The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials

His Dark Materials - Music by Lorne Balfe

The track "His Dark Materials"

CD cover

The Musical Anthology of His Dark Materials is the first of two official soundtracks for the TV series which was released digitally on 3 November 2019 with the CD released on 24 January 2020. The music was all composed by Lorne Balfe and the music length totals 52 minutes and 50 seconds. The second soundtrack is His Dark Materials Original Television Soundtrack.

A 12″ vinyl release was published for Record Store Day (29 August 2020) and included 'a Frameable Double-Sided ‘Multiverse’ Art Print'.

List of tracks

1. "His Dark Materials" - 1:38
2. "The Alethiometer" - 4:35
3. "Lyra: The Child of Prophecy" - 2:20
4. "The Settling of a Daemon" - 3:54
5. "Scholastic Sanctuary" - 3:06
6. "The General Oblation Board" - 2:58
7. "The Life of Roger Parslow" - 2:42
8. "The Machinations of Lord Boreal" - 2:50
9. "A Gilded Cage" - 1:24
10. "The Strength of Gyptians" - 3:38
11. "A Plea to Fate" - 3:13
12. "The Legacy of Svalbard" - 2:30
13. "Mrs. M. Coulter" - 2:05
14. "The Magisterium" - 3:03
15. "The Path Foretold" - 2:15
16. "Release the Spy-Fly" - 2:07
17. "The Tales of Lee Scoresby" - 2:43
18. "The Compass Points North" - 2:34
19. "The Witches of Lake Enara" - 3:15