

“They started cutting with the track and, in the end, they got it approved to be the theme.” “Everything was there and that was great because I was able to spruce it up a little bit,” says Moss. He did a re-edit and remix to tailor it specifically to Gigi Does It. Moss, a long-time user of Apple’s Logic Pro, was able to open the original session for that track, which was created in an earlier version of Logic Pro. “It was one of my favorite tracks and I feel like it could not have a more perfect home then Gigi Does It.” “When I got to that track they were like, ‘Holy shit that’s the theme song,’” says Moss. He also included his favorite track from Super Sonic Noise’s catalog, a quirky organ-based track laced with whimsical la-la-las sung by Moss himself. During their meeting to discuss the series’ score, Moss presented several options from his production music catalog, ranging from ultra contemporary hip-hop to kitschy Herb Alpert-inspired tunes. Moss was introduced to the brothers Ben and Dan Newmark, founders of production company Grandma’s House Entertainment, through director of development/producer Michael Lopez.

They were pretty much speaking my language.” “It felt like everything aligned - it was kind of hysterical, and it was a nice, comforting connection. He also shares a connection to the character via actor Krumholtz, who lives in the part of New Jersey where Moss grew up. Even though Gigi is a little more vulgar, with all her vagina and penis talk, the character is there.” “My wife’s grandmother is 94 years old, and my grandmother is 94, so that uber Jewish grandmother neuroses is very strong in my life. In fact he says he felt a connection to Gigi immediately. It wasn’t too difficult for New Jersey-born composer Jason Moss, owner of LA’s Super Sonic Noise, to relate to this character. The show follows the 77-year-old Boca Raton widow as she finds odd ways to spend the remaining days of her twilight years. But even though she’s got the mouth of a sailor, is neurotic and often inappropriate, there’s still something charming about this Jewish grandmother, played by actor David Krumholtz. She is a foul-mouthed bubbe who likes to kibitz about… well, just about anything.
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Then meet Gigi Rotblum, the lead character in the IFC series Gigi Does It.

Picture a sweet, blue-haired grandma, who bakes pies, knits and reminisces about the good old days. Composer Jason Moss channels his inner grandmother for new series.
