01 MASSIVE ATTACK “Paradise Circus”02 THE FIRST CASE [Paul Englishby]03 THE HEAVY “Big Bad Wolf”04 CARNAGE [Paul Englishby]05 GIL SCOTT-HERON “Me And The Devil”06 LUTHER DOES THINGS HIS WAY [Paul Englishby]07 ROBERT PLANT “Satan Your Kingdom Must Come Down”08 JOHN LUTHER [Paul Englishby]09 NINA SIMONE “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”10 UNLUCKY YOUNG COUPLE [Paul Englishby]11 EMILIANA TORRINI “Gun”12 ATTACK IN THE ATTIC [Paul Englishby]13 SUEDE “She”14 THE CHILDREN [Paul Englishby]15 JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN “Flash”16 DOUBLE CROSSED [Paul Englishby]17 MARILYN MANSON “Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)”18 HE’S BEHIND YOU [Paul Englishby]19 HANNI EL KHATIB “I Got A Thing” 20 ALICE [Paul Englishby]21 GRINDERMAN “Palaces Of Montezuma”Bonus Track:22 KASABIAN “Black Whistler”

Here are some questions I’m commonly asked:

1) What’s Idris Elba really like? I always answer by telling a story about the day he met my kids, who at the time were 7 and 9 years old. This story sends people away even more in love with Idris Elba than when they asked the question. 2) Am I sick in the head? 3) Will there ever be a Luther soundtrack album?

The answer to which you are now, presumably, holding in your hands.

In my head, Luther always had a very particular sound, both very fastidious and - to my colleagues - vexatiously unspecific. But Paul Englishby’s original score defined the show as completely as Roy Budd’s defined the original Get Carter. All those moments of terror and anxiety belong as much to Paul as they do to writer and director. And I love that his titles read like a Haiku, like a fractured psychic map to the bloody topography of Lutherland: Carnage... Unlucky Young Couple... He’s Behind You...

... Alice

And then there were the closing songs. They were never chosen to be hip, or to make us look cool - any whiff of that was quickly booted out. They were chosen because they were the right songs: Nina Simone’s peerless Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood, Gil Scott Heron’s incomparable cover of Me and the Devil, Joan As Policewoman’s spectral Flash. And of course, Massive Attack’s serpentine Paradise Circus, which we knew was our theme the second we heard its romantic, seditious opening line.

There weren’t enough episodes, and some of my ideas didn’t fit - I’d have loved to have the Chameleons on the soundtrack for instance, and Sun House, and of course David Bowie. Luther without David Bowie is like - well - Luther without Alice.

But here they are: here are the songs we love from a show we loved. We hope you love them, too.

NEIL CROSS

LUTHER is a real gift for a composer to score; with the darkest, most terrifying of villains; complex, charismatic hero; its twisting, operatic plot lines; brilliantly drawn supporting characters and dark, unsettled romance. I have had the great good fortune to have scored all three series, and work with a wonderfully creative production team.

From the outset, I was encouraged to treat the score as an integral expressive force, heightening the horror, exploring the psychologically complex twists in the fate of

John Luther and plumbing the depths of grief and sadness in the wake of heinous crimes.

The instrumentation consists of orchestral textures, electric guitars, large percussion ensemble, electric viola, warped electronics, voices and a variety of solo instrumentalists, allowing me to paint vivid sonic colours; epic, intimate, chaotic or very simple. The score cues represented here are a selection from across the series, from the very first moment we meet Luther, through to the edge-of-your seat terror in series three.

I’d like to thank Neil Cross, the brilliant creator of Luther; Idris Elba; the BBC; executive producer Phillippa Giles; producers Katie Swinden and Claire Bennett; directors Brian Kirk, Stefan Schwartz, Farren Blackburn; and especially Sam Miller, who encouraged a dynamic and daring approach to the role of music in Luther.

