Republic Records has released a digital single featuring music from the second episode of the HBO original series The Idol. The 3-track single includes the new song Family co-written (with Mike Dean) and performed by Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye & Suzanna Son, the score track Devil’s Paradise written by Dean & series co-creator Sam Levinson and the previously released song Double Fantasy by The Weeknd feat. Future. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on all major digital music services, including Amazon. The label has previously released a single featuring two tracks from Episode 1 last week. A full album is scheduled to come out on June 30.
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The Weeknd’s & Mike Dean’s Main Theme from HBO’s ‘The Idol’ Released
Republic Records has released a digital single featuring two tracks from the first episode of the HBO original series The Idol. Available to stream/download now is the show’s main theme, The Lure, composed by series co-creator/star Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye and Mike Dean, as well as the song World Class Sinner / I’m a Freak written by The Weeknd & Asa Taccone and performed by lead actress Lily-Rose Depp. Also listen to both tracks after the jump. As previously reported, a first full soundtrack album will be coming out on June 30.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 4, 2023)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series The Idol created by Sam Levinson & Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye (who also provided original music to the show, alongside Mike Dean) & Reza Fahim and starring The Weeknd himself, Lily-Rose Depp and Troye Sivan. Manish Raval & Tom Wolfe serve as the drama’s music supervisors. Republic Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs by The Weeknd & others later this month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for more information and to listen to two first tracks that have already been released in recent weeks.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British sci-fi series The Lazarus Project created by Joe Barton and starring Paapa Essiedu, Anjli Mohindra, Tom Burke and Caroline Quentin. Ben Lukas Boysen (Beat, The Collini Case) & Paul Emmerich are composing the show’s original music. SATV has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last year when the drama premiered in the UK on Sky Max and NOW. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which is making its U.S. debut on TNT and has already been renewed for a second season.