Woo-hoo.  Nathan Barr’s original score for the HBO series True Blood can now be pre-ordered over at the Varèse Sarabande website .  The score CD will be available and ship on or after September 8th.  I was a bit annoyed by everyone’s fascination over this vampire show, but I knew I had to give the show a chance with Creator and Executive Producer Alan Ball behind the wheel.  I love his work. I’m currently renting Ball’s other fabulous series Six Feet Under, which ran on HBO for 5 seasons and won numerous awards.

I’m not quite sure if I like True Blood, but apparently it’s good enough for me, since I’m eagerly awaiting the next disc to come in the mail.  Parts of the show are ridiculously campy and silly, but I love the show’s characters, especially that feisty Tara.  The series’ haunting score, fitting perfectly with the show’s swampy backwoods setting,  is composed and performed by Nathan Barr.  After working as an assistant to Hans Zimmer on the films As Good as It Gets and The Prince of Egypt, Barr has ended up scoring over 24 feature films including, The Dukes of Hazzard, Cabin Fever, Hostel 1 and 2, and Shutter.  This guy is so talented and I hope to see many more projects from him.  I’m glad his work was honored at the BMI Film and Television Awards this year.

Clips of the True Blood score from season one can be heard on his official website.

Track List:

1. Take Me Home Vocal by Lisbeth Scott (2:33)
2. Hairclip (1:45)
3. Bill’s Lament (1:07)
4. Gran’s Story (1:51)
5. Bill’s Entrance (1:28)
6. First Taste (1:22)
7. Tara In The Pool (1:23)
8. Tripping (1:42)
9. Tara And Mother (1:06)
10. Grieve to Grave to Groove (3:15)
11. The Tribunal (2:32)
12. Amy’s Goodbye (2:12)
13. Bill And Sookie Together (2:24)
14. Priapism (2:15)
15. More Than You Can Imagine (1:43)
16. The Cabin (5:22)
17. The Funeral (2:36)
18. Sancto Erico Vocals by Lisbeth Scott & Nathan Barr (1:39)
19. Bill And Sookie’s Reunion (1:23)
20. Jason And Amy (2:17)
21. Love Theme Piano by Lisbeth Scott (2:57)