‘Shogun’ Composer Leopold Ross Breaks Down the Show’s Dramatic Theme Song on Variety’s Behind the Song
variety.comDiego Ramos Bechara editor As part of Variety’s “Behind the Song,” “Shōgun” composer Leopold Ross broke down the show’s dramatic main title theme.
What started as a simple email from a friend he’d worked with together in the past, asking Ross if he wanted help work on the score for “Shōgun,” turned into a nearly two-year-long collaboration with composer Nick Chuba, brother and composer Atticus Ross and arranger/composer Taro Ishida.
A historical drama series set in the early 1600s, based on James Clavell’s novel of the same name, the series follows the journey of John Blackthorne, an English navigator who becomes shipwrecked in Japan and finds himself embroiled in the complex political and cultural landscape of the country.
As he navigates this foreign world, Blackthorne becomes entangled in the power struggles between feudal lords, particularly the ambitious daimyo, Lord Toranaga.
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