All eight episodes of The Decameron, scored by Ruth Barrett, will be available to stream tomorrow only on Netflix! The Decameron (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is now out on all music streaming platforms.
You are cordially invited to a wine-soaked sex romp set in the Italian countryside. The Decameron is a soapy dark comedy that examines the all-too-timely theme of class struggles in the season of a pandemic. In the year 1348, the Black Death strikes hard in the city of Florence, and a handful of nobles retreat with their servants to a grand villa to wait out the plague with a lavish holiday. But as social rules wear thin, a scramble for survival ensues, brought to life by a cast of characters both cunning and outrageous. Utilizing period instruments and a snarky chorus, Ruth’s score takes a wonderfully mischevous approach to the proceedings.
Created by Kathleen Jordan, who was very loosely inspired by the 14-century story collection The Decameron, the eight-episode series is through Jenji Kohan’s Tilted Productions.
Click here to listen to The Decameron (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)
Click here to watch the teaser