After more than one year of waiting, "True Detective" has finally returned.
The second season is a complete overhaul of the first one that starred Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. This also means new dark mysteries to be solved by the lead characters composed of Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch, and Vince Vaughn.
"True Detective" season 2 episode 1 revealed many puzzles surrounding the life of each character who first met face to face at the end part of the episode.
While "True Detective" season 2 episode one started slow, some fans still found it compelling, thanks to a song that basically perfectly complement the show.
In the scene where Vaughn's Frank Seymon and Farrell's Det. Raymond Velcoro are talking, the screen shifts into a woman in stage singing a gloomy song. "True Detective" is known for its dark tone but the never-hear-before song added to its black pitch.
Entertainment Weekly caught up with 'that singer' and her name is Lera Lynn who hails from Houston, Texas. While she is still new in television field, Lynn has been a success in the music industry.
Her self-released album "The Avenues" was covered by NPR's popular "All Things Considered," and appeared in the "Top 50 Albums of the Year" from American Songwriter. It was also mentioned by Rolling Stone, Huffington Post, and other media outlets for Best Albums of the Year lists.
The track she sang in "True Detective" season 2 episode one is called "The Only Thing Worth Fighting For" which she produced together with T Bone. Although she finds it hard having two write for TV, Lynn said it is somewhat liberating.
"I've never really written music for film," she told EW. "I think most writers have a movie playing in their minds when they write, but this was definitely the first time that I had been given the opportunity to write music for film. It was really exciting, but also liberating because I think when you're writing from your own personal identity, you're kind of married to the message. Being able to write for a fictitious identity opens up a lot of doors."
Lynn also said that T Bone told her to just go dark to meet the qualifications for a dark series like "True Detective."
"And the show is so dark. T Bone said, "Go as dark as you can. Just do it. Make it sad. Make it f-ked up." So that's great. I think for a lot of musicians, in the back of your mind, there's always this voice going, "Do you think this will ever get played on the radio? Are people going to want to listen to this when they get off work or trying to unwind?" I think when you're writing for film, you don't have to pay attention to those pressures so much."
