Droughtlander can have a soundtrack now!
Like when we set out on the high seas.
We really needed to announce in the music a change in the language of the show.
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That was really exciting, and that alone would have been a big enough challenge.
But we also said farewell to some of our favorite characters, like Frank.
So, to have all that in one season was a spectacular experience.
It makes these sequences feel very special.
I hate to admit it, but no piece of a score would have the same impact.
Emotionally,Franks death was extremely difficult.
I found myself weeping as I was writing.
I felt so much for Claire.
So that was challenging in that it was very emotional.
Theres a drum performance that I wrote.
Theres conflict, resolution, revelations, new motivations, fights, death, flashbacks.
It took me weeks and I was working with the editorial department very closely.
On a data pipe show, you’re able to get six days to score an episode.
Its a wonderful experience thats relatively rare in television.
And when there are major important musical changes coming, Im usually given a big flag early.
I was working on that almost before the season even started.
When we went back to Scotland for the Jacobite uprising story, it changed again and was very militaristic.
I am honestly knee-deep in it right now.
Im working on the new episodes and these are the questions Im grappling with at the moment.
Historically speaking, we pushed the sound of the score to reflect our characters growth and our geography.
Fans can order the soundtrack oniTunesandAmazon.Season 4 ofOutlanderis expected to debut in the fall on Starz.
