You can enjoy the soundtrack album for Netflix’s Away now 🙂īecome a Patron of the blog at patreon.A Game of Thrones may be the most popular thing in the world right now, but before he reached Stephen King-fame, George Martin fiddled about with writing in a variety of genres, most notably horror and science fiction. And of course, having one of the lead actor’s play pieces I’d written for him was thrilling in its own right,” Identifying the human themes whilst capturing the vast distances of space. I found myself experimenting with all sorts of unusual instrumentation from dulcimers, prepared pianos and dusty old parlor organs to modular synths, timpani and manipulated live strings. And the showrunners were always keen to try something a little different. Having worked with the showrunners on several projects together before, including The Path and Rise, there was already a shared language and a real mutual sense of trust…Sharing that explorer’s sense of wonder and aspiration, space itself can be something of an exciting blank canvas for a composer. “I had an amazing experience scoring Away. Regarding the music for Away, Will Bates had the following to say: Upcoming features include Michael Haussman’s Rajah set in 19th century Borneo, Mike Cahill’s Bliss and Alex Gibney’s Crazy, Not Insane. Will’s recent features include Michael Tyburski’s The Sound of Silence, the HBO documentary The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley, and the horror-thriller Depraved.

Martin series Nightflyers on Netflix, and the Hulu biographical documentary Hillary. Other projects include Sweetbitter on Starz, the George R.R. Will Bates has scored a number of television series: Golden Globe & Emmy-nominated Netflix series Unbelievable, SyFy’s hit The Magicians, Hulu’s The Path, Chance and The Looming Tower, the Hilary Swank-led drama Away for Netflix, as well as NBC’s Rise. Bates takes listeners on a beautifully diverse sonic journey with this 22-track album. The sci-fi drama’s score is full of electronic atmospheric soundscapes with an intense emotional undercurrent. Back Lot Music has digitally released an album from the Netflix Original Series Away (produced by Universal Television) by composer Will Bates ( I Origins, Another Earth).

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