There are two more original songs, also presumably written for the show, that are heard in episode one, Lera Lynn’s “This Is My Least Favorite Life,” and Nick Caveand Warren Ellis’ “All The Gold In California.” The latter looks to be a much darker cover of the sunny 1979 cut by Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, more akin to Cave’s work in Grinderman.Īt the moment, those two songs aren’t available online (though the first Lynn single can be pre-ordered on iTunes now), but going with original music for the show is an interesting choice. READ MORE: Wildly Mixed First Reviews Arrive For ‘True Detective’ Season 2 It was a very natural, thrilling and satisfying creative journey,” Lynn said in a press release.
Those solo performances add so much to the haunting quality of the songs and work so well within the context of the show. “I recorded the songs live, just vocal and guitar, having written them minutes before at T. Bone Burnett told EW a few weeks back, “There is original music that plays an important part in the story this season.” The song heard in the first trailer, “The Only Thing Worth Fighting For,” sung by up-and-coming country singer Lera Lynn, is an original song written by Rosanne Cash and Burnett specifically for the show. Meanwhile, “True Detective” season two music supervisor T. I had to leave, my life behind/I dug some graves, you’ll never find/ I was not caught, though many tried/ I live among you, well disguised. But it’s the lyrics you’ll want to pay attention to for a hint at the flavor of the new season:
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It’s delivered in Cohen’s latter career speak/sing approach, over a minimalist beat, a subtle organ line, and some back up singers, while the Arabic elements of the song have been removed for the TV show edit.
While the track, “Nevermind” by Leonard Cohen from the 2014 album Popular Problems, is thematically in keeping with the show (and maybe arguably a little too on the nose), musically it’s in another dimension.