For composer Ceiri Torjussen, returning to Netflix’s Delhi Crime meant revisiting a sonic world he had already shaped in Season 2—while reinventing it for a darker, more emotionally charged season. Season 3’s narrative dives into the human cost of sex trafficking, demanding a score that balances the show’s signature gritty synth palette with an intimate sense of vulnerability. In the below conversation, Torjussen breaks down the techniques, templates, and conceptual decisions behind the season’s evolving sound—from custom-designed character motifs to processed recordings of traditional Indian instruments—and shares the lessons he’s learned about scoring grounded, character-driven drama at scale.Listen to Ceiri’s Delhi Crime Season 3 score here. Let's dive into the interview! - YouTube www.youtube.com No Film School: You’ve now lived inside the sonic world of Delhi Crime for two seasons. From a craft perspective, what were the first technical or conceptual decisions you made when beginning Season 3?Ceiri Torjussen: Since this is my second outing with Delhi Crime, I’d already established a sonic palette that had worked for season 2. Season 3 came with a unique challenge: it’s a human drama about sex trafficking, and so, while I needed to keep the gritty, synth-based sound-world alive, I also needed to address the tragic human consequences of the harrowing storyline. This meant sometimes leaning into the more emotional story beats and trying to reflect the plight of the young girls in the show in a dramatic, but sensitive way. It was a hard balance to strike.NFS: At what point did you...
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