The Thing About Pam
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Milan Records releases April 15, 2022 The Thing About Pam Original Series Soundtrack by acclaimed composer-duo Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, The Romanoffs). Available everywhere now, the riveting soundtrack for NBC’s true-crime ratings hit is filled with unique musical subtleties that reflect the lies and deceit of the main protagonist, Pam Hupp, portrayed by two-time Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger.

Milan Records releases April 15, 2022 The Thing About Pam Original Series Soundtrack by acclaimed composer-duo Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli (The Witcher, The Romanoffs). Available everywhere now, the riveting soundtrack for NBC’s true-crime ratings hit is filled with unique musical subtleties that reflect the lies and deceit of the main protagonist, Pam Hupp, portrayed by two-time Oscar-winner Renée Zellweger.

The limited event series, produced by Blumhouse Television, NBC News Studios and Big Picture Co., is one of NBC’s most successful shows of the 2021-22 season and continues to reach large audiences on digital platforms after its weekly network premiere. All six episodes of The Thing About Pam are available for streaming on Peacock and Hulu.

Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli say, “Pam tromps through town like a predatory larger-than-life force that will crush anything that comes her way. Her theme is a motif combined with a predatory march – she's on a mission, marching to the beat of her own drum. The score is melody-driven; however, we chose to surround this melody with particular and absurd instrumental choices as the series of events that unfold in this story are both bizarre and unbelievable. Pam is constantly sipping her Big Gulp, therefore slurping is not just a part of her everyday lifestyle, it became an integral part of her soundtrack. We also added an occasional ‘ka-ching’ sound by sampling a cash register and commissioned an instrument maker to create a combination of a waterphone and daxophone.”

The duo concludes, “Everything revolves around Pam because that’s the thing about Pam, and everything revolves around her theme as well. And so, the soundtrack features the theme in many modifications, from menacing and driving to slow and foreboding, or even absurd and funky. We cannot forget that this is a true story with real people, real gut-wrenching tragedies, even though the truth is stranger than fiction. Therefore, we're using a string quartet with its fragile sound, sometimes unrefined, sometimes a bit edgy or slightly out of tune, to underline the raw, heartbreaking, and emotional journey our characters go through.”

About The Thing About Pam

NBC's The Thing About Pam is based on the 2011 murder of Betsy Faria that resulted in her husband Russ' conviction, although he insisted he didn't kill her. He was later exonerated. This brutal crime set off a chain of events that would expose a diabolical scheme deeply involving Pam Hupp.
A thorough examination of the scheme was featured on several episodes of Dateline NBC, becoming one of the most popular topics to ever air on the hit franchise. It also became the subject of a popular 2019 podcast, 'The Thing About Pam,' which remains one of the most downloaded podcasts on Apple Podcasts.
The series stars Renée Zellweger, Josh Duhamel, Judy Greer, Katy Mixon, Glenn Fleshler, Gideon Adlon, Sean Bridgers, Suanne Spoke and Mac Brandt.
The Thing About Pam is executive produced by Renée Zellweger, Carmella Casinelli, Jenny Klein (showrunner), Mary-Margaret Kunze, Scott Winant, Jessika Borsiczky, Liz Cole, Noah Oppenheim, Jason Blum, Chris McCumber, Jeremy Gold and Mary Lisio.
Blumhouse Television, NBC News Studios and Big Picture Co. produce.

About Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli

Sonya Belousova & Giona Ostinelli have created a sensation crafting the mega-hit, The Witcher. The Witcher Original Soundtrack Album has surpassed 300 MILLION album streams worldwide, charted on Billboard’s Top 10 Soundtrack Albums, Top 20 Current Albums and Top 20 Album Sales, and rose to No. 1 on iTunes in every major territory in the world.
They are the songwriters and music producers behind the album’s hit single, “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Rock Song Sales chart and No. 8 on Billboard’s Hot Rock Songs chart, and quickly became a viral sensation and a worldwide phenomenon garnering unanimous critical acclaim, amassing millions of listens and inspiring countless YouTube covers and remixes, as well as securing Belousova & Ostinelli coveted spots on Variety’s 10 Composers To Watch list and Forbes's 30 Under 30.

The duo’s previous projects include Amazon Studios’ The Romanoffs, from Mad Men creator and nine-time Emmy-winner Matthew Weiner, featuring a star-studded cast: Christina Hendricks, Isabelle Huppert, Aaron Eckhart, Amanda Peet, and Diane Lane; NBC Peacock’s Sacred Lies, created by Emmy-nominated Raelle Tucker and executive produced by Tucker and Blumhouse Television, starring Juliette Lewis; The Mist, Paramount Network’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel, starring Frances Conroy; among other series and films.

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More info at: Official Web Site NBC

More info at: Composers Sonya Belousova and Giona Ostinelli Official Site