CHRISTOPHER LENNERTZ has written music for some of the world’s greatest storytellers. Whether for Seth Rogen as a hot dog saving the world in Sausage Party, the lush orchestral melodies of Steven Spielberg’s Medal of Honor series or futuristic dystopian Americana for J.J. Abrams’ Revolution, this classic eclectic ability has now become his signature. Lennertz has teamed up with legendary artists like Grammy winners Arturo Sandoval and Dave Grusin, The RZA, and Sheila E. as well as members of Pearl Jam, No Doubt, The Beastie Boys, Dave Matthews Band, Jurassic 5, and Jane’s Addiction. Collaborations with directors Tim Story, John Favreau, and Ben Stiller as well as producers Doug Liman, Ed Norton, McG, and Joel Silver, and many others have led to a stream of box office successes.

This is Lennertz's third time on the podcast, having previously shared his musical story behind his work on SMURFS: THE LOST CITY and Netflix's LOST IN SPACE. He returns to The Annotator to open up one of his most recent projects - his original score for the Amazon Prime series: THE BOYS.

THE BOYS is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes, who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods, abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about “The Seven,” and their formidable Vought backing. All 8 episodes were released on Amazon Prime on July 26, 2019.

In this episode, Christopher Lennertz dissects the many exotic components that he’s combined to create the distinctive sound for THE BOYS including: wratchets, breathing, rubbing hands, indian singing bowls and knitting needles. He details how he developed this gritty, garage-rock feel as well as invoking other musical-styles to convey significant moments in the series and to represent some of the key characters in THEY BOYS.

ANNOTATED TRACKS / SEGMENTS

02:33 - Translucent Alive

03:47 - Butcher

06:23 - Starlight

07:36 - Hijacking

09:47 - Translucent Explodes

12:10 - Hughie Trashes Room

13:38 - Homelanders Speech

15:15 - Frenchies First Kill

16:50 - Robin's Memory

18:47 - Homelander and Stillwell

SOUNDTRACK

The soundtrack was released on July 26, 2019 by Madison Gate Records and can be purchased digitally on Amazon.com, iTunes, and streamed on Spotify and Apple Music.

MORE ABOUT THE COMPOSER

You can find out more and hear more music by Christopher Lennertz at his official site http://christopherlennertz.com/ and you can follow her on Twitter @clennertz.

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