How the ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Theme Dropped a Key Clue to the Season 1 Whodunnit

The Emmy-nominated Siddhartha Khosla describes the catchy earworm theme music of the “Only Murders in the Building” as “a melody with these bouncy chords.” That melody with catchy chords, made the show’s creator John Hoffman feel “mystery, drama, lonely and happy,’ Khosla says in a conversation for Variety’s Artisans, presented by HBO.