True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 is the soundtrack featuring songs from the second season of the HBO television series True Blood. The album was released through Elektra Records on May 25, 2010, in conjunction with the third season's premiere in June.
Background The soundtrack featured contributions from Beck, Jace Everett, C. C. Adcock, Robbie Robertson, Jakob Dylan, Bob Dylan amongst several others. Two Howlin' Wolf songs were covered for the series—"Howlin' for My Baby" by M. Ward and "Evil (Is Going On)" by Everett and Adcock. The track list was revealed on May 10, 2010, where it was made available for pre-order on iTunes the same date. A live stream of the soundtrack was held on May 20.
Snoop Dogg, who revealed as the fan of the series had performed the rap song titled "Oh Sookie" (not featured in the soundtrack). A music video featuring Dogg was released in June 2010.
Critical reception Heather Phares of AllMusic described it as "an eclectic, expertly chosen set of songs that help define why True Blood is such addictive watching". Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly wrote "True Blood Vol. 2 manages to both evoke its source — that supernatural Louisiana swamp of longing, bloodlust, and just...lust — and work apart from it, too".
Track listing
Chart performance +Chart performance for True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 Chart (2010) Peakposition UK Compilation Albums (OCC) 70 UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC) 13 US Billboard 200 84 US Top Soundtracks (Billboard) 8
Accolades +Accolades for True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2 Year Ceremony Category Nominee Result Ref 2009 Grammy Awards Best Song Written for a Motion Picture or Television "Kiss Like Your Kiss" (by Lucinda Williams and Elvis Costello) Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for Motion Picture or Television True Blood: Music from the HBO Original Series, Vol. 2
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