The Bates Motel – Original Television Series Soundtrack Checks In August 25th
Steve Barton
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Varèse Sarabande Records will release the BATES MOTEL – Original Television Series Soundtrack, featuring the original score composed by Chris Bacon, digitally and on CD August 25th. We have all the details you need right here.
Chris Bacon burst onto the film-scoring scene with his full throttled score for Duncan Jones’ hit thriller Source Code. He earned his first Emmy® Award Nomination for the underscore for the second half of NBC’s “Smash” Season 1.
His recent work includes the score to John Putch’s Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike, Season 2 of “Smash,” and Stephen Gyllenhaal’s Sworn to Silence.
“In my early conversations with the show’s producers about the score’s direction, they made it clear that we are not trying to re-create or pay homage to the original Psycho, which was good news because that’s one of the most iconic and recognizable scores of all time and my attempts to emulate would most likely come across as a cheap imitation,” explained Bacon.
He added, “’Bates Motel’ is not so much a horror show as a psychological drama with real elements of emotion, tension, humor, as well as some horrific events. The tightrope has been trying to play the real emotion between Norma and Norman while maintaining just enough discomfort to underplay the dysfunctional elements of their relationship.”
Produced by Universal Television for A&E, “Bates Motel” is a television series drama inspired by Alfred Hitchcock’s genre-defining film Psycho. It is a contemporary exploration of the formative years of Norman Bates; his relationship with his mother, Norma; and the world they inhabit. Viewers have access to their dark, twisted back story and learn first-hand how Norma helped forge the most famous serial killer of them all. The “Bates Motel” cast includes Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Nicola Peltz, Olivia Cooke, and Nestor Carbonell.
“There are several musical themes that weave their way throughout the series,” said Bacon. “Most prominent are probably the quasi-love theme between Norman and Norma and a more mysterious theme that we first hear in connection with the house, which evolved into the overall theme of the show and its psychology. In addition there are thematic accompaniments for many of Norman’s relationships, which include his brother, Dylan; friend-zone girlfriend Emma; object-of-desire Bradley; and forbidden fruit Miss Watson.”
Season 7 of “Bates Motel” will premiere in early 2015. For more info visit “Bates Motel” on AEtv.com, “like” “Bates Motel” on Facebook, and stop by “Bates Motel” on Instagram.
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