The new dark comedy ‘The Decameron’ scored by Ruth Barrett is now streaming on Netflix. The 8-part series stars Amar Chadha-Patel, Leila Farzad, Lou Gal, Karan Gill, Tony Hale, Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Zosia Mamet and Douggie McMeekin.
‘Created by Kathleen Jordan and loosely inspired by Giovanni Boccaccio’s short story collection originally published in the mid-14th century, the period series follows a group of nobles and their servants who flee to a grand villa to escape the Black Death in 1348. As the city of Florence succumbs to the plague, this exclusive handful of invitees indulge in a wine-soaked and debaucherous holiday as they wait out the deadly pandemic. However, their lavish retreat in the Italian countryside quickly descends into madness as they all scramble for survival.’
Ruth’s soundtrack to the series has been released and is available on all digital music platforms.