Lakeshore Records announces the release 
of The Mighty Nein: Episodes 1-3 Prime Original Series Soundtrack available digitally November 19. The soundtrack to the fourth campaign of the adult animated fantasy-adventure series based on beloved characters and stories from the world of Critical Role and Titmouse showcases Neal Acree’s vivid electronic score accentuated by pulsing percussion. The album will include music taken from the first three episodes. Volume Two will be released in early December. The series, a production of Amazon MGM Studios, Critical Role and Titmouse, will premiere globally on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide on November 19. A first single “The Mighty Nein” is available digitally now.
The Mighty Nein follows a group of fugitives and outcasts, bound by secrets and scars. But when a powerful arcane relic known as “The Beacon” falls into dangerous hands, they must learn to work together to save the realm and stop reality itself from unraveling.
The Mighty Nein is an Amazon MGM Studios, Critical Role, and Titmouse production for Prime Video. The series stars Critical Role founders and cast members Laura Bailey (The Last of Us: Part II), Taliesin Jaffe (World of Warcraft), Ashley Johnson (The Last of Us), Liam O’Brien (Marvel’s Avengers), Matthew Mercer (Baldur’s Gate 3), Marisha Ray (Fallout 76), Sam Riegel (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles), and Travis Willingham (Marvel’s Avengers). The Critical Role cast serves as executive producers alongside Tasha Huo (Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft) who also serves as showrunner, Chris Prynoski (Metalocalypse), Shannon Prynoski (Fairfax), Antonio Canobbio (Star Trek: Lower Decks), and Ben Kalina (Big Mouth).
Notes Acree: “From the beginning, Executive Producers Travis Willing, Tasha Huo and Sam Riegel made it clear that they wanted The Mighty Nein to have its own sound. A dark, gritty electronic sound is not something you normally expect for a fantasy show but I welcomed the challenge and the opportunity to defy expectations. Our previous collaboration The Legend of Vox Machina had allowed me to experiment with the fantasy sound in ways I never had before but this show would take the experimentation to a whole new level.
Naturally, the challenge was to find as unconventional and unexpected of a sound as possible while still serving the story. Analog, distorted, warped and warbled but still grounded and personal. The music had to both challenge expectations and help bring the characters to life along with all of their tragic backstories. It had to be both modern and timeless.”
Track List
- Welcome- Neal Acree,
- Beacon Heist – Neal Acree
- Beau Investigates – Neal Acree
- Maybe We Can Help Each Other – Neal Acree
- The Key To Everything – Neal Acree
- Vandran – Neal Acree
- It’s Here – Neal Acree
- Fjord’s Promise – Neal Acree
- Who Will You Be?-Anika Noni Rose and Habib
- Barn Crashing-Neal Acree
- Time Pries All Things Away
- Jester Leaves Home – Neal Acree
- Fletching and Moondrop’s Traveling Carnival of Curiosities-Neal Acree
- Toya, the Vivid Voice- Auli’i Cravalho and Habib
- Showstopper – Neal Acree
- A Show to Remember-Neal Acree
Stream “The Mighty Nein”: https://lnk.to/themightynein-single
Presave The Mighty Nein: Episodes 1-3: https://lnk.to/TheMightyNein-V1
ABOUT CRITICAL ROLE
Critical Role is one of the fastest growing independent media companies in the world, starting as a role-playing game between friends and evolving into a new kind of organization dedicated to storytelling, community, and imagination. As Critical Role continues to expand the unique universe it has created, with complex stories set in an ever-evolving world, it also continues to create more ways for fans to experience the brand, including both fiction and nonfiction books on the New York Times Best Sellers list, comic books, graphic novels, collectibles, tabletop and role-playing games, podcasts, live events, and a critically acclaimed animated series, The Legend of Vox Machina, airing exclusively on Prime Video. Additionally, Critical Role has launched two major initiatives: an official 501(c)(3) non-profit, the Critical Role Foundation (CRF), and a tabletop game publishing company, Darrington Press. With an original cast of award-winning veteran voice actors who are also co-founders of the company, including Matthew Mercer, Ashley Johnson, Marisha Ray, Taliesin Jaffe, Travis Willingham, Sam Riegel, Laura Bailey, and Liam O’Brien, Critical Role is committed to ensuring anyone can discover its stories, characters and community. For more information on Critical Role go to www.critrole.com.
ABOUT NEAL ACREE
Neal Acree is a BAFTA nominated composer whose music can be heard in the fan favorite shows The Mighty Nein, The Legend of Vox Machina, Critical Role, Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis, massively popular video game franchises Overwatch, World of Warcraft, Diablo, StarCraft and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, and over 30 feature films. In addition to being a versatile and prolific composer with roots in classical, rock and electronic music Neal has conducted his music in concerts around the globe.
With a career spanning over 27 years Neal has made a name for himself with scores in a wide range of styles and projects. From film to television to video games his music has become synonymous with epic and memorable themes, emotionally charged and unforgettable cinematic moments and evocative soundscapes. Though perhaps best known for his work on The Legend of Vox Machina, Blizzard Entertainment games and the Stargate television franchise, Neal has earned praise from fans and critics alike on scores like the Chinese fantasy game Revelation and the International Film Music Critics’ Association Award winning score to the Norse mythology game Rend. In 2018 Neal scored the wildly imaginative film Animal World (Li Yifeng, Michael Douglas) with co-composer Michael Tuller which debuted at #1 at the Chinese box office. Neal’s film work also includes the Jean-Claude Van Damme films Assassination Games and Six Bullets as well as additional music for the Jason Statham blockbuster The Mechanic. In May of 2020 Neal’s music took a personal turn when he released his debut solo electronic album The Velvet Machine. 14 years in the making, The VelvetMachine was the realization of a long but not quite lost dream of becoming a recording artist.
In addition to winning an International Film Music Critics Award, three Hollywood Music In Media Awards, three Golden Reel Awards, eight Game Audio Network Guild Awards and five Global Music Awards, Neal was also nominated for a BAFTA, four Academy Of Interactive Arts and Sciences Awards, three ASCAP Composer’s Choice Awards as well as numerous critic’s awards. In 2016 Neal was named the BSOSpirit Jerry Goldsmith Composer of the Year at a ceremony in Malaga, Spain.
ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is a GRAMMY-winning record label, and the soundtrack arm of the Cutting Edge Group. Lakeshore Records is the global independent leader in top line soundtrack album releases, including such popular, critically acclaimed and classic soundtracks as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Fallout, John Wick, Whiplash, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Drive, Cyberpunk 2077 / Edgerunners, Star Trek: Picard, Bojack Horseman, The Walking Dead, Napoleon Dynamite, Red Dead Redemption 2, the Grammy-winning Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, the Academy Award nominated Lady Bird and Academy Award winners Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine, American Factory, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Hurt Locker and many, many more.
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