Kaia Gerber with Hayes Warner in the FX series adaptation of 'The Shards.' Christine Bartolucci/FX Logo text Break out the cassette tapes — The Shards is releasing an original soundtrack.
Ryan Murphy‘s FX adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis‘ classic novel (set in 1980s Los Angeles) concluded its first season on Sept. 9, and now an original soundtrack will be coming next month, The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively announce.
The soundtrack, releasing on Interscope Records Oct. 16, will be a 16-track collection featuring original songs from Troye Sivan, series star Hayes Warner and acclaimed producer Leland, alongside original score by Morgan Kibby and David Klotz, and mastered by Ken Sluiter.
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The playlist (below) also includes music heard throughout the series, featuring six original songs produced by Leland. Warner will release two original songs as singles ahead of the full soundtrack, with “Baby” arriving Sept. 25 and “Seriously” coming on Oct. 2.
Here’s the full track list:
- “LA Wants Me Dead” – Troye Sivan
- “Presentation Destination” – Troye Sivan feat. AllieX
- “Another Day Goes By” – Troye Sivan
- “Seriously” – Hayes Warner
- “Baby” – Hayes Warner
- “Never Getting Away” – Troye Sivan
- “The Boy” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Really Rhonda” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Ryan” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “A True Home Coming Queen” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “The World of Adults And Death” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Legends” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Lizzie” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Why Do You Hate Me So Much” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “Thom And Susan” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
- “The Stairway” – Morgan Kibby & David Klotz
The Shards ended with a cliffhanger finale that sets up more seasons, as is the plan from Murphy and Ellis, who are hoping for a three-to-four season run. (Read co-star Kaia Gerber talking finale spoilers, here, and a deep dive on the adaptation here.)
Along with Warner and Gerber, The Shards stars Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Evan Rachel Wood, Wes Bentley, Graham Campbell, Daniel Dale and Jordan Roth.
Told from the point of view of teenager and aspiring writer Bret (Rigney), The Shards follows the high schooler as his reality begins to unravel with the arrival of a mysterious and magnetic new student, Robert Mallory (Gere) and the growing terror of The Trawler, a serial killer targeting teens across the city. Bret’s elite circle consists of Susan Reynolds (Gerber), Debbie Schaffer (Warner) and Thom Wright (Campbell).
The Shards, produced by 20th Television, is executive produced by Murphy, Nina Jacobson, Brad Simpson, Ellis, Eric Kovtun, Scott Robertson, Nissa Diederich, Tanase Popa, Nick Hall, Michael Uppendahl, Max Winkler, Kathleen McCaffrey and Brian Young.
All nine episodes are now streaming on Hulu. You can pre-save the soundtrack now on Spotify and Apple Music.
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