Hawkeye's Rogers: The Musical composer and co-lyricist, Marc Shaiman, revealed he understands fan frustration at the show's post-credits scene.
Shaiman explained how he recognized why some fans expected a post-credits scene that teased a future Marvel Cinematic Universe project. "I understand that there are a lot of people who would've expected and wanted the post-credits scene to be some new kernel of what's gonna happen next in the MCU. I completely get it," Shaiman told Inverse. "But it has been tough to know that by doing our job well, we made something that not everyone likes. It's been bittersweet almost, but to be in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is crazy."
Titled "Save the City", the song from the fictional Broadway show Rogers: The Musical was penned by Shaiman and co-lyricist Scott Wittman, who both wrote the music for Broadway musicals Hairspray, Catch Me If You Can and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Some fans were upset by the musical being the Hawkeye post-credits scene, as it had no real implications for the future of the MCU.
While post-credits scenes usually tease an upcoming project, character or storyline, Marvel has been known to add a number of fun scenes purely for fan enjoyment. Some of the most notable light-hearted post-credit scenes include Baby Groot dancing to the Jackson 5 in Guardians of the Galaxy and Captain America giving a helpful public service announcement about patience in Spider-Man: Homecoming.
Shaiman also noted that he would be willing to return for another Marvel musical project if asked. "Well, of course we would," he added. "I mean, it was really a one-off. It was just there. It was an idea that almost came up as a joke one day and then they didn't let it go. It just kept coming up. But it was just to serve that one purpose of Hawkeye being in New York."
One thing fans questioned was how Rogers: The Musical featured so many MCU references, such as when the Avengers went to get shawarma following the Battle of New York in 2012's The Avengers. "We just figured in the universe, people writing a musical or writing a book or writing a magazine article would've done their due diligence and homework and interviewed people who had been there," Shaiman clarified. "Perhaps, even in things that we've never seen, members of the Avengers had actually given interviews about this or that."
Season 1 of Hawkeye is now streaming on Disney+.
Source: Inverse