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\n\t\t\tWHY DOES INDUSTRY SEASON FOUR SOUND SO GOOD?<\/span>
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Heat<\/em>, Blade Runner<\/em>, Under The Skin<\/em>: Nathan Micay, the brain behind the much-discussed soundtrack of TV\u2019s current smash hit Industry<\/em>, delves into the scores that inspired it.<\/h3>\n
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Industry<\/em> is the show on everyone\u2019s lips right now. Following a confident first season in 2020, the BBC\/HBO financial drama has picked up momentum with each passing twist and turn, gaining widespread critical notoriety and cult-like public popularity. The Wonderland<\/em> office is rife with spoilers.<\/p>\n

The fourth season is currently dropping weekly on our screens, starring some of the best rising actors around \u2013 from Marisa Abela<\/a> to Myha\u2019la and Kit Harington. One aspect of the show that\u2019s been much acclaimed and heavily spoken about is the musical score. Canadian electronic musician, producer, and DJ Nathan Micay<\/a> is the mind behind the composition, concocting an atmosphere-laden, dance-adjacent score that highlights and mirrors the anxiety-driven, high-stakes tone of the show.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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As the series reaches fever pitch with the season finale showing in the UK tonight (1st March), we catch our breath with a quick chat with Micay, who tells us about 10 scores that have inspired his work on the Industry<\/em> soundtrack.<\/p>\n

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Read about Micay\u2019s favourite scores\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Blade Runner<\/em> by Vangelis
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If it wasn\u2019t already obvious, Vangelis has been a key influence across most of my work, particularly on Industry. I re-watch this probably once a year and am still blown away by the grandiosity of his vision. So much of the score is at once uplifting and grounding. Whenever I\u2019m in doubt or need a steer, I throw this on my turntable and re-learn the power of synth.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Mighty Ducks Trilogy<\/em> by David Newman
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This was the first film score I actively noticed as a child. I would rewind my VHS copy to re-listen to certain themes and moments, particularly in D2. I used to re-watch the opening credits over and over again. I still find the score very moving. David Newman\u2019s ability to take a motif and have it developed from an intimate piano while Gordon Bombay plays hockey on a small pond as a boy, to full on symphony as his peewee hockey team takes on Iceland is something to behold.\u00a0<\/p>\n

War of The Buttons<\/em> by Rachel Portman
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Rachel Portman\u2019s filmography is vast and intimidating. But this lesser-known film has always had a special place in my family. Another early example of a film score I latched onto as a child. I love the sweeping string vistas and the playful child-like melodies with interwoven Celtic-influenced melodies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Risky Business<\/em> by Tangerine Dream\u00a0
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When I walked into my first interview to work on Industry<\/em> back in early 2020, I was asked what score I felt best fit the early episode cuts I was sent to watch. I said Risky Business. Mickey and Konrad, the creators of Industry, replied, \u201cThat is the correct answer\u201d. It\u2019s timeless music, and unlike a lot of electronic music, it feels lived in and worn down. Like the subway train of the famous sex scene in the film, it\u2019s been around the track a time or two. Love On A Real Train remains as influential now as it ever has.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Under The Skin<\/em> by Mica Levi
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As a fellow viola player, I\u2019ve always had a deep appreciation for this score. It was one of the first scores I heard that blended acoustic and electronic sounds in such a seamless way as to leave someone unsure of what they were even listening to. The layers of modulated viola are haunting. \u201cLove\u201d<\/a> has been used as temp on pretty much every project I\u2019ve worked on. A testament to its staying power and beauty.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Akira<\/em> by Geinoh Yamashirogumi
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Another North Star for me. My apartment is more or less a giant dedication to Akira. I love the books; I love the film. No other piece of media (hate to reduce it to that) has impacted me as much as Akira. The drums, the chanting, the fusion and world-building. Whenever I feel I\u2019ve made something that might sound boring, I listen to this score to remind me that you can push further. I am also just ever inspired by the sheer persistence of Otomo-Sama in bringing his vision to life over a decade-long period.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The<\/strong> Lord of the Rings Trilogy<\/em> by Howard Shore
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The best film scores of all time. I can\u2019t even comprehend the scope and what it must have taken to compose, orchestrate and record this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Heat<\/em> by Elliot Goldenthal
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One of the best yet somehow underrated film composers of modern times, in my opinion. Mr Goldenthall is a master at being able to weave together so many influences in his work. I picked Heat simply because it\u2019s one of my favourite films and just had its 30th<\/sup>\u00a0anniversary. I love the guitar and the mood. The score also has some really creative use of percussion. The music during the famous heist scene is more or less a reduced vogue track! I listen to this score when I am in a big city and have some time to explore on my own. I love it. I was in LA for about 2 months in 2024 and loved driving around listening to this.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Less Than Zero<\/em> by Thomas Newman
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I could have picked a few of Thomas Newman\u2019s scores for this. I adore his work on Road to Perdition<\/em>, American Beauty<\/em> and many others. But Less Than Zero<\/em> was very impactful for me when I first heard it in my early 20s. It was the first time I heard synth used in such an orchestral way, and I thought, \u201cHey, maybe I could figure out something similar\u201d. It was a real guiding force for my early work on Industry. It was also one of the first film score releases I heard that prioritised the idea of medleys, which is something I\u2019ve tried to bring into my own work as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Title Music for A Clockwork Orange<\/em> by Wendy Carlos
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Had to include this as I was asked to do an Industry<\/em> version for Season Four. Originally based on Henry Purcell\u2019s Funeral of Queen Mary, this is one of the most bad-ass flips of all time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n

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Wonderland WHY DOES INDUSTRY SEASON FOUR SOUND SO GOOD? Heat, Blade Runner, Under The Skin: Nathan Micay, the brain behind the much-discussed soundtrack of TV\u2019s current smash hit Industry, delves into the scores that inspired it. Industry is the show on everyone\u2019s lips right now. Following a confident first season in 2020, the BBC\/HBO financial […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,257],"class_list":["post-1801914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-wonderlandmagazine-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1801914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801914\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1801914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1801914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1801914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}