Only Murders In The Buildingseason 4 has continued to win over the hearts and minds of audiences, andScreen Ranthas a first listen to key selections from its soundtrack. The Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez crime comedy series has been helped along by music from Siddhartha Khosla since the first season and the composer once again returned to underscore the investigation into Sazz’ murder. Khosla’s other work includesNancy Drew, Elsbeth,andThis Is Us,and he even won an Emmy Award for his work onOnly Murders In The Buildingseason 3.
Screen Rantis happy to present a first listen to a three-track sampler from theOnly Murders In The Buildingseason 4 soundtrack.Screen Rant’s Only Murders in the Buildingseason 4 reviewpraised the season’s personal stakes and said the show had “rediscovered its creative spark”, and the three tracks in the sampler sound fittingly creative and intimate. Take a listen to snippets from “The Westies”, “Brothers Sisters”, and “The Meaning of Sazz” below, and get ready to stream the soundtrack in full when it releases on Friday, October 25.
Why Music Is Only Murders In The Building’s Secret Weapon
Only Murders In The Buildingis a show that succeeds thanks in large part to a deft navigation of tone. A show about murder that also leans heavily into the comedy prowess of its stars while still telling emotional stories about loss and self-actualization has to walk a fine line in order to succeed. Enter Siddhartha Khosla, who is a master at crafting the right tone for a project, as evidenced in projects like the emotionalThis Is Usand thespy thrillerRabbit Hole.
ForOnly Murders In The Building, Khosla crafted a theme that not only evoked the bouncy melodies of many a podcast intro, but also felt fitting for a ritzy apartment building on the Upper West Side. Khosla’s music doesn’t step on the humor in the scripts, nor does it tell impose on the audience how to feel during more emotional moments. Instead, Khosla largely maintains a steady musical tone that has guided the story along since the first episode (and likely will continue throughOnly Murders In The Buildingseason 5).
Of course, music has also taken a front-and-center role in the show.Only Murders In The Buildingseason 3 enlistedBenj Pasek, Justin Paul, Marc Shaiman, and Scott Wittman(along with other songwriters) to pen songs for the musical-within-a-show. The production of that musical was central to the season, and one of the songs, “Which of the Pickwick Triplets Did It?” catapulted Pasek and Paul into EGOT status. Now, we just need Steve Martin’s Charles-Hayden Savage to pick up a banjo.
TheOnly Murders In The Buildingseason 4 soundtrack will be released on Friday, October 25.
Only Murders in the Building
Cast
Only Murders in the Building is a mystery-comedy series following three strangers, portrayed by Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez, who bond over their shared obsession with true crime. Set in a Manhattan apartment building, the trio becomes embroiled in a real murder mystery within their residence.
