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Hello Zepp

Hello Zepp

Incidental music by Charlie Clouser "Hello Zepp"Song by Charlie Clouserfrom the album Saw (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) ReleasedOctober 5, 2004GenreIncidental musicLabelKoch RecordsSongwriterCharlie Clouser "Hello Zepp" is a piece of incidental music that was composed by Charlie Clouser for the 2004 horror film Saw. The song, which is written in the key of D minor, serves as the main theme of the entire Saw film series. The piece's appearance in the first film was timed to bring a dramatic tone to the end of the film, in which Zep Hindle is revealed to actually be a victim of the Jigsaw Killer (the character's name in the script is spelled "Zep" but the music titles are spelled "Zepp"). As the series continued, the piece was reused in all the films, often being renamed and remixed to accommodate the changing situations and characters. Usage Saw franchise Saw – The tune appears five times in Saw. The first plays during the reveal that Detective David Tapp has been spying on Dr. Lawrence Gordon's apartment. The second plays during a flashback as Tapp watches a Billy tape. The third, titled "X Marks the Spot", plays during a conversation between Adam Stanheight and Dr. Gordon