Collider can exclusively reveal four tracks from the upcomingLove, Death & Robots: Season 3 — Soundtrack From The Netflix Series, the definitive collection of the musical wonders from Netflix’s beloved animated anthology. The official soundtrack will be available later this week and features music byRob Cairns,Jason Hill,Tom Holkenborg(AKA Junkie XL), andKillawatt.
Created byTim MillerandDavid Fincher,Love, Death + Robotsgathers different creative teams to develop weird and jaw-dropping animated shorts about mysterious planets, spooky creatures, and fantastic settings. Since each episode ofLove, Death + Robotshas a unique aesthetic, the talented group of musicians who score the series also needs to adapt to different styles and gather references from very distinct places. Talking about the experience of composing music forLove, Death + Robots, Cairns, who also works as the overall series music consultant, said:
“Due to its anthology format, each episode of Love Death and Robots requires its own specific musical language encompassing a vast range of genres, scoring approaches, as well as the unique working styles of all the directors. I’ve done 23 episodes over the first three seasons, and in volume 3 I got to explore a range from 18th century Scottish strathspeys to “yacht rock”, ambient electronic and aleatoric orchestral music, sometimes jumping between them on the same day while writing and recording. You have to be adaptable. In addition to the writing, the production and mixing processes also need to be tailored for the different genres, which often have radically different sonic and style aesthetics, and sometimes blur the line between sound design and music. It’s certainly challenging but also very rewarding work.”
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The four exclusive tracks come from fan-favorite episodes ofLove, Death + RobotsVolume 3. The first track, “Tachi (Jibaro),” was composed by Killawatt forJibaro, a breathtaking episode about a siren and a deaf knight. The second track, “As You Must Now With Me,” was composed by Hill forBad Travelling, Fincher’s bleak animation directorial debut. The third, “Genetic Protocol,” was conceived by Holkenborg forSwarm, a high-concept sci-fi cautionary tale about human greed. Finally, “Electromagnetic Spectrum” was composed by Cairns for the special drug-induced trip ofThe Very Pulse of the Machine.
The first three seasons ofLove, Death + Robotsare available right now on Netflix. The series was already renewed for a fourth season, but there’s no information about when it will be released. Considering how animation is a complex work, it should be a while before we get new episodes fromLove, Death + Robots.Love, Death & Robots: Season 3—Soundtrack From The Netflix Serieswill be available on digital this Friday, September 30. For more information check outLakeshore Records' site.
Listen to the exclusive tracks and check out the full tracklist below.
Killawatt’s “Tachi” fromJiabro
Jason Hill’s “As You Must Now With Me” fromBadTravelling
Tom Holkenborg’s “Genetic Protocol” fromSwam
Rob Cairns' “Electromagnetic Spectrum” fromThe Very Pulse of the Machine
Track List
01. Craters - Rob Cairns
02. Seasteading - Rob Cairns
03. Its Magnificent - Rob Cairns
04. Extreme Democracy Quintet - Rob Cairns
05. Liftoff - Rob Cairns
06. Io / Tank Rupture - Rob Cairns
07. Wake Up - Rob Cairns
08. Formations - Rob Cairns
09. What Does This Sound Like? - Rob Cairns
10. Electromagnetic Spectrum - Rob Cairns
11. One Last Dream Before Dying - Rob Cairns
12. Open - Rob Cairns
- Fire And Forget - Rob Cairns
