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Heavenly Recordings and Sid Gentle Films release the BAFTA Craft Awardwinning original soundtracks for Seasons 1 and 2 of the tripleBAFTA Awardwinning series lsquoKilling Eversquo.ldquoYou have to tick every box for a piece of music to work in cinema or TV,rdquo says DJ turned film composer David Holmes. ldquoIt canrsquot just almost work it has to slot in perfectly.rdquo As post episode surges towards songseeking app Shazam testify, Holmes and music supervisor Catherine Grieves left no box unmarked with their BAFTAwinning music for Seasons 1 and 2 of BBC Americarsquos lsquoKilling Eversquo.Adapted from Luke Jenningsrsquo Codename Villanelle novellas by leadwriters Phoebe WallerBridge S1 and Emerald Fennell S2, the Emmywinning spy series has established itself as a swaggering, slippery, playful and punchy thriller of catmouse obsession like no other. And it comes with killer soundtracks to match, modern classics of pick amp mix curation cut from the cloth of cinematic style but tailored with a moody, mischievous vivacity of their own.A fan of WallerBridgersquos lsquoFleabagrsquo, Holmes received scripts for Eve and quickly reported back to the producers ldquoOne of the first things I said was, lsquoI donrsquot know the sound of Killing Eve but I know it has to be the sound of Killing Eve.rsquo Letrsquos create that sound, rather than trying to kind of come up with the derivative of some other kind of score.rdquoIf both soundtracks testify to Holmes and Grievesrsquo taste and care, they also uphold the kind of intuitive emotional connections that make the best soundtracks sing. ldquoItrsquos a feeling you have, you just know when somethingrsquos working,rdquo says Holmes. ldquoIt was like that every time we dropped the needle on Killing Eve.rdquo All the proof is, indeed, just a needledrop away.nbsp Various Artists CD is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £10