The music from the first four episodes of The Acolyte are now available on Disney Music VEVO on YouTube and on Apple Music, which means you can bask not only in the glorious music of composer Michael Abels, but really delve into the Acolyte era again and again.
Here’s what Abels had to say about the score.
“The instrumentation of the score is classic orchestral with 21st-century innovations. The multi-cultural percussion is live and virtual with heavy use of Taiko drums. Some of the wind instruments are also virtual, to achieve a sound that is of this world and beyond. Sonic textures and processed effects were incorporated to create terrifying musical moments, giving those sounds an organic quality, rather than electronic. Voices are a crucial element with a limited use of a large choir, but throughout the score, there is a featured group of diverse female voices representing the twins’ home planet and the culture in which they were raised.”
