▁process ▁with ▁the ▁book ▁in ▁mind . ▁Mus chi etti ▁spoke ▁of ▁using ▁F uk un aga ▁and ▁Pal mer ' s ▁original ▁screen play ▁as ▁a ▁basis , ▁however , ▁" ske wed ▁it ▁in ▁a ▁different ▁direction .", ▁to ▁which ▁her ▁brother ▁stated : ▁" It ▁was ▁a ▁good ▁script , ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁depth ▁of ▁characters ▁and ▁such , ▁but ▁it ▁didn ' t ▁really ▁tap ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁attract ive ▁tra its ▁of ▁the ▁character , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁shape - sh ifting ▁qual ities ." ▁Screen writer ▁Gary ▁Da ub erman ▁said ▁influ ences ▁on ▁It ▁included ▁Stand ▁by ▁Me ▁( 1 9 8 6 ), ▁while ▁stating : ▁" that ' s ▁one ▁of ▁my ▁favorite ▁stories ▁so ▁that ' s ▁an ▁element ▁I ▁wanted ▁to ▁preserve ▁because ▁it ' s ▁there ▁in ▁the ▁source ▁material . ▁Andy ▁wanted ▁to ▁preserve ▁it ▁and ▁really ▁make ▁that ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁It ▁because ▁I ▁think ▁those ▁moments ▁of ▁lev ity ▁provide ▁a ▁great ▁contrast ▁to ▁those ▁dark er ▁moments , ▁or ▁makes ▁the ▁dark er ▁moments ▁feel ▁all ▁that ▁much ▁dark er ." ▁Da ub erman ▁also ▁spoke ▁of ▁the ▁insp iration ▁Mus chi etti ▁had ▁upon ▁him , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁director ▁James ▁W an , ▁while ▁stating ▁that : ▁" a ▁lot ▁of ▁ 8 0 s ▁horror ▁mov ies ▁and ▁such ▁helped ▁to ▁bring ▁that ▁sort ▁of ▁a est h etic ▁and ▁sens ibility ." ▁ ▁Music ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