Nicolas Jaar to soundtrack new U.S drama "The Returned"
The critically-acclaimed French TV series Les Revenants is set to be adapted into English in the form new U.S drama The Returned, with producer Nicolas Jaar recruited for the soundtrack.
The Chilean-American musician will provide an original score for the A&E show, following in the footsteps of Mogwai, who soundtracked the French version.
A press release provides the following synopsis for the series:
The Returned focuses on a small town that is turned upside down when several local people, who have been long presumed dead suddenly reappear, bringing with them both positive and detrimental consequences. As families are reunited, the lives of those who were left behind are challenged on a physical and emotional level. Interpersonal relationships are examined with intrigue and depth as strange phenomena begin to occur.
[via Stereogum]
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