On this fifth day, Lakeshore Records looks at Hannibal, Season 1 Episode 5: “Coquilles” (Watch it on iTunes). In the episode, the team track down a killer who is turning his victims into “angels.”
Listen to “Coquilles”:
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On this fourth day, Lakeshore Records looks at Hannibal, Season 1 Episode 4: “Oeuf” (Watch it on iTunes). After the brutal murder of an otherwise happy family, Will and Jack uncover a string of child kidnappings where it seems the children have turned against their parents.
Hannibal Season 1 Episode 4 (Album Only)
Listen to “Oeuf”:
Brian Reitzell trivia: with all the food-themed episode titles, did you know that Composer Brian Reitzell himself apprenticed to be a chef in California’s Bay Area?
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In NBC’s Hannibal, Season 1 episode 3 entitled, “Potage” (original air date: April 18, 2013; download on iTunes): Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen) travel back to Abigail’s home, to the scene of her father’s crime. If you’ve watched this series all the way through to the end of Season 2, then this will definitely be a nostalgic episode. After you’ve watched “Potage,” you might want to check out the companion track by Brian Reitzell, who, besides composing and performing the music for this acclaimed television series, he also serves as Music Supervisor on Hannibal.
And here’s another treat: check out this interview with Composer Brian Reitzell on the Echoes Podcast. Get all the juicy details about his musical influences, techniques and more!!
Hannibal Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) Volume 1, “Potage”: iTunes
Hannibal Season 1 (Original Television Soundtrack) Volume 1: iTunes
Related: It’s Hannibal Month At Lakeshore Records!
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Here’s another morsel for all you NBC Hannibal Fannibals: the score for episode 2 of Season 1 quickly jumps to an electronic sound as compared to episode 1’s classical-sounding score, “Aperitif.” Whatever your preference, Brian Reitzell has a firm grip on the psyche of this series and the growing captive audience can’t seem to get enough of this show! And, for all those fans searching high and low for the Hannibal soundtrack in vinyl, our partners at Invada Records in the UK will be offering them for overseas music lovers. They’re going to be a great collector’s item. More vinyls news to come!
Hannibal, Season 1 Episode 2: Amuse-Bouche (Original air date: April 11, 2013)
Hannibal Season 1 Volume 1 – Amuse-bouche: iTunes | CD
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The key to good horror music is that “…it should be kind of unfamiliar. So, if your brain isn’t saying ‘oh it’s an electric guitar’… it’s like this new experience. And I think the scariest things in life are these things that happen to you that you’re not prepared for. You don’t know what’s going on.”
Composer Brian Reitzell recently sat down with A Martinez during KPCC’s “Take Two” show to talk about how he got into music supervision and what it’s like to score NBC’s acclaimed Hannibal television series. Head on over to “Take Two” to hear the full interview on Southern California Public Radio.
Hannibal Season 2 (Original Television Soundtrack): iTunes
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