True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3
True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3 is the soundtrack featuring songs from the third and fourth season of the HBO television series True Blood. The album was released through WaterTower Music on September 6, 2011, four days before the season finale and was accompanied by a deluxe edition that featured four additional songs, released a week later.
| True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3 | ||||
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| Soundtrack album by various artists | ||||
| Released | September 6, 2011 | |||
| Length | 49:58 (standard) 62:34 (deluxe) | |||
| Label | WaterTower | |||
| True Blood soundtracks chronology | ||||
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Background
editLike the predecessors, the songs from the fourth season ranged from covers of classic songs from the 1950s to contemporary hits.[1] It was performed by Neko Case, Nick Cave, Nick Lowe, Gil Scott-Heron, Karen Elson, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Jakob Dylan, Massive Attack, The Heavy amongst several others.[2][3]
One of the prominent covers being the Zombies' 1964 single "She's Not There" by Neko Case and Nick Cave.[4][5] The series' music supervisor Gary Calamar initially revealed that the showrunner Alan Ball had planned for using the Santana version of the song, but instead planned to re-record a new version of it, and after sorting through multiple singers, they zeroed on Cave and Case to record the cover. Both of them recorded the song at their respective studios in Seattle and Los Angeles.[2] The song was released as a single on June 26, 2011 after the premiere of the first episode of the fourth season.[5]
Scott-Heron's version of "Me and the Devil" was used in this season. Calamar and his music team found difficult to get approval from his estate for the use of song, after his death in May 2011, but eventually permitted and the song was featured in the soundtrack.[2] The album, however, did not feature Taylor Swift's song "Haunted" which was played in a specific sex scene between the lead characters.[6][7]
Critical reception
editHeather Phares of AllMusic rated three-and-a-half out of five and wrote "While True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3 doesn't feel as hand-picked as the first volume of music from the show, there are enough bright spots that die-hard fangbangers can buy this without feeling too suckered."[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Season of the Witch" | Karen Elson | 3:25 |
| 2. | "Me and the Devil" | Gil Scott-Heron | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Te Ni Nee Ni Nu" | Slim Harpo | 2:05 |
| 4. | "She's Not There" | Neko Case | 2:29 |
| 5. | "Hitting the Ground" | PJ Harvey | 2:59 |
| 6. | "Spellbound" | Siouxsie and the Banshees | 3:19 |
| 7. | "9 Crimes" | Damien Rice | 3:11 |
| 8. | "Cold Grey Light of Dawn" | Nick Lowe | 2:56 |
| 9. | "Hell's Bells" | Cary Ann Hearst | 3:36 |
| 10. | "Gonna Be a Darkness" | Jakob Dylan | 4:50 |
| 11. | "What You Do to Me" | Blakroc | 5:07 |
| 12. | "Paradise Circus" | Massive Attack | 4:59 |
| 13. | "And When I Die" | The Heavy | 4:43 |
| 14. | "Bad Things" | Jace Everett | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 49:58 | ||
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15. | "Bad Things" | Black Rebel Motorcycle Club | 3:35 |
| 16. | "She's Not There" | Dick Isreal and the Soothsayer | 2:40 |
| 17. | "She's Not There" | L'Avventura | 3:21 |
| 18. | "She's Not There" | Paper Pilots | 3:04 |
| Total length: | 62:34 | ||
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[9] | 191 |
| US Top Soundtracks (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
Accolades
edit| Year | Ceremony | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Grammy Awards | Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media | True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3 | Nominated | [11][12] |
References
edit- ^ Barton, Steve (June 29, 2011). "True Blood – Music from the HBO Original Series – Volume 3 to Be Released this Fall". Dread Central. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b c Staff, EW (August 30, 2011). "'True Blood Vol. 3' soundtrack". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on September 30, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Phillips, Amy (August 25, 2011). "News in Brief: Sunset Junction Street Fair, True Blood Soundtrack, Slow Club, Virgin Mobile Fest". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Staff, Billboard (May 4, 2011). "'True Blood' Premiere to Feature Zombies Cover by Nick Cave, Neko Case". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 22, 2024. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ a b Perpetua, Matthew (June 27, 2011). "Neko Case and Nick Cave Cover the Zombies for 'True Blood'". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on September 27, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Futterman, Erica (August 18, 2011). "Taylor Swift Will Soundtrack Next 'True Blood' Episode". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on November 12, 2020. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "'True Blood' Volume 3 Soundtrack announced". Film Music Reporter. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 3 Review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on May 5, 2014. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Billboard 200: Week of September 24, 2011". Billboard. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ "Soundtracks: Week of September 24, 2011". Billboard. September 24, 2011. Archived from the original on March 30, 2018. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
- ^ THR Staff (February 12, 2012). "Grammy Awards 2012: Complete Winners And Nominees List". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 18, 2023. Retrieved April 27, 2017.
- ^ "54th Annual GRAMMY Awards". Grammy.com. The Recording Academy. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved May 22, 2024.