Various Artists - The Murder Board (2024)

Time for a round-up of the best TV shows of 2024, and some of my favourites have continued to intrigue and entertain, with the third series of 'From' and the fourth series of 'Only Murders In The Building' both living up their predecessors. New shows that I enjoyed include the superb 'The Day Of The Jackal', and the comedy/drama UK police series 'Ludwig', while old favourites 'Squid Game' and Dexter: New Blood' made a welcome return. Once again, some of the best things about these shows was their theme tunes, with 'Patience', the UK version of the French drama 'Astrid: Murder In Paris', being one of my favourites. 'The Day Of The Jackal', 'Sweetpea', and 'Sugar' all used contemporary songs for their intros, but most of these tunes were composed specifically for the programmes by seasoned professionals, and so they are generally orchestral pieces which are pared to the bone length-wise. For tunes that are only about a minute long I've extended them so that they don't pass too quickly, while 'Street Fighter Mas' from 'Sugar' is the full six-minute version. As with the pervious two volumes, there is a comedy in here, this time 'Colin From Accounts', but these are mostly crime-based dramas, and if there are any that you haven't caught yet then do check them out, as they are all must-watch viewing. 

Track listing 

01 This Is Who I Am (Celeste) [from 'The Day Of The Jackal']
02 The Gentlemen (Chris Benstead)
03 Dexter: New Blood - End Credits (Daniel Licht)
04 Ludwig (Nathan Klein and Finn Keane)  
05 Do You See Me Now (Chinchilla) [from 'Sweetpea']
06 Sicily (Jeff Russo) [from 'Ripley']
07 Patience (Hannes De Maeyer & Ruben De Gheselle)
08 Colin From Accounts (Matt Blackman)
09 Industry (Nathan Micay)
10 Street Fighter Mas (Kamasi Washington) [from 'Sugar']

11 From - End Credits (Chris Tilton)
12 The Tourist (Dominic Scherrer)
13 Silo (Atli Orvarsson)
14 Shogun (Atticus Ross, Leopold Ross & Nick Chuba)
15 Lady In The Lake (Marcus Norris)
16 The Traitors (Sam Watts)