ost - I Know This Much Is True (Music From The HBO Series)

The soundtrack to the Emmy award-winning HBO TV drama starring Mark Ruffalo, this album comprises original score by Harold Budd alongside curated archive selections used in the show.

Includes sleevenotes by writer/director Derek Cianfrance, and four bonus tracks not on the digital release of the soundtrack. At the time the show originally aired in summer 2020, this was the first new music to be heard from Budd in over 6 years. Tragically it also ended up being some of the last, as he passed away in December at the age of 84 from complications related to Covid-19. In tribute, The Guardian wrote “Harold Budd's sublime music was a gateway to a brighter world. It can’t be contained with the term ‘ambient’ – it is a guide to dreamworlds and a haven in tough times. His albums are a gateway to a beyond and an invitation to exist, however briefly, above yourself. As he continues to be added to playlists curated to help listeners focus, unwind and, yes, navigate “unprecedented times”, the musician is the closest thing contemporary music has come to engendering pure solace in sound. Guiding it all was Budd’s intuitive grasp of economy and making every gossamer phrase count. As he traversed vast oceans of feeling, each passing depth seemed worthy of special consideration.”