section_path: Production/Music
section_name: Music
paragraph_text: Music
  
  Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming composed the score for the television series; Santaolalla, who worked on the video games, wrote its opening theme. Mazin and Druckmann considered his score part of the franchise's " DNA ". Santaolalla treated the series as "an expansion" of the games and kept them tied to each other, not seeking to revise or correct previous work as he considered it authentic. He worked on the character-driven score and Fleming on the action-driven, and they collaborated on blending the two. To match Santaolalla's work, Fleming kept his score minimalistic and selected instruments that paired appropriately. Soundtrack albums were released for each season.
  
  Druckmann considered music conducive to the narrative, with characters performing or listening to music contributing to worldbuilding or relationships. Several episode titles are based on songs: " Long, Long Time " features the song by Linda Ronstadt, which exhibits themes of unfulfilled love and how time heals wounds, echoing Bill and Frank's relationship; " Please Hold to My Hand " references the lyrics of Hank Williams 's " Alone and Forsaken ";: 1:01 " Future Days " is named after the song by Pearl Jam, which features in the games and series;: 5:24 and " Through the Valley " is named after Shawn James 's song, of which a cover by Ashley Johnson is featured in the episode. Several songs saw stream increases following their use in the series, and many subsequently charted.
  
  Gustavo Santaolalla and David Fleming composed the score for the television series; Santaolalla, who worked on the video games, wrote its opening theme. Mazin and Druckmann considered his score part of the franchise's " DNA ". Santaolalla treated the series as "an expansion" of the games and kept them tied to each other, not seeking to revise or correct previous work as he considered it authentic. He worked on the character-driven score and Fleming on the action-driven, and they collaborated on blending the two. To match Santaolalla's work, Fleming kept his score minimalistic and selected instruments that paired appropriately. Soundtrack albums were released for each season.
  
  Druckmann considered music conducive to the narrative, with characters performing or listening to music contributing to worldbuilding or relationships. Several episode titles are based on songs: " Long, Long Time " features the song by Linda Ronstadt, which exhibits themes of unfulfilled love and how time heals wounds, echoing Bill and Frank's relationship; " Please Hold to My Hand " references the lyrics of Hank Williams 's " Alone and Forsaken ";: 1:01 " Future Days " is named after the song by Pearl Jam, which features in the games and series;: 5:24 and " Through the Valley " is named after Shawn James 's song, of which a cover by Ashley Johnson is featured in the episode. Several songs saw stream increases following their use in the series, and many subsequently charted.