John McPhillips (Papi Chulo, Spin the Bottle, Handsome Devil, Finding Joy) has released two soundtrack albums for the Irish TV series Smother. The albums feature selections of the composer’s original score from the show’s first two season. Visit Amazon to stream/download the Season 1 album and click here for the Season 2 soundtrack. Smother is created by Kate O’Riordan and stars Dervla Kirwan, Gemma-Leah Devereux, Seána Kerslake, Niamh Walsh and Justine Mitchell. The first two seasons of the series, which follows a woman who investigates what happened in the hours preceding her husband’s tragic death, premiered in 2021 & 2022 in Ireland on RTÉ One and a third season just premiered this past Monday. The dramatic thriller is available to stream in the U.S. on Peacock.
Here’s the track list of the Season 1 album:
1. Main Theme (0:40)
2. Previously On (0:36)
3. Mother (1:30)
4. Grace is Told (1:15)
5. Drowning (1:50)
6. Trashed Cafe & Hospital (1:58)
7. A Sick Child (1:04)
8. Val Discovers Tattoo (1:04)
9. Elaine & Callum (2:48)
10. Best Laid Plans (2:32)
11. Elaine & Jacob (1:31)
12. Jenny to Grace to Jacob (2:27)
13. Elaine Hears the Truth (1:54)
14. Val Conceives Plan (1:02)
15. Closing Montage (4:01)
Here’s the track list of the Season 2 album:
1. Pretitles (1:16)
2. Scattering Ashes (2:25)
3. Finn Ahern (0:46)
4. What Are You Doing Here? (1:23)
5. Finn Charms Jenny (0:45)
6. Kiss and Car (3:15)
7. AA Meeting (1:20)
8. Unless (1:25)
9. Don’t Fuck With Me (1:31)
10. Rap Sheet (0:56)
11. Car Crash (2:18)
12. Dinner Party Flashback (0:42)
13. Intruder (3:30)
14. Finn’s Prison Flashback (2:36)
15. Val’s Downfall (2:54)
16. Finn Hears the Truth (3:32)
17. The Next Day (1:42)
18. Grace Leaves Montage (3:13)
