The soundtrack album features the music of British composer John Lunn, who recently received an Emmy nomination for his work on the show.
The Essential Collection features a vocal recording of new track ‘I’ll Count The Days’, sung by Rebecca Ferguson with lyrics written especially for her by lyricist Don Black. This track is the backdrop to the love story between leading characters Matthew and Mary.
As well as the original orchestral version of the show’s theme tune, the album also includes a recording from the Scala & Kolacny Brothers, whose covers of ‘Every Breath You Take’ and ‘With Or Without You’ were used in ITV1’s official promotional trailers for Series 1 and Series 2 respectively.
The full tracklisting is as follows:
1. Downton Abbey – The Suite
2. Love And The Hunter
3. Emancipation
4. Story Of My Life
5. Did I Make The Most Of Loving You (Mary-Jess Leaverland)
6. Nothing To Forgive
7. Fashion
8. Damaged
9. New World
10. I’ll Count The Days (Rebecca Ferguson)
11. The Fallen
12. A Glimpse Of Happiness
13. Elopement
14. Preparation
15. Us And Them
16. Patrick
17. Deception
18. A Dangerous Path
19. With Or Without You (Scala & The Kolacny Brothers)
20. Violet
21. An Ideal Marriage
22. A Song And A Dance
23. Every Breath You Take (Scala & The Kolacny Brothers)
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