Lakeshore Records releases Dark 
Winds: Seasons 1-4 (Original Series Soundtrack) digitally today April 3, featuring music by composers Kevin Kiner, Sean Kiner and Deana Kiner, AKA Kiner Music. Known for their work together creating the scores for several series within the Star Wars universe (Ashoka, The Clone Wars), the Kiners create vividly organic soundscapes that enhance the dramatic lives of the characters through four seasons of the noir thriller based on the Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman. The series created by Graham Roland is airing now on AMC and AMC+.
Season 4 follows Lt. Joe Leaphorn (Zahn McClarnon), Jim Chee (Kiowa Gordon), and Sgt. Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) investigating the disappearance of Navajo teen Billie Tsosie, leading them from the reservation to 1970s Los Angeles. The team chases a ruthless, obsessive assassin, Irene Vaggan, who is linked to organized crime.
The Kiners note: “Developing the sound of this score has its foundation simply in the name of the show. It has since grown with each of the characters as they grapple with their mental traumas in a world that is hostile to their culture. The show’s sound is constantly evolving in tandem with the story, and in order to do that we have experimented with a multitude of organic and synthetic instruments. We take the themes and subject matter of the show very seriously, and so we are always conscious of how our music will frame these things. We think this extra layer of consideration is critical to the thematic cohesion of the show, and we’re lucky to have such thoughtful collaborators in the show’s leadership to guide us. We’re extremely grateful to be a part of it.”
Stream: https://orcd.co/darkwinds
Track List
- Main Titles
- The Heist
- The Motel Crime Scene
- Leaphorn Schools Chee
- Bernadette Meets the Witch
- The Running Begins
- Leaphorn Buries the Body
- The Celebration
- Not Sitting Ducks
- Witch Fight
- Bernadette is On the Hunt
- Bernadette Chases Stoner
- Leaphorn Goes to See Thomas
- Bern Gets Her Mail
- Colton Gets Away
- Emma Delivers a Baby
- You’re Broken
- Colton Attacks Leaphorn
- Who Hired You?
- Joe Holds the Baby
- Arresting Shorty
- Joe Sees Vines
- Bicycle Jump
- Looking for Halsey
- Halsey is Attacked
- Priest Isn’t Dead
- Catching George
- Joe Fights Ye Iitsoh
- Setting Up for Reynolds
- Budge Tries to Bury Bern
- Everybody’s Going to Jail
- Agent Washington Knows
- What’s Next for Bern?
- Vaggen Sees Joe
- Working Together Is Weird
- Joe Pokes Around
- Vaggen Calls Joe
- Bern Tells Chee the News
- Vaggan Arrives at Hideout
- Agent Shaw Is Waiting
- We Call It
- Joe Finds the Charcoal
- Billie Screaming
- Emma Comes to See Joe
ABOUT DARK WINDS S4:
Executive produced by Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin and boasting a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score for each of its four seasons, Dark Winds stars Zahn McClarnon (The Son, Westworld, Fargo) as Lt. Joe Leaphorn, with this season marking his eagerly awaited television directorial debut. The series – also starring Kiowa Gordon (The Red Road, Roswell, New Mexico) as Jim Chee, Jessica Matten (Rez Ball, Tribal, Burden of Truth) as Bernadette Manuelito, and Deanna Allison (Accused, Edge of America) as Emma Leaphorn – follows Leaphorn, Chee and Manuelito of the Navajo Tribal Police solving mysteries on their reservation as it is besieged by increasingly violent crimes in the 1970s.
Season 4 features a prominent roster of new cast members including Franka Potente (Run Lola Run, The Bourne Supremacy) as Irene Vaggan; Isabel DeRoy-Olson (Fancy Dance) as Billie Tsosie, a decisive and resourceful Navajo teenager who wants nothing more than the freedom to connect with her people outside of her boarding school but quickly finds herself in over her head with only her cunning and resilience keeping her alive; Chaske Spencer (The Twilight Saga, Blindspot) as Sonny, a recruiter for a Los Angeles crime ring who through his charm and menace lure young Native American men recently relocated to the city from their reservations into a life of crime; Luke Barnett (The Crossing Over Express) as FBI Special Agent Toby Shaw who arrives searching for answers to a mystery involving one of his friends, and Titus Welliver (Bosch, Bosch: Legacy, Ricky, Abraham’s Boys) as Dominic McNair, a ruthless crime boss who imports and exports drugs and stolen luxury goods into and out of Los Angeles. Season 4 also sees the return of A Martinez (Longmire, Days of Our Lives) as Scarborough Police Department Acting Chief Gordo Sena.
Based on the iconic Leaphorn & Chee book series by Tony Hillerman, Dark Winds is created by Graham Roland (Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, The Returned, Almost Human, Fringe). John Wirth (Hell on Wheels, Hap and Leonard) serves as showrunner. The series is executive produced by Redford, Martin, Roland, Wirth, McClarnon, Chris Eyre, Tina Elmo, Jim Chory, Thomas Brady, Max Hurwitz, Vince Gerardis and Anne Hillerman.
ABOUT THE KINERS
Renowned composer Kevin Kiner, an Annie Award winner, stands as a testament to his craft, with numerous Emmy and Annie Nominations adorning his illustrious career. Having clinched an impressive tally of 22 BMI Film & TV Awards, Kevin has solidified his position as one of the entertainment industry’s most versatile and in-demand composers.
Deana Kiner is a multi-instrumentalist, composer, and songwriter who works with her father (Kevin Kiner) and brother (Sean Kiner). She is a frequent collaborator with Oscar-winning composer Gustavo Santaolalla, who introduced her to unconventional Latin American instruments. She specializes in bringing as much humanity to her performances and writing, helping to add an organic feeling to what she contributes to. She resides in Los Angeles, California.
Sean Kiner is an LA-Based composer for television, film and games. Working closely with his sister (Deana Kiner) and father (Kevin Kiner), he has created scores for a diverse range of shows including Dark Winds (AMC), NCIS: Origins (CBS), Star Wars: Ahsoka (Disney+), Peacemaker (HBO MAX), Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord (Disney+), Star Wars: The Bad Batch (Disney+), Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Disney+) , and Narcos: Mexico (Netflix). He specializes in lyrical and thematic orchestral writing as well as hybrid and full-synth score.
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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