Music by: Junkie XL, Robert Cargill, Ben Salisbury, Geoff Barrow
Release date: March 15, 2019 –present
One of the main composers for the series is Junkie XL (Tom Holkenborg), known for his work on films like Mad Max: Fury Road and Deadpool. He composed the soundtrack for the episode “Blindspot” (Season 1), blending electronic and industrial elements to highlight the tension and action of the race in that episode.
Other composers were also involved:
- Robert Cargill worked on the episode “Three Robots,” where light and playful melodies complement the comedic nature of the post-apocalyptic world.
- Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow, renowned British composers who also worked on Ex Machina, created music for episodes with more emotional and intense themes, such as “The Secret War” and “Suits.”
Style and Influence
The musical styles in the series vary greatly depending on the genre of the episode. Some episodes feature electronic tracks that create a futuristic and tech-heavy sound, while others rely on orchestral compositions to add drama and epic scale.
For episodes like “Sonnie’s Edge” and “Beyond the Aquila Rift”, intense and dynamic electronic tracks were used to highlight the dark and tech-driven worlds where technology can be both a blessing and a curse.
In episodes like “Zima Blue” and “The Witness”, the music serves a more philosophical purpose, helping to explore existential themes. These episodes use slower, atmospheric tracks with ambient and minimalist elements.
The Impact of Music on Perception
Each episode in the series is a standalone short story with its own unique aesthetic, and the music plays a key role in creating tonal contrasts between episodes. It helps viewers quickly immerse themselves in the setting, connect emotionally with the characters and the world, even if the screen time is only 10-20 minutes.
Many critics have noted that the soundtrack in Love, Death & Robots doesn’t just complement the visuals but becomes a vital part of the storytelling, conveying moods and accents that are sometimes more significant than the dialogue itself.
Conclusion
The music in Love, Death & Robots is diverse in genre and style, adapting to each episode individually. In this series, music not only emphasizes the character of each story but also helps the audience dive deeper into its emotional and narrative essence, making the viewing experience even more captivating.
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- Ambassador21 – We Are Legion – Matt Green Remix
Love, Death & Robots: Tracklist
Season 1
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 1
- Robert Cairns – Open / Dicko’s Offer
- Lorn – Drawn Out Like an Ache
- Exomorph – Lets Get Ready to Rumble – Extended
- Robert Cairns – Into The Pit / Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
- Robert Cairns – Jennifer Visits
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 2
- Lee Silver Productions – Help Pick Up the Pieces
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 3
- Tommy Four Seven – OX1
- Roly Porter – 4101
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 4
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 5
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 6
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 7
- Matthew Perryman Jones – Living in the Shadows
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 8
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 9
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 10
- Red Sun Rising – Push
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 11
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 12
- Joanna Levine, Skullbros – Sundown Blues
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 13
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 14
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 15
- JAGWARR – Operation Bitch Slap
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 16
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 17
- The Red Army Choir – Kalinka
- Traditional, Trachtenverien Rossecker – Pretuler Polka (Pretul Polka)
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 18
- Hans Zimmer – Flight (remix by koraydusova)
- Hans Zimmer – Flight
- Aleksandr Petuhov – Коробейники
- Unknown – Love Death Robots: Secret War (Last Stand)
- Sonnie’s Edge – Alexandre Charles
- Three Robots – Robert Cargill
- The Witness – Robert Cargill
- Suits – Geoff Barrow & Ben Salisbury
- Sucker of Souls – Iván Jorrín
- When the Yogurt Took Over – Robert Cargill
- Beyond the Aquila Rift – Neil Davidge
- Good Hunting – Alexandre Charles
- The Dump – Danny Lux
- Shape-Shifters – Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)
- Helping Hand – Alexandre Charles
- Fish Night – Robert Cargill
- Lucky 13 – Clinton Shorter
- Zima Blue – Ben Salisbury & Geoff Barrow
- Blindspot – Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)
- Ice Age – John Everist
- Alternate Histories – Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)
- The Secret War – Alexandre Charles
Season 2
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 1
- The Grand Mess, Oren Major – Got It Boomin
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 2
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 3
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 4
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 5
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 6
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 7
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 8
- Apashe – Lord & Master
- Automated Customer Service – Christophe Beck
- Ice – Alexandre Charles
- Pop Squad – Michael Yezerski
- Snow in the Desert – Tom Holkenborg (Junkie XL)
- The Tall Grass – Pierre Andre Bernard
- All Through the House – Matt Novak
- Life Hutch – Christophe Beck
- The Drowned Giant – Alexandre Charles
Season 3
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 1
- Apashe – Lord & Master
- Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Jonathan Carney – The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 8, RV 297 – “Winter”: I. Allegro non molto
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 2
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 3
- Rob Cairns – End Titles
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 4
- Immediate Music – Lacrimosa Dominae
- Christopher Dierks – Lacrimosa
- Modest Mussorgsky, Eugene Ormandy – A Night on Bald Mountain
- Herbert Von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 5
- Skrillex – Fuck You Honey Badger
Love, Death & Robots: Episode 6
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 7
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 8
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Love, Death & Robots: Episode 9
- Kjartan Sveinsson – Teil I
- Ensemble Pirin – Vila Sei Gora – A Forest Burst Out Into Leaves
- Ryuichi Sakamoto,Motion Graphics – fullmoon (Motion Graphics Remix)
- Rob Cairns – Craters
- Rob Cairns – Seasteading
- Rob Cairns – Its Magnificent
- Rob Cairns – Extreme Democracy Quintet
- Rob Cairns – Liftoff
- Rob Cairns – Io / Tank Rupture
- Rob Cairns – Wake Up
- Rob Cairns – Formations
- Rob Cairns – What Does This Sound Like?
- Rob Cairns – Electromagnetic Spectrum
- Rob Cairns – One Last Dream Before Dying
- Rob Cairns – Open
- Rob Cairns – Fire And Forget
- Rob Cairns – Her Name Was Susan
- Rob Cairns – Uncrating The TT15
- Rob Cairns – Battle
- Rob Cairns – I Salute Your Bravery
- Rob Cairns – We Got These Fuckers Now
- Rob Cairns – Light Em Up
- Rob Cairns – Guard What?
- Rob Cairns – Contact Rear
- Rob Cairns – Release Me
- Jason Hill – From Black To Blood
- Jason Hill – Me Eat Meat
- Jason Hill – As You Must Now With Me
- Jason Hill – Put It To A Vote
- Jason Hill – Babies
- Jason Hill – Mutiny
- Jason Hill – We Have Arrived
- Jason Hill – Bad Travelling Closing Titles
- Junkie XL – Adrift On Ancient Chemical Tides
- Junkie XL – Genetic Protocol
- Junkie XL – Parasites
- Killawatt – Tachi (Jibaro)
