WaterTower Music has released a soundtrack album for the HBO original series True Detective: Night Country. The album features selections of the show’s original score composed by Vince Pope (Black Mirror: Be Right Back, No Offence, Resistance, Mr Bates vs. the Post Office, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe). Tanya Tagaq is the featured vocalist on the score and also contributed music to the drama. Also included are songs performed by Monica Martin and John Hawkes. The soundtrack is now available to stream/download on Amazon and any other major digital music services. Listen to two tracks from the score below. True Detective: Night Country is created by Issa López and stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Hawkes, Isabella Star Lablanc, Christopher Eccleston, Aka Niviâna, Anna Lambe and Joel D. Montgrand.
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Vince Pope Scoring HBO’s ‘True Detective: Night Country’
Vince Pope (No Offence, Resistance, Black Mirror: Be Right Back, You & Me, Misfits, Wolfe) has recently scored the upcoming HBO original series True Detective: Night Country. The fourth installment of the anthology series is written and directed by Issa López and stars Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Fiona Shaw, Isabella Star Lablanc, Finn Bennett, Aka Niviâna, Christopher Eccleston, Anna Lambe, Joel D. Montgrand and John Hawkes. The crime drama follows two detectives investigating the disappearance of the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station.
‘True Detective’ Soundtrack Details
The full details of the soundtrack album for the HBO original series True Detective have been revealed. The album features the songs from the show, including the main titles song of the first season, Far From Any Road by The Handsome Family and the opening titles track from the second season, Nevermind by Leonard Cohen. Other artists featured on the soundtrack include Lera Lynn, Nick Cave & Warren Ellis, Bob Dylan, John Paul White, Cassandra Wilson & more. T Bone Burnett serves as the album’s producer. The soundtrack will be released this Friday, August 14 by Harvest Records/Electromagnetic Recordings and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. Several of the tracks on the album have already been released as singles over the last couple of weeks.
Lera Lynn’s ‘The Only Thing Worth Fighting For’ from HBO’s ‘True Detective’ Released
Harvest Records has released the original song The Only Thing Worth Fighting For performed by Lera Lynn from the second season of the HBO original series True Detective. Visit Amazon to download the track, which is featured in the Season 2 teaser trailer. A full soundtrack album for the second season of the show will be released soon and is available for pre-order here. Check back on this page for the full album details. The second season of True Detective created by Nic Pizzolatto is directed by Justin Lin and stars Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, Kelly Reilly, Christopher James Baker, Afemo Omilami, Chris Kerson, James Frain, Lolita Davidovich, W. Early Brown and David Morse.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (January 12, 2014)
Premiering tonight is the HBO original series True Detective created by Nic Pizzolatto, directed by Cary Fukunaga (Jane Eyre) and starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Jay O. Sanders, Lili Simmons, Alexandra Daddario, Michael Potts, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles, Elizabeth Reaser and Brad Carter. T Bone Burnett (Inside Llewyn Davis, O Brother Where Are Thou?) is composing the show’s original score. True Detective follows two cops whose lives intersect during a 17-year serial killer investigation in Louisiana. The drama will air every Sunday night on HBO. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the show.
T Bone Burnett to Score HBO’s ‘True Detective’
T Bone Burnett is set to score the upcoming HBO original series True Detective. The show stars Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as two cops whose lives intersect during a 17-year serial killer investigation in Louisiana. Michelle Monaghan, Jay O. Sanders, Lili Simmons, Alexandra Daddario, Michael Potts, Kevin Dunn, Tory Kittles, Elizabeth Reaser and Brad Carter are co-starring. Nic Pizzolatto is writing the scripts for all episodes and Cary Fukunaga (Sin Nombre, Jane Eyre) is directing the entire series. Pizzolatto is also executive producing the project with Steve Golin (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Babel) and Scott Stephens (Elightened, Hung).