, would you make a score for it?
I wasn't on the show for that episode, but I think the fans
would
agree that a big part of what made Buffy so brilliant was the
bold
and unconventional directions the writers and producers took the
show
in. Conceiving a show without any score is one good example of
this.
Do you miss 'Buffy' and the whole staff?
Absolutely, everyone I met was great.
Have you ever met a cast member? What experience did you have if
yes?
I have have very little contact with the cast, but of those that
I've
met, they've all been really down-to-earth and nice.
Who is your favorite character on 'Buffy?'
I like them all, but I have to say I think Alyson Hannigan is
an
incredibly talented actor. I got a really big kick out of the
character D'Hoffryn as well.
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