Settling the score: Composer Rafael May goes from ‘The Twelve’ to ‘Paper Dolls’

Anyone who hoped to get hints from the score as to who did what in Foxtel’s courtroom drama The Twelve would have been disappointed, according to Rafael May.

In putting together the soundtrack for the first season of the series at the beginning of last year, the composer deliberately made sure he was not aware of the ending until he began work on the last episode, ensuring the music contributed to the story’s ambiguity.

“There are surprises that happen in the score during the later episodes bec...