In Your Eyes (Original Motion Picture Score)

Tony Morales is another young Hans Zimmer protégé with a bright future, already a composer for dozens of TV shows and a 2012 Emmy nominee for his collaboration with John Debney on the music for the Hatfield & McCoys miniseries. This unusual, Joss Whedon–penned paranormal romance is just Morales’ second feature film score, one he notes challenged him “to come up with a sound that felt romantic and otherworldly at the same time. In Your Eyes is a love story at its core, but it does have a supernatural angle that was important to express.” The composer explains he likes to “write themes first in the process to get everyone excited about the sound. Creating an overall (musical atmosphere) was the most challenging part. We were very careful not to overplay the supernatural part, as it’s not really the foundation of the story. The opening scene was key because the entire story unfolds after the events that happen in it. So the score had to be confident in its approach, right from the get-go.”