Mick Jagger Talks His Theme for Apple TV Plus Series ‘Slow Horses’ (EXCLUSIVE)
variety.comJon Burlingame editorMick Jagger has written his first TV theme, for the Apple TV Plus spy series “Slow Horses,” debuting April 1.
And it might never have happened if he hadn’t already read and liked the Mick Herron book on which it’s based.“It’s a quite popular series of books, so I knew what it was about,” the iconic Rolling Stones singer tells Variety. “I knew the vibe really well, so as soon as [composer Daniel Pemberton] sent the track to me, I just dashed off a few pages of notes of what I thought it was about.
It came very, very quickly, which is always a good sign.”Pemberton, the series’ Oscar-nominated composer (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”), had been working for months on the series, creating what he calls “a very unique sound world, all based on low-fi recording techniques and slightly wonky sounds.” He and Jagger didn’t meet due to COVID restrictions, but in December of last year began a whirlwind series of Zoom calls, emails and text messages. “I played him the track on guitar,” Pemberton recalls. “I’m not even a good guitarist.
That was very weird, playing guitar for Mick Jagger on the Zoom line.”Adds Jagger: “I just recorded it on my iPhone and sent it to him, and he loved it.
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