Not only is it extremely appropriate for the source material (an It-inspred product has never felt so close to the novel, imo), but for the current times as well. "The louder I say I'm happy, the more I believe it so" could be some people's motto. Watch out for those clowns, y'all.

Especially in this AI hellscape we're living in, the art of opening credits can't be understated. It: Wellcome to Derry sets the stage with an uncanny and progressively disturbing atmosphere rich with subversive and carefully crafted imagery.