Editing The Silence of the Lambs (film) (section)

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The [[film score|musical score]] was composed by [[Howard Shore]], who would also collaborate with Demme on ''[[Philadelphia (film)|Philadelphia]]''. Recorded in [[Munich]] during the latter half of the summer of 1990, the score was performed by the [[Munich Symphony Orchestra]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Howard Shore – The Silence of the Lambs (The Original Motion Picture Score)|url=http://www.discogs.com/Howard-Shore-The-Silence-Of-The-Lambs-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Score/release/822794|work=[[Discogs]]|year=1991 |access-date=March 11, 2014|archive-date=December 31, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231221405/http://www.discogs.com/Howard-Shore-The-Silence-Of-The-Lambs-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Score/release/822794|url-status=live}}</ref> "I tried to write in a way that goes right into the fabric of the movie", explained Shore on his approach. "I tried to make the music just fit in. When you watch the movie you are not aware of the music. You get your feelings from all elements simultaneously, lighting, cinematography, costumes, acting, music. Jonathan Demme was very specific about the music."<ref>{{cite journal|last=Büdinger|first=Matthias|author2=Luc Van de Ven|title=Howard Shore on The Silence of the Lambs|journal=Soundtrack Magazine|year=1991|volume=10|issue=37|url=http://www.runmovies.eu/?p=3567|archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20141123143844/http://www.runmovies.eu/?p=3567|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 23, 2014|access-date=March 11, 2014}}</ref> The music editor was Suzana Peric.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Suzana Peric|url=https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/suzana-peric|access-date=2020-08-09|publisher=NYU Steinhardt|language=en|archive-date=October 20, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020165922/https://steinhardt.nyu.edu/people/suzana-peric|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hamill|first=Denis|title=On the Right (Sound)track – Croatian Native Suzana Peric Has Cut Out a Career Here As a Movie Music Editor|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/sound-track-croatian-native-suzana-peric-cut-career-movie-music-editor-article-1.759344|access-date=2020-08-09|website=New York Daily News |date=March 23, 1997 |archive-date=October 26, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026132251/https://www.nydailynews.com/sound-track-croatian-native-suzana-peric-cut-career-movie-music-editor-article-1.759344|url-status=live}}</ref> A soundtrack album was released by [[MCA Records]] on February 5, 1991.<ref>{{cite web|title=Filmtracks: The Silence of the Lambs (Howard Shore)|url=http://www.filmtracks.com/titles/silence_lambs.html|work=[[Filmtracks.com]]|access-date=March 11, 2014|date=November 24, 2009|archive-date=July 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715234013/http://filmtracks.com/titles/silence_lambs.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Music from the film was later used in the [[Trailer (promotion)|trailers]] for its 2001 sequel, ''[[Hannibal (2001 film)|Hannibal]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Trailer Music: Hannibal (2001)|url=http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/?cid=H&mid=10589|work=[[Soundtrack.net]] |access-date=March 11, 2014|archive-date=June 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130603152040/http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/?cid=H&mid=10589|url-status=live}}</ref>

In addition to Shore's score, recordings of popular music are used prominently in the film. This includes [[United Kingdom|British]] [[post-punk]] music, such as the song "[[Hex Enduction Hour|Hip Priest]]" by [[The Fall (band)|the Fall]] which can be heard playing during the climactic scene in which Starling enters Buffalo Bill's house.<ref>{{cite web|title=10 Songs that Defined the Fall and Mark E. Smith|url=https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/10-songs-that-defined-the-fall-and-mark-e-smith/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|date=January 25, 2018 |access-date=April 5, 2021|archive-date=April 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411012927/https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/10-songs-that-defined-the-fall-and-mark-e-smith/|url-status=live}}</ref> The song "[[Goodbye Horses]]" by [[Q Lazzarus]] became a cult hit after it was featured in an iconic scene with Buffalo Bill applying makeup and speaking to himself in the mirror.<ref name="stereogum">{{cite web |last1=Helman |first1=Peter |title=Mysterious "Goodbye Horses" Singer Q Lazzarus Breaks Her Silence 30 Years Later |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2009727/mysterious-goodbye-horses-singer-q-lazzarus-breaks-her-silence-30-years-later/news/ |website=Stereogum |access-date=August 18, 2022 |language=en |date=August 11, 2018}}</ref>