“More Velvet Underground than Broadway” – Gold Derby

 

Film composer John Murphy (28 Weeks Later, Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Kick-Ass) returns from his eight-year hiatus for the six-part BBC series, Les Miserables, based on the Victor Hugo literary classic of the same name.  Watch an interview with John Murphy (below) in which he explains how he approached scoring this non-musical series involving organic elements and analog synths.  Les Miserables – Original Series Soundtrack is available now on vinyl from Lakeshore Records and at your favorite retailers.

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This week, we’re thrilled to release John Murphy’s original score to Les Miserables, the six-episode mini-series now airing on Masterpiece on PBS!

The Les Miserables mini-series soundtrack comes from composer John Murphy, who sought to give the score an experimental vibe… The end result sounds unique, and not at all like the type of music you’d expect to hear in a Victor Hugo adaptation. – Chris Evangelista, Slash Film

Murphy also dishes on the challenges of scoring such a huge, epic, and sweeping story (and a lot more)… – The 405

Soundtrack Available Now: [Download/Listen]

Les Misérables – the six-part mini-series is now airing Sundays at 9/8c on MASTERPIECE on PBS (check local listings).