#The Witcher Season 2 Soundtrack Releases New Single ‘Kaer Morhen’

“#The Witcher Season 2 Soundtrack Releases New Single ‘Kaer Morhen’”

Milan Records has released a new single from The Witcher‘s season 2 soundtrack by composer Joseph Trapanese. A follow-up to lead single “Power and Purpose,” the new song, “Kaer Morhen,” is the latest from the full soundtrack album, which features music from the highly-anticipated second season of Netflix’s epic fantasy series. Named after the location of the infamous keep where witchers are trained, “Kaer Morhen” is a string-heavy number that features an early crescendo of emotionally-rousing orchestration before leveling into a more serene conclusion. Check it out by playing the YouTube video below.

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Of the new track, composer Joseph Trapanese says, “Finding the sound of Kaer Morhen was one of the early focuses of our work on season 2. We needed to represent the strength of the witchers, their brotherhood and bond, and the distinguished history of Vesemir and the School of the Wolf. I am thrilled to share the first listen of the sound of Kaer Morhen, and can’t wait for our audience to hear this music continue to unfold throughout the season.”

Available Friday, December 17, The Witcher: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) features an original score by Trapanese as well as three additional vocal tracks performed by actor Joey Batey, who plays the role of Jaskier in the show and is the voice behind season 1’s chart-topping, viral hit song “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher.” The soundtrack follows the massive success of the season 1 soundtrack, which has amassed nearly 300 million global album streams since its release.

Based on the best-selling fantasy series of books, The Witcher is an epic tale of fate and family. The story of the intertwined destinies of three individuals in the vast world of The Continent, where humans, elves, witchers, dwarves, and monsters battle to survive and thrive, and where good and evil is not easily identified. The synopsis for The Witcher season 2 reads: “Convinced Yennefer’s life was lost at the Battle of Sodden, Geralt of Rivia brings Princess Cirilla to the safest place he knows, his childhood home of Kaer Morhen. While the Continent’s kings, elves, humans and demons strive for supremacy outside its walls, he must protect the girl from something far more dangerous: the mysterious power she possesses inside.”

Joseph Trapanese is best known for his sleek score work for blockbuster films like Tron: Legacy, Straight Outta Compton, The Greatest Showman, Oblivion, and the Raid series. As a composer, arranger, and producer for movie, television, theater, and video game music, he has collaborated with a number of mainstream musical acts. His first major break came in 2010 when he worked with Daft Punk on the sweeping digital soundtrack to Disney’s Tron reboot/sequel.

Trapanese followed that success by creating a score with Mike Shinoda of Linkin Park for the American release of the 2011 Indonesian martial arts film The Raid: Redemption (he would continue without Shinoda in 2014 with The Raid 2). That same year, he helped with arrangements on a handful of tracks for M83’s breakthrough hit Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming, which led to the pair’s collaboration on the 2013 Tom Cruise sci-fi epic Oblivion. For 2017’s The Greatest Showman, Trapanese worked alongside Pasek & Paul and John Debney, producing songs and co-composing the score.

Season 2 of The Witcher finally debuts on Netflix on Friday, Dec. 17. The Witcher: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Original Series) is available on that same day.