Madison Gate Records has released a soundtrack album for the MGM+/ITVX original series The Winter King. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Rob Lane (John Adams, A Discovery of Witches, Merlin, The Damned United, Atlantis, Beowulf) and performed by the Chamber Orchestra of London. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Check out the composer’s first track (Battlefield Defeat (Arthur’s Theme) after the jump. The Winter King is developed by Kate Brooke & Ed Whitmore based on the Warlord Chronicles trilogy of novels by Bernard Cornwell and stars Iain De Caestecker, Eddie Marsan, Stuart Campbell, Ellie James, Nathaniel Martello-White, Jordan Alexandra, Daniel Ings, Valene Kane and Simon Merrells. The drama is set in the fifth century and tells the story of Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from outcast to legendary warrior and leader. The series premiered in the U.S. this past August on MGM+ and just made its UK debut yesterday on ITVX.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Battlefield Defeat (Arthur’s Theme) (2:57)
2. Merlin’s Intervention – Arthur Banished (2:23)
3. Death-Pits – Rescuing Derfel (1:59)
4. Riding to Avalon (2:55)
5. 8 Years Later – Lady Morgan (2:55)
6. Marriage Ceremony – Rob Lane & Will Rice (2:10)
7. Nimue & The Test to Come (3:12)
8. Derfel Trains – Rob Lane & Emma King (1:17)
9. Arthur in Gaul (1:23)
10. Avalon Ransacked – Will Rice (0:59)
11. Nimue Attacked – Enrica Sciandrone (1:55)
12. Avalon Destroyed – Richey Rynkowski (1:55)
13. The Death of Uther Pendragon (3:47)
14. Funeral Pyre (1:30)
15. Derfel Joins Arthur’s Men (1:42)
16. Harvest Feast Blues – Rob Lane & Nicola Bates (1:13)
17. Intrigue – Rob Lane & Enrica Sciandrone (2:01)
18. Excalibur Revealed (1:28)
19. The Death of Owain (1:48)
20. The Naming Ceremony – Enrica Sciandrone (2:04)
21. The Sacrifice – Enrica Sciandrone (2:58)
22. I Came to This Lake for a Reason (2:31)
23. Betrothal to Ceinwyn (2:46)
24. Arthur’s Dilemma (2:12)
25. Guinevere (1:55)
26. Christian Versus Pagan Rituals – Rob Lane & Louis Marlowe (2:53)
27. The Saxons Emerge (1:37)
28. Reconciliation & End Titles – Rob Lane & Enrica Sciandrone (3:36)