The Abandons is the new Western drama series on Netflix, but what songs are on the soundtrack? Find out below.
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The show has been created by Kurt Sutter, known as the brains behind The Shield and Sons Of Anarchy, and all seven episodes were released onto the streaming service on Thursday (December 4).
It stars Lena Headey (Game Of Thrones) as Fiona Nolan, a devout Irish woman in the 1850s who tries to build a family by adopting four orphans, but soon finds herself struggling against European aristocrats who claim possession of her home in Oregon.
The show also stars Gillian Anderson as Constance Van Ness, the head of a wealthy family that dominate the frontier town. Check out the trailer for the show here:
Reports suggest that Sutter exited the show shortly before filming wrapped due to creative differences with Netflix, with Deadline reporting that the streamer felt his initial cut of the opening episode was too long and unwieldy.
In a three-star review of the show, NME wrote: “There’s still a lingering corniness that keeps it from feeling top-tier. The Abandons is the sort of show where an Irish priest arrives in town bearing a secret, barroom brawls are commonplace and Constance’s neglected daughter Trisha (Aisling Franciosi) forms a bond with Fiona’s adoptive son Elias (Nick Robinson) – it’s a Western West Side Story! When Headey’s Game Of Thrones co-star Michiel Huisman keeps popping up as Constance’s shadowy fixer Roache, you’re already primed for his slow and steady backstory.
And despite some nauseatingly gory moments, The Abandons could use a little more grit. Some of these hardy mining folk don’t have enough dirt under their fingernails and the lavish sets look, well, like lavish sets. Fortunately, there’s enough dramatic meat in this period potboiler to keep it simmering along. Come for the family feud – and stay for it, too.”
Every song on the soundtrack of The Abandons
The show includes an original score from Jeff Danna, the Canadian composer known for his work on Resident Evil: Apocalypse, The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus and Onward.
In addition, the episodes include select usage of existing music, including tracks from Gold Brother and Dorothy.
The full list of songs in The Abandons is:
EPISODE ONE
Amythyst Kiah & Her Chest Of Glass – ‘Trouble So Hard’
EPISODE THREE
Gold Brother – ‘Black Water’
EPISODE FIVE
Anythyst Kiah – ‘In The Pines’
EPISODE SIX
Dorothy – ‘Wicked Ones’
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