Nathan Barr (True BloodThe House with a Clock in Its Walls, Cabin Fever, HostelHollywood, Hemlock Grove) has been tapped to score the upcoming FX limited series The Patient. The show is created by Joel Fields & Joe Weisberg and stars Steve Carell, Domhnall Gleeson, David Alan Grier, Laura Niemi, Linda Emond and Andrew Leeds. The 10-part psychological thriller revolves around a therapist who’s held prisoner by a patient who reveals himself to be a serial killer. Fields, Joe Weisberg and Carrell are also executive producing the project with Caroline Moore (Cedar Cove), Victor Hsu (Transparent, Truth Be Told) and Chris Long (The Mentalist). Barr has previously collaborated with the creators/producers on FX’s The Americans. The Patient will premiere on August 30, 2022 on Hulu.

Barr also has Daniel Stamm’s Prey for the Devil (to be released in theaters on October 28, 2022), Gary Dauberman’s Salem’s Lot (co-scored with Lisbeth Scott and scheduled for a theatrical release on April 21, 2023) and Eli Roth’s Borderlands coming up. He also continues to score Hulu’s The Great, which will return for a third season, as well as Amazon’s Carnival Row, which is coming back for a second season.

  1. Joshua Asher says:

    I was mesmerized by the instrumental music played around the 19:40 mark of Episode 9 of The Patient. I know I’ve heard it before. Can you please identify it. Thank you.

    Josh