‘Agatha All Along’ From ‘Wandavision’ Was Intentionally Written Around the ‘Devil’s Interval’
The WandaVision songwriters describe “Agatha All Along” as “witchy” and “ghoulish,” which makes sense considering its musical elements. These composers even included the “Devil’s Interval” as a central theme in this Grammy-nominated track.
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez created the Grammy-nominated soundtrack for ‘WandaVision’
It’s a gas living in Westview, New Jersey. After saving the world several times, Wanda and Vision finally had a chance at a regular life. That was thanks to the original Disney+ series WandaVision and its sitcom-inspired story.
This show also included original songs inspired by classic United States-made sitcoms. That meant an I Love Lucy-esque intro for the early 1950s-era Wanda and Vision and a chaotic Malcolm and the Middle theme song for the sixth episode of this series.
For a pivotal moment of WandaVision, the series’ songwriting duo created “Agatha All Along,” performed in part by Kathryn Hahn as Agnes/Agatha.
This witchy track quickly became a favorite track of Marvel fans, earning 12 million Spotify plays since its debut. The original created by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez also earned a Grammy nomination in the Best Song Written For Visual Media category.
“I think at 3 in the morning one day, I was like, ‘We should look at The Addams Family and The Munsters. We should go to that witchy kind of place that TV does have [a] history in,’” Anderson-Lopez said during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter. “[That morning,] I ran into the shower, and I think I came out of the shower, and the lyrics were written.”
‘Agatha All Along’ from ‘WandaVision’ features the ‘Devils Interval’
Although it boasts a spooky, almost retro sound, “Agatha All Along” still shared similarities with the WandaVision title track. According to Variety, “Lopez made sure ‘Agatha All Along’ used the four-note theme he wrote for WandaVision.”
Although it features a similar four-note pattern to the WandaVision intro, this song was built around the “tritone” of the scale, also known as the “Devil’s Interval.” Believed to hold the devil in its unsettling tone by early composers, this interval is known for its unresolved, creepy, almost Halloween-y vibe.
Even if the devil doesn’t actually exist in this tone, it made sense that for Agatha’s witchy track, the musical aspect would be at the center of “Agatha All Along” and its creation. The Addams Family and The Munsters’ influence is also apparent in this track, emphasized by the “Agatha All Along” lyrics.
Other songs from ‘WandaVision’ earned praise from Marvel fans
Several other songs from WandaVision earned praise from fans, with some becoming popular audio clips on social media. That includes “Wanda’s Theme (End Credits from WandaVision).” The “WandaVision!” theme from episode 2 currently holds over 3 million plays on the music platform Spotify.
Marvel’s original series WandaVision is available on Disney’s streaming platform, Disney+.
