#Terrance zdunich repo the genetic opera movie

We would be squeezed between some folk singer and some speed metal band and we’d be doing this wacky, quasi-theatrical thing. It was the two of us doing this in places that we had no business doing something like this, like a typical rock club. We started, basically, writing short stories put to music so it was more like performance art than theater.

#Terrance zdunich repo the genetic opera movie

We talked a lot about movie scores and the notion that music could not only be a three-minute song but be part of a bigger story, a bigger world, a bigger experience.

Creatively, we weren’t trying to fit the mold. We were both frustrated with our experiences and wanted to do something very different. We both have a thorough background of playing in bands and doing the more typical rock and roll approach about going on and playing, building up a fan base and so on and so forth. Darren and I both are musicians and when we met each other, we were both frustrated musicians. Terrance Zdunich: The funny thing is, I’m not really even sure, when we started, that a stage show was even in the script. Talk about the two of you creating it at the very beginning? Shawn Lealos: It started out as a one-act stage show with you and Darren Smith. Terrance Zdunich: Of course, “Repo” is my gateway drug, typically. If you don’t mind, we can start off with “Repo.” Shawn Lealos: Thanks for taking the time to talk with us. I did a great in depth interview with Terrance Zdunich in 2011 and we talked about a lot of stuff, from his breakthrough “Repo the Genetic Opera” to his independent comic book series “The Molting.”

Interview with Terrance Zdunich (Repo the Genetic Opera)