The music and soundtrack make Killing Eve unique, says music supervisor, as the quirky BBC America thriller series enters its third season
- Catherine Grieves talks about matching the soundtrack to the ‘strong, weird and flawed’ women in the show
- She uses more original music than commercial tracks to match the dialogue and underscore the comedic moments
In the third and latest season of Killing Eve, the spy thriller’s two female leads reunite in a show-stopping scene in which they kiss. What defines the electrifying moment is not only the performance of Sandra Oh, as special agent Eve, and Jodie Comer, the psychotic assassin Villanelle, but the track Strange Effect by Unloved that perfectly sums up the mood.
Music has always been at the core of the award-winning TV series – and its success.
According to Catherine Grieves, music supervisor of the award-winning BBC America production, Killing Eve is “bold” in its writing and cinematography; and with an “exciting cast with strong, weird, and flawed women leading this show, we really wanted the soundtrack to match all of those aspects”.
Music says a lot of things in Killing Eve, Grieves explains in an email. “A lot of times when we use songs, that often can feel like it’s Villanelle or Eve’s inner thoughts, almost. It also really drives the drama,” she says.
