HBO’s ‘True Detective’ will draw you into cops’ hearts of darkness
About the series
“True Detective” was created by award-winning crime novelist Nic Pizzolatto. Pizzolatto wrote every episode, and the whole season was directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, best known for his energetic, emotional 2011 version of “Jane Eyre.” The idea is to solve the mystery within an eight-hour serial narrative, with subsequent seasons repeating the format with new characters.
A ‘True Detective’ playlist
With tunes hand-picked by Oscar-winning producer T Bone Burnett, “True Detective’s” soundtrack is varied, haunting and emotive. This is a sampling of songs from the show’s first four hours:
• Bo Diddley, “Bring It to Jerome”
• Captain Beefheart, “Clear Spot”
• Handsome Family, “Far From Any Road”
• The Staple Singers, “Stand By Me (When the Storms of Life Are Raging)”
• 13th Floor Elevators, “The Kingdom of Heaven (Is Within You)”
• Black Angels, “Young Men Dead”
• Boogie Down Productions, “Illegal Business”
• Lucinda Williams, “Are You Alright?”
• The Melvins, “A History of Bad Men”
• Grinderman, “Honey Bee (Let’s Fly to Mars”)
This story was originally published January 10, 2014 at 8:00 PM with the headline "HBO’s ‘True Detective’ will draw you into cops’ hearts of darkness."