====== Music in Severance ======

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Music plays an important role throughout [[Severance (TV show)|Severance]], not only for setting the mood and tone of any given scene, but also for the creative way that music is woven into the story itself.

===== Soundtrack =====

//Main Article: [[Severance Soundtrack]]//

The Season 1 score (released by Apple as the ”soundtrack”) was composed by [[Theodore Shapiro]] and consists of 19 pieces that are mainly a mix of piano and synthesizer. The stuttering sound effect that is accompanied by flickering edits between two scenes or (fritz cuts) is built into the score, and not a sound effect layered onto the scene in post-production,

===== Other Relevant Music =====

  * The music played during [[wellness_center]] sessions was released as a standalone track (“Music of Wellness”). This piece is another ambient/synth mix and is universally lauded for its relaxing properties.
  * The music [[Irving Bailiff]] listens to as he paints is "Ace of Spades" by Motörhead. 
  * The song that plays when [[Peter Kilmer|Petey]] collapses in [[Mark Scout|Mark]]'s shower and leads into the credits is "Daydream in Blue" by I Monster.((Season 1, Episode 2, "[[Half Loop]]" (52:09) ))
  * The [[elevator allergy song]] is referenced by Petey in the episode [[In Perpetuity]].(([[in_perpetuity_transcript#section001010777|10:10]]) ))
  * A slowed-down, keyboard-based version of "Ace of Spades" by Motorhead can be heard when Irving dozes off at work and dreams of the black goo. It is being played at about 35% of actual speed. The same song is used by Outie-Irv when he is painting only then it's the original guitar-based version played at full speed.
  * The song that plays during the visitation before Petey's funeral service is "Baby Don't Get Hooked on Me" by Mac Davis.((Season 1, Episode 4, "[[The You You Are]]" (27:46) ))
  * The "[[kier_anthem]]" is sung or hummed by [[Harmony Cobel|Cobel]] in times of great stress.((Season 1, Episode 6, "[[Hide and Seek]]" ([[hide_and_seek_transcript#section001950692|19:50]]), ([[hide_and_seek_transcript#section002652280|26:52]]) )) The underscore plays as Cobel prays to her [[shrine to Kier|Kier shrine]],((Season 1, Episode 6, "[[Hide and Seek]]" ([[hide_and_seek_transcript#section000132052|01:32]]) )) and the underscore can also be heard mixed into the score track "The Four Tempers" during the [[Waffle Party]].((Season 1, Episode 8, "[[What's for Dinner?]]")). Cobel-as-Selvig also sings snippet of it to calm Baby Eleanor during her Lactation Consultant interview in "Hide and Seek." ((Season 1, Episode 6, "[[hide_and_seek_transcript|]])).
  * "[[Fuck You, Lumon]]" is performed by [[fissureman]], a punk band (played by real life NYC supergroup Dollhouse) featuring [[June Kilmer]] on bass. Margaret Chardiet, who is the actual bassist for Dollhouse, also appears on stage with the band. ((Season 1, Episode 6, "[[Hide and Seek]]" ([[hide_and_seek_transcript#section003030373|30:30]]) ))
  * The "Defiant Jazz" track played during the [[Music Dance Experience]] is "Shakey Jake" by Joe McPhee on his album //Nation Time//.((Season 1, Episode 7, "[[Defiant Jazz]]" (23:46) ))
  * [[Innie Retirement Song No. 19]] track played during [[Burt Goodman|Burt]]'s retirement party is Paul Anka's "The Times of Your Life."((Season 1, Episode 7, "[[Defiant Jazz]]" ([[defiant_jazz_transcript#section004016250|40:16]]) ))
  * The song that plays as Mark reassembles his photograph of [[Gemma|Gemma]] is "I'll Be Seeing You" by Billie Holiday.((Season 1, Episode 7, "[[Defiant Jazz]]" ([[defiant_jazz_transcript#section004636713|46:36]]) )) The same song can be heard playing in the background during Mark's first date with [[Alexa]].((Season 1, Episode 2, "[[Half Loop]]" (23:53) ))
  * The music that plays during the credits of the season 1 finale is "Your Mind Is On Vacation" by Mose Allison.(( Season 1, Episode 9, "[[The We We Are]]" (38:36) ))


===== Awards =====
Composer Theodore Shapiro won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series/Dramatic Score.

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Fun Tweet with Severance theme on multiple psalters: https://twitter.com/folksongs68/status/1552046402103980032?s=20&t=k2XOIe7Qzig7t4GAWJnK-g

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