PAUL ENGLISHBY

OPENING THEME [SERIES 1, 2 AND 3]

MASSIVE ATTACK - PARADISE CIRCUSWritten by Robert Del Naja / Grant Marshall / Hope Sandoval / Stew Jackson / Dan BrownPublished by Chrysalis Music / Stunzeed Music (ASCAP) / Kobalt Music / Universal Music Publishing MGB LtdProduced by Robert Del Naja, Neil Davidge & Grant MarshallVocals: Hope SandovalBass: Billy FullerDrums: Gerhardt ‘Jerry’ FuchsStrings: Stuart GordonMixer: Neil DavidgeProgrammed by Neil Davidge, Stew Jackson, Robert Del Naja & Dan BrownPiano: Neil DavidgeVibes: Neil DavidgeAdditional Production: Tim GoldsworthyAssistant Mixer: Euan DickinsonRecording Engineers: Euan Dickinson & Eric BroucekMastering Engineer: Tim YoungRecording Mix Location: 100 Suns, BristolⓅ 2010 Virgin Records LtdLicensed courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.

THE FIRST CASE [from Series 1, Episode 1]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2010 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

THE HEAVY - BIG BAD WOLF [from Series 2, Episode 1]Written by K. Swaby / D. TaylorPublished by Just Isn’t MusicⓅ Counter Records 2009Available on the EP ‘How You Like Me Now?’

CARNAGE [from Series 2, Episode 3]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2011 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

GIL SCOTT-HERON - ME AND THE DEVIL [from Series 3, Episode 2]Written by Robert JohnsonPublished by MCPA King Of Spades / KobaltⓅ 2011 XL Recordings Limited Taken from the single ‘I’m New Here’ [XL 471]Licensed courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd

LUTHER DOES THINGS HIS WAY [from Series 1, Episode 2]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2010 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

ROBERT PLANT - SATAN YOUR KINGDOM MUST COME DOWN(Traditional)Arranged by Robert Plant & Buddy MillerPublished by Julie’s Freakin’ Out Music / Sons of Einion Ltd / West Bay MusicVocals by Robert PlantProduced by Robert Plant and Buddy MillerRecording engineer: Mike PooleAssistant Recording Engineer: Gordon HammondMix Engineer: Mike PooleAssistant Mix Engineer: Gordon HammondMastered by Jim DeMain at YesMasterAsst. Mastering Engineer: Alex McColloughElectric Guitar: Buddy MillerBanjo: Darrell ScottDrums and Percussion: Marco GiovinoUpright Bass: Byron HouseBacking Vocals: Robert Plant, Darrell Scott & Bekka BramlettⓅ 2010 Trolcharm Ltd, under exclusive licence to Decca Records, A division of UMO Ltd.Licensed courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.

JOHN LUTHER [from Series 3, Episode 1]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2013 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

NINA SIMONE - DON’T LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD [from Series 1, Episode 6]Written by Bennie Benjamin / Gloria Caldwell / Sol MarcusPublished by Chappell & Co. /Chris-N-Jen Music / WB Music Corp.Conducted & Arranged by: Horace OttProduced by Hal MooneyOriginal Catalog No: PHS-600-148Ⓟ 1964 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Licensed courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.

UNLUCKY YOUNG COUPLE [from Series 3, Episode 3]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2013 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

EMILIANA TORRINI - GUN [from Series 1, Episode 1]Written by Torrini / CareyPublished by Warner/Chappell Music Publishing LimitedTaken from the album “Me And Armini” [RTRADCD 285]Ⓟ 2008 Rough Trade Records LimitedLicensed courtesy of Rough Trade Records Limited

ATTACK IN THE ATTIC [from Series 3, Episode 1]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2013 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

SUEDE - SHE [from Series 1, Episode 2]Written by Anderson / William / ShanksPublished by Universal Music Publishing Ltd / Warner/Chappell Music, Inc./ Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLCⓅ 1996 Suede Ltd.Licensed courtesy of Demon Music Group Ltd.

