Don’t Worry, He Won’t get Far on Foot

Don’t Worry, He Won’t get Far on Foot is a 2018 drama/comedy written and directed by Gus Van Sant. The film is based on the memoir by the late Portland based cartoonist, John Callahan.

This motif, by composer Danny Elfman, shows up a few times in the score as: The Phone Call, 12 Steps, Good news, and 12th Step. It’s unsentimental — which is a style of film score that I find fascinating. For a drama/comedy the score has to be light enough that multiple character tones can be expressed underneath.

When I’m…