I don't think it's that strange that a show has sort of a bumpy beginning. It's just part and parcel of the process.
“I know not if the dark or bright shall be by lot; if that wherein my hopes delight be best or not.”
“I had to do this very aggressive, big score in a very short time, and knowing that in the beginning, middle, and end would be this very, very famous theme, but I still had to weave a score around it and make it work as a score was really challenging.”