Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire (Original Television Series Soundtrack) contains music from the first season of the AMC gothic horror series of the same name. The series is an adaptation of Anne Rice's eponymous 1976 novel. Daniel Hart composed and produced the soundtrack, which has 19 tracks and a vocal performance by Sam Reid, who played Lestat de Lioncourt in the show. Milan Records released the album for digital distribution on October 21, 2022, and it was released on Compact Disc (CD) in March 3, 2023. Critics praised the soundtrack, which was nominated for Best Original Score for Television at the International Film Music Critics Association Awards (IFMCA). Background and release In 2021, Rolin Jones was appointed as creator, writer, and showrunner of the AMC television series Interview with the Vampire after AMC acquired the rights to Anne Rice's 18-book series The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches. Jones pitched the show as a "gothic love story" to his former The Exorcist collaborator Daniel Hart, whom Jones asked to score it. Hart described Jones as "one of the best people to work for". Hart immediately accepted the request; he appreciating Jones's vast understanding of classical music, particularly of modern experimental and contemporary classical music. The track "Overture" was uploaded to the series' official Twitter account on October 1, 2022, a day before its premiere. Milan Records released the soundtrack album for streaming and digital download twenty days later, and it was released on Compact Disc (CD) on March 3, 2023. Conception and recording Hart and Jones centered the score's style on the period in which the show's protagonists live, intending to reflect African-American contributions to the New Orleans music scene. They discussed early 20th-century American classical musicians, including Florence Price, Aaron Copland, William Grant Still, Louis Armstrong, and Duke Ellington, as well as Trent Reznor's and Atticus Ross's score for the 2020 film Mank. Following a discussion with Sam Reid about the importance of his character's singing, Jones asked Hart to compose a song for Lestat de Lioncourt. Hart said he avoided pressuring himself by not re-watching the 1994 film adaptation or listening to its score.