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 ====== Music in Severance ====== ====== Music in Severance ======
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 +{{soundtrackcassette.png?400|Severance soundtrack cassette}}
 +The Severance soundtrack on cassette
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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. 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.
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 //Main Article: [[Severance 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 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 ===== ===== Other Relevant Music =====
  
-The [[elevator allergy song]] was referenced in the episode [[In Perpetuity]].+  * 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) ))
  
-The music played during [[Wellness]] 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 titular [[Defiant Jazz]] selection played during the [[Music Dance Experience]] is //Shaky Jake//, by Joe McPhee.+===== Awards ===== 
 +Composer Theodore Shapiro won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series/Dramatic Score.
  
-"Fuck You, Lumon" is performed by The Fissuremen, the punk band that [[June Kilmer]] plays guitar in.+{{page>:blurbs#Stub}}
  
-"[[Kier, Chosen One, Kier]]" is sung by [[Harmony Cobel]] in times of great stressIt is also heard mixed into the score track "The Four Tempers" during the [[Waffle Party]]. +Fun Tweet with Severance theme on multiple psalters: https://twitter.com/folksongs68/status/1552046402103980032?s=20&t=k2XOIe7Qzig7t4GAWJnK-g
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-[[Innie Retirement Song No. 19]] is Paul Anka'The Times of Your Life.+
  
-The music [[Irving Bailiff]] listens to as he paints is //Ace of Spades// by Motörhead. A slowed-down acoustic version of Ace of Spades is also heard when Irving dozes and dreams of the black goo. +{{tag>Themes Lists}}
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