Devonté Hynes has revealed the details of his score for HBO’s new coming-of-age series We Are Who We Are, directed by Luca Guadagnino. Titled We Are Who We Are (Original Series Score), the album will contain 12 original tracks from Hynes, in addition to compositions from Julius Eastman and John Adams. It’s set for release on October 2 via Milan Records.
That same day, Milan Records will be issuing We Are Who We Are (Original Series Soundtrack), which was curated by Luca Guadagnino along with music supervisor Robin Urdang. It includes three live Blood Orange tracks in addition to songs by Radiohead (‘House of Cards’), Prince (‘The Love We Make’), David Bowie (‘Absolute Beginners’), and more. Check out the tracklist and cover art for both LPs below.
In an interview with Variety, Hynes talked about how he and the show’s creator bonded over “quite similar tastes in more contemporary classic music”, adding that the collaborative process was “really natural. There was no cue sheet or anything like that.”
Though We Are Who Are marks Hynes’ first score for a TV series, he has previously composed the soundtrack for various feature-length films, including Melina Matsoukas’ 2019 film Queen & Slim.
We Are Who We Are (Original Series Score) Cover Art:
We Are Who We Are (Original Series Score) Tracklist:
1. Devonté Hynes: The Long Ride II
2. Devonté Hynes: Let Yourself Go I
3. Devonté Hynes: Let Yourself Go II
4. Devonté Hynes: The Last Day
5. Devonté Hynes: Fraser’s Bedroom
6. Devonté Hynes: He Just Left
7. Devonté Hynes: Notte Transfigurata I
8. Devonté Hynes: The Long Ride I
9. Devonté Hynes: Good Job, Soldier
10. Devonté Hynes: Body of Me
11. Devonté Hynes: Amorous Love
12. Devonté Hynes: Notte Transfigurata II
13. Julius Eastman: Stay On It
14. Julius Eastman: Gay Guerilla
15. John Adams: Century Rolls: II. Manny’s Gym
16. John Adams: Two Fanfares for Orchestra: Short Ride in a Fast Machine
We Are Who We Are (Original Series Soundtrack) Cover Art:
We Are Who We Are (Original Series Soundtrack) Tracklist:
1. Prince: The Love We Make
2. Giorgio Moroder / Philip Oakey: Why Must the Show Go On
3. Anna Oxa: A Lei
4. John Adams: Three Weeks and I’m Still Outta My Mind
5. Klaus Nomi: Keys of Life
6. Klaus Nomi: Lightning Strikes
7. Arto Lindsay: Child Prodigy
8. Blood Orange: Time Will Tell
9. CCCP Fedeli Alla Linea: Emilia Paranoica
10. Francesca Scorsese: Soldier of Love (Sade cover)
11. Aaron Carter: American A O
12. Radiohead: House of Cards
13. David Bowie: Absolute Beginners
14. Kip Hanrahan: Child Song
15. Blood Orange: Better Than Me (Live at Club Locomotiv)
16. Blood Orange: But You (Live at Club Locomotiv)
17. Blood Orange: Time Will Tell (Live at Club Locomotiv)
