Hear An Exclusive Track From ‘The Great’ Score By Nathan Barr
The Greatarrives on Hulu today, which gives us an excuse to share with you an exclusive track fromNathan Barr’s score. Barr has composed music forCarnival Row,The Americans, andHollywood, and the music he’s created forThe Greatis full of lush orchestrations with a hint of comical playfulness, which is perfect for the show.
The Great Soundtrack
The Greatis a satirical series about the rise of Catherine the Great, as played byElle Fanning. The show hails from Tony McNamara, writer ofThe Favourite, and it certainly appears to be in a similar style as that film. Here’s the synopsis:
Our own Hoai-Tran Buireviewedthe Hulu series, and said that “despite some of the tonal and pacing issues” the series is “still a thoroughly enjoyable historical comedy, if a bit lighter on the satire than expected. The editing is brisk, the grotesque scenes of debauchery are darkly funny, and the royal scheming is pretty compelling stuff — with McNamara dipping into hisFavouritebag as inspiration for the catty rivalries that Catherine makes. It may not be unquestionably great, but it’s certainly a grand old time.”
The show’s soundtrack comes courtesy of Nathan Barr, whose credits includeCarnival Row,The Americans,Hemlock Grove,True Blood,The House with a Clock in its Walls,The Turning,The Hunt, andHollywood. “They were looking for something completely different,” BarrsaidofThe Greatsoundtrack. “My first pass on the demo was entirely synth-sounds with solo violin. To approach a beautifully shot period-piece in 18th century Russia using just synthesizers was certainly new for me. Once we got into the actual scoring though, Hulu felt that doing the score all-synth drew too much attention to the music. We ended up settling on a happy medium where it was oftentimes orchestral with synth elements which seemed to work well.”
The Greatis now streaming on Hulu. The soundtrack will be available onMay 22and you canpurchase it here. Check out the album art and track list below.
