{"id":45080,"date":"2025-09-12T23:24:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=45080"},"modified":"2025-09-12T23:25:53","modified_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:25:53","slug":"soundwaves-ending-the-era-john-lunn-scores-downton-abbeys-final-chapter-downton-abbey-the-grand-finale-original-soundtrack-from-decca-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=45080","title":{"rendered":"Soundwaves: Ending the Era: John Lunn Scores Downton Abbey\u2019s Final Chapter…Downton Abbey The Grand Finale Original Soundtrack from Decca Records"},"content":{"rendered":"

Decca Records is thrilled to release\"\"<\/a> the Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) featuring music by Emmy-winning composer John Lunn. This album marks the final installment of the beloved franchise, revisiting both familiar and new themes. The soundtrack is available today on vinyl, CD, and digital platforms.<\/p>\n

A timeless keepsake for fans, this release captures the grandeur, grace, and emotional depth of Downton\u2019s farewell. The film also premieres in theaters today.<\/p>\n

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Lunn reflects, \u201cComposing the music for Downton Abbey has been an extraordinary journey. From the very beginning, my goal was to create a score that felt timeless yet deeply connected to the emotional lives of the characters. To see the music resonate with audiences around the world has been one of the great privileges of my career, and I\u2019m thrilled to share this new release as the final culmination of that story.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ABOUT DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE<\/p>\n

The cinematic return of the global phenomenon follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.<\/p>\n

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Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)<\/p>\n

Track Listing:<\/p>\n

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  1. A night in Piccadilly<\/li>\n
  2. The London Season<\/li>\n
  3. Mary, alone again<\/li>\n
  4. Home at last<\/li>\n
  5. Mr Sambrook<\/li>\n
  6. Goodbye and welcome<\/li>\n
  7. A happy return<\/li>\n
  8. The County Show<\/li>\n
  9. Royal Ascot 1930<\/li>\n
  10. The Gold Cup<\/li>\n
  11. A question of property<\/li>\n
  12. Wives can have secrets<\/li>\n
  13. Private Lives<\/li>\n
  14. The Stately Homes of England<\/li>\n
  15. Dance, Little Lady<\/li>\n
  16. Prodigal daughter<\/li>\n
  17. Poor Little Rich Girl<\/li>\n
  18. Mary restored<\/li>\n
  19. The Crown is passed<\/li>\n
  20. Amen to that<\/li>\n
  21. End Titles<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    About John Lunn<\/p>\n

    John Lunn\u2019s music possesses a wonderfully unique voice that spans a wide spectrum of musical styles. Classically trained, yet contemporary in attitude, he combines a highly intelligent and sensitive approach, with a sound that always hits at the emotional heart of a piece. Matching the highest production values with a continual desire to discover new colors and sounds, it is not hard to see why John is continuously in such high demand. He is probably best known for scoring the hugely successful flagship ITV\/Carnival Films drama, Downton Abbey, for which he has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, in 2012 and 2013, a further nomination in 2014, two Bafta nominations in 2012 & 2016. He also scored the 2019 movie adaptation which has gone on to become a massive hit, followed by Downton Abbey: A New Era and the upcoming Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.<\/p>\n

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    John\u2019s work includes ITV\/PBS\/Kudos adaption of The Grantchester Mysteries which is now in it\u2019s10th season, Red Planet\u2019s epic WW1 drama The Passing Bells and three seasons of Sky\u2019s groundbreaking Jamestown about the early English settlements in America. He also scored Burton And Taylor (starring Dominic West and Helena Bonham-Carter),\u202fShetland,\u202fThe White Queen (based on the bestselling novel by Phillipa Gregory), for which he also received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2014, and the subsequent follow up The White Princess, the reimagining of Hitchcock\u2019s classic The Lady Vanishes, plus Sally Wainwright\u2019s wonderful To Walk Invisible a biopic of the Bronte sisters, all for the BBC.  <\/p>\n

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    Having done all 5 previous seasons, Lunn scored the Netflix movie The Last Kingdom \u2013 7 Kings Must Die, the finale in an adaptation of Bernard Cornwell\u2019s best-selling \u201cThe Saxon Stories\u201d for Netflix. <\/p>\n

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    He has received critical acclaim\u202ffor three adaptations of Charles Dickens classics: the BBC\/Masterpiece centenary adaptation of The Mystery Of Edwin Drood, for which he was nominated for an Ivor Novello Award (2013), 2008\u2019s\u202f14-part re-imagining of\u202f Little Dorrit, which garnered both a BAFTA nomination and his first Primetime Emmy nomination, and Bleak House where he received RTS Best Score and Best Title nominations.<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT DECCA RECORDS<\/p>\n

    Decca is one of the world\u2019s iconic record labels. The logo has been associated with some of recorded music\u2019s defining acts: David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Vera Lynn, Luciano Pavarotti and Ella Fitzgerald to name a few.<\/p>\n

    Decca has a strong association with soundtracks \u2013 from early Rodgers and Hammerstein to Hans Zimmer and James Horner; from hit musicals such as \u2018Cabaret\u2019 starring Eddie Redmayne to high profile televised events such as the Olympics and the Royal Coronation, TV series and award-winning period drama \u2018Downton Abbey\u2019. The label has a<\/p>\n

    long history of best-selling releases such as \u2018Gladiator\u2019, \u2018Braveheart\u2019, \u2018Shine\u2019, \u2018The Hobbit\u2019 trilogy and the highest-charting Bond soundtrack \u2018No Time To Die\u2019, the Oscar-winning soundtrack to \u2018The Shape of Water\u2019, \u2018Judy\u2019 performed by Ren\u00e9e Zellweger, The National\u2019s \u2018Cyrano\u2019, Jonny Greenwood\u2019s \u2018Spencer\u2019 and \u2018Minions 2\u2019 featuring the acclaimed single from Diana Ross (ft. Tame Impala) alongside a star-studded tracklisting.<\/p>\n

    Decca is also home to such diverse and distinctive artists as Ludovico Einaudi, AURORA, Gregory Porter, Melody Gardot, Jacob Collier, Isobel Waller-Bridge and Sheku Kanneh-Mason. Find out more at decca.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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