The Politician (soundtrack) explained
| The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series |
| Type: | soundtrack |
| Artist: | Ben Platt |
| Cover: | Ben Platt - The Politician.png |
| Length: | 14:46 |
| Label: | Atlantic |
| Prev Title: | Sing to Me Instead |
| Prev Year: | 2019 |
| Next Title: | Reverie |
| Next Year: | 2021 |
The Politician: Music from the Netflix Original Series is a soundtrack album for the Netflix series The Politician featuring Ben Platt, released by Atlantic Records on October 22, 2019.[1] [2] It was re-issued on July 24, 2020 with an extra track, Platt's cover of "Corner of the Sky" from the musical Pippin, following the show's second season.
Composition
The collection features cover versions of Joni Mitchell's "River", Stephen Sondheim's "Unworthy of Your Love", and Billy Joel's "Vienna", as well as Platt's original song "Run Away", which also appears on his debut studio album Sing to Me Instead (2019).
Track listing
- "River" (Joni Mitchell) – 4:07
- "Unworthy of Your Love" (Stephen Sondheim), featuring Zoey Deutch – 4:33
- "Vienna" (Billy Joel) – 3:29
- "Run Away" (Ben Platt) – 3:37
2020 re-issue bonus track
- "Corner of the Sky" (Stephen Schwartz) – 3:10
Track listing adapted from Apple Music.[3]
Notes and References
- Web site: The Politician [Music from the Netflix Original Series] - Ben Platt | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. AllMusic. 2020-01-13. 2020-01-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20200113221228/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-politician-music-from-the-netflix-original-series-mw0003329250. live.
- Web site: Ben Platt on Why 'The Politician' Wouldn't Have Worked Without Music. 24 October 2019. 13 January 2020. 28 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028181854/https://variety.com/2019/music/news/ben-platt-interview-the-politician-soundtrack-1203381427/. live.
- Web site: The Politician (Music from the Netflix Original Series) by Ben Platt. 22 October 2019. 13 January 2020. 14 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200114042504/https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-politician-music-from-the-netflix-original-series/1484015621. live.
