True Detective viewers make same complaint about episode 1 of new series Night Country

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True Detective viewers are making the same complaint following the return of the HBO drama.

The anthology series is again for its fourth outing, titled True Detective: Night Country, which started on Sunday (14 January) with Jodie Foster and Kali Reis within the lead roles.

Reviews of the new season have been optimistic, with many praising the central performances – and going as far as to hail it nearly as good because the vastly acclaimed first season, which aired in 2014 and starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.

However, there’s one complaint being levied in opposition to the present, and it’s to do with its opening titles – extra particularly, the music of alternative.

To date, every season of True Detective – together with the derided second outing – has been praised for its credit music. Season one was the good-looking Family’s “Far from Any Road”, whereas Leonard Cohen monitor “Nevermind” opening season two’s episodes.

In season three, which starred Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff, the opening music was Cassandra Wilson’s cowl of Son Hous monitor “Death Letter”, which meant season 4 had lots to stay as much as. The music in query is Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend”.

While it’s not the standard of the monitor that’s leaving individuals underwhelmed, there’s a query mark surrounding the way it made the minimize contemplating the actual fact it’s utilized in so many others movies and TV exhibits.

The music, from Eilish’s 2019 debut file When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, was most lately featured within the trailer for Madame Web, the Sony Spider-Man spin-off starring Sydney Sweeney, amongst different issues, featured within the trailer for Carnival Row and Night Swim.

TV viewers may additionally hear the music in exhibits The Society, Dickinson and Big Mouth, in addition to the movies Kimi, directed by Steven Soderbergh, and Sing 2.

One viewer wrote: “My only ‘real’ gripe is that they chose that Billie Eilish song for the theme. I like Eilish! It’s a good song! But it’s SO overdone for every single trailer/score. NEW SONGS, PEOPLE. PLEASE.”

Another added: “Billie Eilish for the new True Detective intro song is…. a choice that was made…” with another viewer wading in: (*1*)

True Detective is obtainable to observe within the US on HBO and within the UK on Sky Atlantic and NOW.