11 tracks that were originally written for the series have been compiled into a promotional studio album entitled Aurora, the fictional album that was featured in the novel. It was released on March 1, 2023, by Atlantic Records, led by two promotional singles. Other original songs were released separately, with those being combined with that of Aurora, into separate extended plays released during the course of the series' premiere from March 3–24.
Background
Music was an integral part of the show and the novel. Taylor Jenkins Reid, the showrunner, recruited American musician Blake Mills to produce the album, along with fellow record producer Phoebe Bridgers and singer-songwriter Chris Weisman.[1][2] As Reid felt she was not a musician, said "I hear something in my head, but it's not anything that anyone could make into a song. So the idea that people are going to create this album is incredibly exciting to me."[3] The cast members had to rehearse singing during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown to get into the characters, as the fictional band was portrayed as a homage to the 1970s band Fleetwood Mac.[4][5] Mills felt it as an opportunity to subvert and create a guitar personality which was present in the 1970s, to replicate the authentic music of that era.[6]
Tony Berg, who co-produced the soundtrack, said that on the challenges he had on rewriting the 1970s rock sound into an album with a much younger fanbase, saying that: "When you work with singers at the professional level, the microcosm of a band amplifies everything. Take what The Beatles did from ’63 to ’70. They made the Earth spin the other way around. It was hard to do without sampling or copying seventies musicians, but this album resonates with an 18-year-old all the way up to a 60- or 80-year-old."[7]
Writing and recording
Mills and Tony Berg worked on 24 original songs created for the film, which took over three years to write. Berg spent over three months in the writing room, discussing with Mills how to edit the scenes to songs without making it a musical. The songs were written by Bridgers, Mills, and Berg's daughter, musician Z Berg, while also featuring collaborations from Marcus Mumford, Taylor Goldsmith, Chris Weisman, Cass McCombs, Matt Sweeney, Barbara and Ethan Gruska of The Belle Brigade contributing to the soundtrack.[7]
To gain more exposure to the songwriting process, Riley Keough and Sam Claflin were brought in during the writing of "Let Me Down Easy" which was called as a "joyous experience" due to the mutual relationships. He added "My most salient recollections are recording vocals with Sam and Riley and just watching them grow as musicians. When producing these music sessions, we always made sure to have the context and immersion in the plot as well as their character development. At the end of Episode 5 when they record “Let Me Down Easy” in the studio, it was magic, and that's really how this stuff works."[7]
Aurora is the promotional studio album released by Atlantic Records, which is also the fictional album recorded by the band in the novel.[2][3] The album had 11 original songs produced by Blake Mills and featured lead vocals by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin, which was officially announced on January 25, 2023, and was led by two singles – "Regret Me" and "Look At Us Now (Honeycomb)".[8] The album was intended to release along with the show on March 3, 2023, but instead released two days earlier and was published into physical form as vinyl records on March 2.[9]
Extended plays
The songs featured in each episodes were released as extended plays after the airing of each episode.[10][11] On March 2, the first EP for "Track 1: Come and Get It" was released, along with EPs for the other two episodes were released the following day. Subsequent EPs are released after each episodes were aired until the concluding episode on March 24.[12][13]
Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Stephony Smith, Jonathan Rice and Marcus Mumford
Sam Claflin, Blake Mills and Madison Cunningham
05:32
Total length:
12:33
Original score
The original score for the series is composed by Tom Howe, which was released as Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack) on May 10, 2023 by Lakeshore Records.[24]
Daisy Jones & the Six (Prime Video Original Series Soundtrack)
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Together"
1:33
2.
"Wouldn’t Survive Her"
2:14
3.
"Go for a Drive"
3:04
4.
"Daisy Soothes Baby"
1:40
5.
"What Would You Do With It?"
1:47
6.
"I'm Not Broken"
2:21
7.
"Complicated"
2:02
8.
"Swimming"
1:51
9.
"Right Person, Right Time"
2:11
10.
"Surfing"
1:35
11.
"Pursue Dreams"
2:23
12.
"The Moment It Became Real"
2:03
13.
"Saw the Light"
2:18
14.
"Nothing Without Trust"
2:47
15.
"Simone in New York"
2:57
16.
"Remember"
4:03
17.
"Camilla Misses Billie"
3:35
18.
"Stay Here Tonight"
2:49
19.
"Should Have Known Better"
3:06
20.
"Some Moms Are Toxic"
2:41
Additional songs not featured in the album
The songs that are played in the series, but not included in the album are listed below:[10][25]
Executive in charge of music – Bob Bowen, Mandi Collier
Music consultant – Tony Berg, Brittany Douziech
Music supervision consultant – Brittany Douziech
Music editor – Amber Funk, Sharyn Gersh
Music director – Ryan Hommel
Executive music producer – Blake Mills
Music supervisor – Frankie Pine
Music mixer – Mike Poole
Music prep technician – Sam Stallings
Music instruments technician – Danny Rowe
Music coordinator – Nikki Carrillo, Brittany Douziech
Additional music – Mike Reed
Vocal coach – Eric Vetro
Other versions
Maren Morris and Marcus Mumford re-recorded "Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)" and released it on March 17, 2023, as an Amazon Music exclusive release.[26] Their version was available in other streaming services on June 23, 2023.[27] American singer Demi Lovato released her version of "Let Me Down Easy" on August 11, 2023.[28]
See also
Jelly Road, a 2023 studio album by Blake Mills featuring Chris Weisman