THE CHILDREN [from Series 2, Episode 2]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2011 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

JOAN AS POLICE WOMAN - FLASH [from Series 2, Episode 2]Written by Joan Wasser Mixer: Bryce Goggin Producer: Bryce Goggin and Joan Wasser Publisher: Chrysalis Songs / Fists Of Fury Music (BMI) © Play It Again Sam 2011 Ⓟ Play It Again Sam 2011

DOUBLE CROSSED [from Series 1, Episode 2]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2010 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

MARILYN MANSON - SWEET DREAMS (ARE MADE OF THIS) [from Series 2, Episode 3]Written by David A. Stewart / Annie LennoxPublished by Universal Music - MGB Songs (ASCAP) / Universal Music Publishing MGB Ltd. (PRS)Engineer: Sean BeavanMixed by Sean BeavanProduced by Marilyn Manson & Trent ReznorⓅ 1995 UMG Recordings, Inc.Licensed courtesy of Universal International Music B.V.

HE’S BEHIND YOU [from Series 3, Episode 2]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2013 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

HANNI EL KHATIB - I’VE GOT A THING [from Series 3, Episode 1]Written by C. HaskinsPublished by Bridgeport Music BMI © & Ⓟ 2011 Innovative Leisure

ALICE [from Series 1, Episode 2]Written by Paul EnglishbyⓅ 2010 BBC Worldwide Ltd.

GRINDERMAN - PALACES OF MONTEZUMA [from Series 2, Episode 4]Words by Nick CaveMusic by Nick Cave / Warren Ellis / Martyn Casey / Jim SclavunosPublished by Mute SongProduced by Nick Launay & Grinderman Ⓟ & © 2010 Grinderman under exclusive licence to artist intelligence partnershipGrinderman are Nick Cave, Warren Ellis, Martyn Casey & Jim SclavunosTaken from the album ‘Grinderman 2’ (STUMM299)

SCORE TRACKS - KEY MUSICIANSLow Brass - Chris TravesElectric and Acoustic Guitars - John ParricelliElectric and Acoustic Viola - Bruce WhiteEthnic Woodwinds and Clarinet - Martin RobertsonSynthesizer Programming - Lewis MorisonMusicians Contractor - Isobel Griffiths

KASABIAN - BLACK WHISTLERWritten by Sergio PizzornoProduced by Sergio PizzornoPublished By: EMI Music Publishing LimitedⓅ 2006 Sony Music Entertainment UK LimitedLicensed courtesy of Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited

This is a dream come true to be part of a show that literally stretches me beyond belief and recognition as well as being able to offer you this soundtrack. Dreams are there to be lived. Thank you to the whole Luther team. Thank you for Neil Cross’s window overlooking a New Zealand landscape.

IDRIS ELBA

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CREDITS:

Directors - Sam Miller, Brian Kirk, Stefan Schwartz, Farren BlackburnCreator and Writer - Neil Cross

Executive Producer - Phillippa GilesAssociate Producer - Idris Elba

Producer - Katie SwindenProducer - Claire Bennett

Line Producer - Leila KirkpatrickLine Producer - Martin Coates

THANKS TO:

Liam Lydon [Universal Music Group International], Rich Robinson [Parlophone Records], Kathryn Braddick [Beggars Group Media],

Glen D’Souza [Demon Music Group], Simon Ballard [Mute], Jens Van Neyghen [PIAS], Alex Robinson [The Other Hand Music], Jo Campbell [Sony Music], Rob Shanks [Ninja Tune], Dave Meyer,

Dominic Walker, Paul Englishby, Becky Bentham and Catherine Grieves [HotHouse Music Ltd] and especially Idris Elba.

Album compiled by PAUL ENGLISHBY and CATHERINE GRIEVES A BBC Music/BBC Worldwide Production

PAUL ENGLISHBY tracks published by BBC Worldwide / Universal Music Publishing

Executive Producers for Silva Screen Records Ltd: Reynold D’Silva and David Stoner

Release co-ordination: Pete ComptonAlbum mastering: Rick Clark

Artwork and Design: Stuart Ford

This compilation © 2013 Silva Screen Records Ltd.