WaterTower Music has released the main title theme song from the new HBO original series Rooster. Available to stream/download now on most major digital music services I Played the Fool co-written by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe and record producer Andrew Watt (who is also scoring the show) and performed by Stipe. Also listen to the track after the jump. Rooster is created by Bill Lawrence & Matt Tarses and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, John C. McGinley, Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is premiering tonight on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
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HBO’s ‘Rooster’ to Feature Score by Andrew Watt and Theme Song by Michael Stipe
Record producer/songwriter Andrew Watt has made his television scoring debut on the new HBO original series Rooster. He also co-wrote the theme song with R.E.M. lead singer Michael Stipe who also performs the song. The show is created by Bill Lawrence (Ted Lasso, Scrubs) & Matt Tarses (Bad Monkey) and stars Steve Carell, Charly Clive, Danielle Deadwyler, John C. McGinley, Phil Dunster and Lauren Tsai. The comedy is set on a college campus and explores an author’s complicated relationship with his daughter.