‘Ted Lasso’ Season 3 Music Was Inspired by a Queen Concert
variety.comJon Burlingame Four of the six best song nominees in this year’s Emmy competition are from series that are seemingly over. Might voters choose one of these as a farewell salute to a favorite program – or one of two comedic songs from a popular series or biopic of a beloved satirist?
The departing (?) “Ted Lasso” has two songs in contention. “Fought & Lost,” from the penultimate episode, has the anthemic qualities of a Queen classic; in fact, composer Tom Howe brought Sam Ryder on board as singer and co-writer after he saw Ryder perform with Queen at London’s Wembley Stadium.
Howe and old friend, songwriter Jamie Hartman, started the tune at the suggestion of producer-star Jason Sudeikis, long before there was any footage of season 3.
But when Howe saw the end of “Mom City,” he knew where the song should go. “It felt like the most important moment in the whole season arc,” he says. “That’s when Ted decides he’s going to go home.” Well-known English football fan Ed Sheeran (with producer Max Martin and co-writer Foy Vance) contributed another song, “A Beautiful Game,” to a farewell montage in the final episode of the Apple TV+ breakout hit.
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