With the deliciously violent
Gunpowder Milkshake out on Netflix, ComingSoon’s Jeff Ames spoke to its renowned composer Frank Ilfman, who was kind enough to discuss his musical approach to Navot Papushado’s film.
Drawing inspiration from the legendary works of Bernard Hermann and Frebignch & Italian film noir scores from the 60s, Ilfman created a retro-noir vibe for the score, but still modern and grounded. It all began with a questions of how to take today’s electronic scoring sounds and put an orchestral spin on everything. Also, in keeping with the film’s theme of female empowerment, Ilfman used female musician soloists on much of the score – especially the action tracks, which have an element of 80s female rock band flair and were recorded with mostly female performers.