Hauschka OST Patrick Melrose

Patrick Melrose is the 2018 tv series to which Hauschka (Volker Bertelmann)
composed the music. “It was a challenge to work on the music because every
episode has a different approach,” reveals the composer. Because of the
different moods of the main character Patrick, Hauschka had the opportunity
to try out a variety of musical styles. “The first episode, for example, is nearly a
complete drug trip,” he explains, “so it’s full of speed and tempo” and “a lot of
weird sounds.” The second episode, on the other hand, “plays mostly in France
in the bourgeoisie house in the countryside” where Patrick grew up, “so there is
much less tempo.” Hauschka was excited by the challenge for this soundtrack
and created a fine and versatile record.
Nominated for 5 Emmy Awards, this five-part limited series based on the
acclaimed novels by Edward St. Aubyn tracks Patrick from a privileged but
deeply traumatic childhood in the South of France through severe substance
abuse in his twenties in New York and, ultimately, toward recovery back home
in Britain. At once harrowing and hilarious, Oscar nominee and Emmy winner
Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the troubled titular character.
The Patrick Melrose soundtrack is available as a limited edition of 500 numbered
copies on crystal clear vinyl. The package includes an insert with pictures and
credits.