Cue of the Week: “Renaldo”

This music from Secrets Beneath the Floorboards serves as a signature leitmotif for the film’s comic relief character, who has a harmless crush on the protagonist.

In addition to creating a lighthearted mood, the music needed to clearly differentiate Renaldo from the love interest character, who had a visually similar look. (Sometimes score can play this kind of subtle informational role.) I decided that marimba would be perfect for both purposes.