With ‘Saw X,’ Composer Charlie Clouser Dethrones John Williams to Make History

Composer Charlie Clouser entered the history books twice in the past year: first for being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Nine Inch Nails, and second for scoring “Saw X.” Clouser has been with the “Saw” franchise since the first film in 2004, and by writing the music for all 10, he dethrones John Williams (who created nine “Star Wars” scores) as the U.S.

composer responsible for the greatest number of consecutive U.S.

feature film scores in one series.Clouser isn’t one to rest on his laurels, however — “Saw X” contains some of his best work to date in the form of a score that retains the elements that made the other “Saw” movies great (including Clouser’s now-classic “Saw” theme) but leaps forward in new directions.

Saw X” is, in many ways, the most classical film of the series, one that…

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