Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series) is British singer Labrinth's soundtrack album to the first season of the American teen drama television series Euphoria. It was released by Sony Masterworks and Milan Records on 4 October 2019. The album peaked at number 79 on the Billboard 200, Labrinth's first entry on the chart, and entered the top 50 in several countries.

Background The soundtrack is British musician Labrinth's first full length solo release since Electronic Earth (2012). Labrinth initially did not want to use his own voice for season 1, but Levinson persuaded him to after hearing his original demos.

Composition Consisting primarily of instrumental tracks, the album is genre blending, fusing gospel, electronica, orchestral music, and melodic house, with elements of soul, R&B, smooth jazz, jungle, and hip hop. Labrinth told Pitchfork about his approach to composing the score: "It was a dream come true to give wings and add magic to the different storylines. It was a collaborative effort among Sam Levinson, the crew and the cast – I only added texture to an already phenomenal show. I hope that anyone who listens to the music embraces feeling something." In October 2019, Labrinth told Rolling Stone about the mentality behind score: "When you look back to your teenage days, it feels semi-magical but semi-crazy and semi-psychotic. I wanted to make sure the music felt like those things."

Commercial performance "Still Don't Know My Name" became a sleeper hit in 2020. It eventually peaking at number 52 in Labrinth's native UK, and becoming certified Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, Labrinth's first solo certification in the country. "Formula", "Forever", "When I R.I.P.", and "Mount Everest", also charted in various countries, with the later song also appearing on Imagination & the Misfit Kid and Euphoria Season 2 Official Score (From the HBO Original Series).

Reception Critical response IndieWire wrote that the score allows Labrinth to "become an unseen ethereal thread connecting all of the central figures in Euphoria." In a favourable review for Variety, A.D. Amorosi described the score as "the holy lilt of gospel, orchestral and electronic". The album was given a 9.4/10 rating by Medium.

Accolades At the 72nd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards, Labrinth was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Original Dramatic Score) for his work in the season 1 episode five "'03 Bonnie and Clyde". On 2 September 2020, Euphoria won the Ivor Novello Awards for Best Television Soundtrack.

Track listing

Charts

Weekly charts + Weekly chart performance for Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series) Chart (2019–2022) Peakposition Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 12

Year-end charts + Year-end chart performance for Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series) Chart (2022) Position Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) 103 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia) 177 Danish Albums (Hitlisten) 68 Lithuanian Albums (AGATA) 63 US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 15

Certifications

Release history + Release dates and formats for Euphoria (Original Score from the HBO Series) Region Date Format Label Reference Various 4 October 2019 10 January 2020 LP

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