Texture Deformer with RemapColor
 

I am using the Texture Deformer. I applied a solid Fractal to the Texture node of the deformer. That works.
As soon as I add a remapColor (or anything else for that matter), between the Texture node and the Fractal node, the texture deform ceases to work.

What am I doing wrong?

My node sequence:

Place3dTexture > solidFractal > remapColor > Texture slot of Deformer.

I have also attached a maya file that demonstrates this.