Bryce Dessner: Train Dreams Soundtrack & Americana Love

Bryce Dessner Scores “Train Dreams” for Netflix

• Composer: Bryce Dessner (The National guitarist) was ‍chosen to score Clint Bentley’s film “Train Dreams,” focusing‍ on a railroad worker during the industrial revolution.
• Previous Work: Dessner has experience scoring historical American experiences, ⁤including The Revenant and Manhunt.
• Release Date: “Train Dreams” will be released on Netflix on November 21st.
• Title track: ⁣ Features a collaboration with Nick⁢ Cave, released in⁤ August.
• New Music: Billboard is exclusively sharing “Passageways I: Ahead,Trembling,” a track from the soundtrack,releasing ‍October 23rd.
• Soundtrack Style: Utilizes swelling strings and analog techniques, including ribbon microphones from the 1930s and 40s.
• “Passageways” Theme: A main theme recurring throughout the film in different iterations. Dessner describes it ⁤as “lyrical but halting.”
• inspiration: Inspired by the film’s⁤ protagonist, Robert Grainger (played by Joel Edgerton), and Denis Johnson’s original novella. Dessner aimed for emotional but not overly sentimental music.
• Soundtrack Release: The full soundtrack will be released on November 21st, alongside the film.