Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (soundtrack) explained

The soundtrack for the 2023 historical drama limited series , a prequel spin-off of the Netflix series Bridgerton created by Shonda Rhimes, are two projects produced by Sony Music.

The first, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series), consists of an original score composed and produced by Kris Bowers, while the latter Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series) is an reinterpretation in a classical music key of pop songs from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, SZA, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston discography by Bowers with brothers Brian and Caleb Chan.^{[1] [2]}

Production

Kris Bowers, who scored both the first and second seasons of Bridgerton, also worked on two original soundtrack projects for the series through Sony Music.^[3] The first one, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series), was supervised by Bowers, with co-production by Max Wrightson and co-writing of some tracks by Alec Sievern and Michael Dean Parsons.^[4]

The idea of the second project, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series), arose following the filming of the "King's Ball scene", when after a series of songs from the classical repertoire, the director Shonda Rhimes decided to play Alicia Keys' "If I Ain't Got You".^{[5] [6]} The song is the only one with two versions: the first one is instrumental, while the second one is sung by Keys with a 70-piece orchestra of women of colour. Keys explained the creative process and the concept of the project in an interview with Rolling Stone UK:^[7] The orchestral version of "If I Ain't Got You" arranged by Bobbie-Jane Gardner was correlated with a music video directed by Keys and Shonda Rhimes which featured cameos by Ofentse, Rimon, Cherrie, Amel Bent, Delara, and Alicia-Awa Beissert.^[8] The video earned a nomination at the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards in Video for Good category.^[9]

Albums

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Covers from the Netflix Series), a compilation soundtrack album for the series was announced in late-February and was released by Netflix Music and Sony Masterworks on May 4, 2023.^[10] It provided for the reinterpretation in a classical music key of pop songs from Beyoncé, Alicia Keys, SZA, Dolly Parton and Whitney Houston discography.^[11] Keys' 2004 single "If I Ain't Got You" was interpreted into an orchestral version by composer Bobbie-Jane Gardner, that was released by Legacy Recordings on April 28, 2023.

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)

Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is the second soundtrack album containing the orchestral score composed by Kris Bowers for the series. It was released by Netflix Music and Sony Masterworks on May 4, 2023.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pope . Cervanté . 8 May 2023 . Alicia Keys reimagines "If I Ain't Got You" with an all-women of color orchestra: Watch . 27 May 2023 . . en-US.
2. Web site: Starkey . Adam . 19 May 2023 . Here's every song on the 'Queen Charlotte' soundtrack . 27 May 2023 . . en-GB.
3. Web site: Geraci . Samantha . 4 May 2023 . Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story Soundtrack & Covers Albums Out Now . 4 May 2023 . . en-US.
4. Web site: Cormack . Morgan . 4 May 2023 . Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story soundtrack: All the songs in the Netflix drama . 4 May 2023 . . en.
5. Web site: Witter . Brad . 4 May 2023 . Bridgerton's 'Queen Charlotte' Soundtrack Puts A Spin On Beyoncé, SZA, & Alicia Keys Hits . 4 May 2023 . . en.
6. Web site: Dixon . Louise . 12 April 2023 . Alicia Keys reimagines iconic hit for 'Bridgerton' prequel . 4 May 2023 . . en.
7. Web site: Reilly . Nick . 4 May 2023 . Alicia Keys on revamping 'If I Ain't Got You' for 'Queen Charlotte' soundtrack . 4 May 2023 . . en-GB.
8. Aniftos . Rania . 8 May 2023 . Alicia Keys Talks Bringing 'Magic' to 'If I Ain't Got You' With All-Female Orchestral Cover: 'This Is What Our Ancestors Never Experienced' . 27 May 2023 . . en-US.
9. Web site: Corcoran . Nina . August 8, 2023 . MTV VMAs 2023 Nominees Announced: See the Full List Here . August 9, 2023 . . en.
10. Web site: Inman . DeMicia . 9 May 2023 . Alicia Keys Enlists Multicultural, All-Women Orchestra For "If I Ain't Got You" Performance . 17 May 2023 . . en-US.
11. Web site: Gomez . Dessi . 4 May 2023 . Here Are All the Cover Songs in Queen Charlotte . 4 May 2023 . . en-US.