Brandon Roberts (Thanksgiving, Chaos Walking, Fear Street Part 2: 1978, Land of Bad, Underwater, Motherland: Fort Salem, On a Wing and a Prayer, The Twilight Zone) has joined Disney+’s original series Andor as the show’s new composer. He has scored most of the episodes of the Lucasfilm production’s second season. Season 1 composer Nicholas Britell who was unable to commit to the entire season due to a personal family matter has scored two episodes of the new season and is being credited for providing “additional themes” on the rest of the episodes. Season 2 of Andor created by Tony Gilroy and starring Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Adria Arjona, Kyle Soller, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Alan Tudyk, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn & Forest Whitaker takes place as the horizon of war draws near and Cassian becomes a key player in the Rebel Alliance.Britell has has received two Emmy Award nominations for his work on the first season of the project. Season 2 of Andor will premiere on April 22 on Disney+.
Roberts has also recently co-scored Eli Craig’s Clown in a Cornfield, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be released in theaters on May 9 by RLJE Films.
