"The thing about the harpsichord is, the harpsichord is known as the instrument of death because the notes die, right? You pluck them once, there's no sustainment at all. It also was adorned often so that it looked like a coffin. Whereas the instrument of life is the organ, because the organ has got this nonstop flow of air. The very first meeting I had for Hannibal, and I only had two, up in Toronto, they asked me, ‘Brian, what instrument would you put with Hannibal Lecter?’ and I said, "The harpsichord"."
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Brian Reitzell, as quoted in Helper: Composer Brian Reitzell Talks the Music of NBC’s Hannibal" (29 August 2014), by Mary Powers, TV Goodness
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