Netflix’s new 8-part horror series ‘Archive 81’ premieres Friday 14th January with a score composed by Ben Salisbury and Geoff Barrow.
The series inspired by the podcast of the same name, is written by Paul Harris Boardman and executive produced by Rebecca Sonnenshine, Paul Harris Boardman and James Wan. The cast includes Mamoudou Athie as Dan Turner and Dina Shihabi as Meloday Pendras alongside Martin Donovan, Matt McGorry, Julia Chan and Ariana Neal.
‘Archive 81 follows archivist Dan Turner, who takes a job restoring a collection of damaged videotapes from 1994. Reconstructing the work of a documentary filmmaker named Melody Pendras, he is drawn into her investigation of a dangerous cult at the Visser apartment building. As the season unfolds across these two timelines, Dan slowly finds himself obsessed with uncovering what happened to Melody. When the two characters form a mysterious connection, Dan becomes convinced he can save her from the terrifying end she met 25 years ago.’
Ben and Geoff’s soundtrack to the series has been released by Invada Records and is available on all digital platforms here.