Jeff Russo - Cape Fear, Season 1 (Apple Original Series Soundtrack) (2026) [Hi-Res]

"Cape Fear, Season 1 (Apple Original Series Soundtrack)" is the score to Apple TV+'s 10-episode psychological thriller, an adaptation of John D. MacDonald's 1957 novel The Executioners, previously filmed in 1962 (dir. J. Lee Thompson) and remade in 1991 (dir. Martin Scorsese). The series score was composed by Emmy-winning composer Jeff Russo, known for Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, and Alien: Earth.
What distinguishes this score is its deliberate inheritance of Bernard Herrmann's music for the 1962 film, later reorchestrated by Elmer Bernstein for the 1991 remake. At the direction of executive producers including Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, Herrmann's theme was to function as a living character within the show rather than a nostalgic reference. Russo wove these iconic cues into his own original compositions written to fill the emotional space of ten hours of storytelling. Critics have described the result as a score that feels "haunted" by the original.

Tracklist:
1. Jeff Russo - The End
2. Jeff Russo - Cape Fear 2026
3. Jeff Russo - The Rising
4. Jeff Russo - Max and Anna
5. Jeff Russo - Max and Anna Redux
6. Jeff Russo - The Dream
7. Jeff Russo - It's Missing
8. Jeff Russo - Max Is Back
9. Jeff Russo - A New Start
10. Jeff Russo - Strip Search
11. Jeff Russo - Family
12. Jeff Russo - Max Buys the House
13. Jeff Russo - Santería
14. Jeff Russo - Family Redux
15. Jeff Russo - Max
16. Jeff Russo - The Dark
17. Jeff Russo - Let's Play
18. Jeff Russo - Win Win - I Spy - Worst Fears
19. Jeff Russo - The Mind of a Murderer
20. Jeff Russo - Entropy
21. Jeff Russo - Our Mutual Friend
22. Jeff Russo - Let's Play Neighbor
23. Jeff Russo - Away From My Son
24. Jeff Russo - Movement
25. Jeff Russo - Finding Faith
26. Jeff Russo - Under the Influence
27. Jeff Russo - Cady Meets the Girls
28. Jeff Russo - Vengeance