‘Succession’ Composer Nicholas Britell on the Season 3 Soundtrack’s Choirs, Italian Influence and Billy Joel Cover
variety.comJazz Tangcay Artisans EditorDealmaking and double-crossing ran deep in the third season of HBO’s “Succession.” Power dynamics shifted as did loyalties to patriarch Logan Roy, played by Brian Cox.
For composer Nicholas Britell, that meant finding a score with a lot of movement.“In season three, there’s a lot of this feeling of things being a little off-kilter,” says Britell of his approach to the score. “Where’s the power center?
Maybe it’s not where we think it is.”Britell spoke with Variety over Zoom ahead of the season 3 soundtrack’s release on Friday.
With the twists and turns leaned into the gravitas, and the darkness as the Roy siblings (Roman played by Kieran Culkin, Shiv played by Sarah Snook and Kendall played by Jeremy Strong) continued to battle it out for control of Waystar Royco.
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