"Succession" Soundtrack: Concert Hall Worthy

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"Succession" Soundtrack: Concert Hall Worthy
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Nicholas Britell's score for the HBO series "Succession" has developed into a classic theme-and-variations work that draws from classical and hip-hop influences. Britell's use of a sprawling yet conceptually focused score has made it fit for the concert hall as well as the small screen. The score offers a parallel of the show itself, with an idée fixe established at the start and a circular plot about the ways in which three of the patriarch's children maneuver to take over. Britell's music has expanded in the final season, and the question remains whether the Roy children will achieve resolution or continue their cycles of intrigue.

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