friend of the Hess family. M. Night Shyamalan as Ray Reddy, a veterinarian; he is responsible for Colleen's accidental death, for which he feels deeply remorseful. Patricia Kalember as Colleen Hess, Graham's deceased wife; mother of Morgan and Bo; and Merrill's sister-in-law; she is seen only in Graham's flashbacks. Ted Sutton as SFC Cunningham, an Army recruiter Merrill speaks to. Merritt Wever as Tracey Abernathy, a pharmacist who makes confession to a discomforted Graham. Lanny Flaherty as Carl Nathan, the crotchety owner of the bookstore in town. Marion McCorry as Mrs. Nathan, Carl Nathan’s wife. Michael Showalter as Lionel Prichard, a local troublemaker. Clifford David as a Columbia University professor viewed on television. Production M. Night Shyamalan was a fan of the film You Can Count on Me and cast Rory Culkin and Mark Ruffalo. Ruffalo required surgery for a tumor behind his ear and was unable to work on the film, so a week before filming the role was recast with Joaquin Phoenix. the role of Graham was originally written to be an older man, Shyamalan approached Paul Newman for the role but declined as he wasn't interested. and he also approached Clint Eastwood but he also declined due to scheduling conflicts. Shyamalan has said that the film's concept is the combination of two ideas - a family finding a crop circle on their property, and an "end of the world" premise. Signs was filmed in 2001. All scenes shot on location were filmed in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. The scenes of the house and cornfield were shot inside the campus of Delaware Valley University, an agricultural college, where they had 40 acres of land to use. The scenes in the bookstore and the pizza shop were filmed in Newtown, Pennsylvania, and the pharmacy scene was shot in Morrisville, Pennsylvania. Soundtrack All music was composed by James Newton Howard. The score was conducted by Pete Anthony and performed by the Hollywood Studio Symphony. Track listing Critical reception for soundtrack The soundtrack generally received positive reviews. William Ruhlmann of Allmusic stated in his review that: With Signs, composer James Newton Howard again joins director M. Night Shyamalan for their third collaboration following The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable, and clearly the film presents another thrilling encounter with the supernatural. From his opening "Main Theme," Howard ratchets up the tension, and his music thereafter alternates only between the ominous and the suspenseful. He