Exclusive: Listen to “The Mannequins,” a Track From the Score of ‘Locke & Key’ Season 2
Max Weinstein
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Fans of Locke & Key have just one more day of waiting before the series returns to Netflix tomorrow. In the meantime, you can get a taste of composer Torin Borrowdale’s ferocious score with our exclusive premiere of the track “The Mannequins,” which you can hear below.
Borrowdale is careful not to spoil any major plot points. But he does tell us that in the scene in which “The Mannequins” is featured, “our heroes find themselves in a terrifying department store from Hell. They’re suffocated and chased by glitching mannequins, [and] they must use the only key they have at their disposal to escape.”
“The accompanying score plays like punchy runway fashion show music, but with horror elements infused,” Borrowdale continues. “Violent strings and syncopated rhythms mirror the mannequins’ erratic movements. The bold percussion cuts through the action more than a typical underscore track. It’s as if this were the song playing over the loudspeakers at this horrific mall. Intense shepard tones exaggerate the builds and breakdowns of the track as our heroes try to escape the onslaught of plastic.”
Also Read: First Look at Locke & Key Season 2
Much of Borrowdale’s music from season one of Locke & Key will resurface in season two. The composer says this allowed for some creativity in reimagining existing motifs, such as “Family Theme” and “Bode’s Theme.”
“There’s also characters like Gabe and Eden, whose roles in the series changed completely in the season one finale,” Borrowdale adds. “Establishing their musical identities was vital to telling their story. And doing that shaped the tone of the season two score.”
In addition to that mannequin sequence, Borrowdale hints that a creepy “spider scene” lies in store for fans of the series. “[Those] new action-horror set pieces allow for some one-off musical fun, which pushed the orchestra to the limit,” he says.
Listen to “The Mannequins”:
In case you missed it, here’s the official synopsis for Locke & Key season two:
“After their father is murdered under mysterious circumstances, the three Locke siblings and their mother move into their ancestral home, Keyhouse, which they discover is full of magical keys that may be connected to their father’s death. As the Locke children explore the different keys and their unique powers, a mysterious demon awakens—and will stop at nothing to steal them. From Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Meredith Averill (The Haunting of Hill House), Locke & Key is a coming-of-age mystery about love, loss, and the unshakable bonds that define family.”
Locke & Key season two premieres on Netflix October 22, 2021.
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