Netflix Music has released a new soundtrack album for the German Netflix original series The Empress (Die Kaiserin). The album features selections of the original music from the show’s third and finale season composed by Johannes Lehniger (Nothing Bad Can Happen, Raus), Lisa Morgenstern & Sebastian Damerius (Sleep, Pelican Blood). The soundtrack is now available on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Also listen to the composers’ first track after the jump. The label has previously released an album featuring the trio’s score from Season 1 & Season 1 back in 2022 & 2024. The Empress is created by Katharina Eyssen and stars Devrim Lingnau Islamoğlu, Philip Froissant, Melika Foroutan, Johannes Nussbaum, Runa Greiner, Josephine Thiesen, Dejan Bućin, Christophe Favre, Marlene Burow and Merlin Sandmeyer. Season 3 of the drama, which follows the title character, constrained by the corset of the Viennese court and deeply wounded by Franz’s rejection and unfaithfulness after his return from the war, as she struggles to be heard and to understand what her soul truly longs for, just premiered yesterday and is now available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Here’s the track list of the album:
1. After the Battle – Johannes Lehninger, Sebastian Damerius & Lisa Morgenstern (4:30)
2. Champagne and Lemons – Johannes Lehninger (0:41)
3. Elsewhere – Johannes Lehninger (2:35)
4. Her Longing – Johannes Lehninger (4:15)
5. Hidden Affections – Sebastian Damerius (1:53)
6. The Emperor’s Despair (Season 3) – Johannes Lehninger (2:07)
7. The Empress and the Rock – Johannes Lehninger (2:19)
8. Love Led Astray – Lisa Morgenstern (2:33)
9. The New Reader – Johannes Lehninger (1:51)
10. The Weight We Share – Lisa Morgenstern (3:30)
11. Rise and Fall – Lisa Morgenstern (2:57)
12. Her Rage – Lisa Morgenstern (1:38)
13. Prussian – Sebastian Damerius (2:09)
14. Funny Games – Johannes Lehninger (2:23)
15. A Time to Leave – Johannes Lehninger (0:43)
16. Love and Lies (Season 3) – Sebastian Damerius (2:28)
17. The Storm Within – Johannes Lehninger (2:02)
18. Burden of the Crown (Season 3) – Sebastian Damerius (1:39)
19. I Am the Empress – Johannes Lehninger (1:11)
20. Change of Heart – Lisa Morgenstern (1:38)
21. Reckless Devotion – Sebastian Damerius (2:21)
22. One Last Smile – Johannes Lehninger & Sebastian Damerius (1:29)
23. A Waltz Remembered – Johannes Lehninger, Sebastian Damerius & Lisa Morgenstern (2:14)
24. Lost Battles – Lisa Morgenstern (2:36)
25. Dark Fading Waves (Season 3) – Sebastian Damerius (1:55)
26. Rivals Fall – Lisa Morgenstern (1:47)
27. Still Some Matches Left – Johannes Lehninger (3:15)
28. Crowned and Condemned – Johannes Lehninger, Lisa Morgenstern & Sebastian Damerius (4:10)
29. Her Letters – Lisa Morgenstern (2:23)
30. THE END – Lisa Morgenstern (3:02)