# ‘The Violinist’ Composer Ricky Ho Took Two Months To Write The First Four Notes Of Central Sonata – Contenders L.A.

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-violinist-composer-ricky-ho-took-two-months-to-write-the-first-four-notes-of-central-sonata-contenders-l-a/
- Published: 2026-11-15T00:49:48+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T12:09:01+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/the-violinist-composer-interview-1237224216/
- Topics: Entertainment, Film, Music

## Key points

- Ricky Ho spent two months shaping four opening notes.
- “Sunset Sonata” connects the film’s separated leads.
- The directors say animation suits the story’s scale and emotion.

## Summary

Ricky Ho spent two months refining the first four notes of “Sunset Sonata”, the central musical theme in animated film The Violinist. The piece links the story’s leads as they are separated, making its composition important to both the film’s emotional impact and its plot.

Ho co-composed the score with Isabel Latorre, and co-directors Ervin Han and Raúl García said scenes required them to know the sonata’s notes while it was being written. The film follows a violinist searching for her long-lost love after they are separated during the Second World War, amid the Japanese occupation of Singapore. Han and García described animation as well suited to the story’s emotional and visual scope, with García saying live action would be beyond the budget.

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