Ridley Scott’s Alien gets the prequel treatment in new television series Alien: Earth.
Created by Noah Hawley (Fargo), the series follows a young woman named Wendy, who becomes the first “hybrid” when she transfers her human consciousness into a synthetic body. After a space vessel crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a group of other hybrids investigate the ship only to find themselves confronted with all manner of alien species.
Sydney Chandler plays the lead character, alongside Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, Adarsh Gourav, Erana James, Lily Newmark and Jonathan Ajayi.
The first two episodes debuted on Disney+ on August 13 in the UK, with the remaining six episodes set to drop weekly until September 23, 2025.
Who composed the soundtrack to Alien: Earth?
The show’s score is by Jeff Russo, who previously collaborated with Noah Hawley on FX’s Fargo and Legion. His other credits include Star Trek: Discovery, For All Mankind, and the video game What Remains Of Edith Finch.
Speaking about the soundtrack, Russo said: “I used voices along with real instruments to humanize the score where you might not feel human. One of the things I was trying to do was to find the connection between alien, human and hybrid and express that in the score, all while staying in the tonality of those first two films.”
You can stream the full soundtrack below.
What other songs appear in the show?
For a show set in 2122, Alien: Earth features a surprising amount of needle drops from the 20th century, including songs by Black Sabbath and Tool. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown of every song so far below.
Episode one – Neverland
‘Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood’ – Nina Simone
‘Killer Crane’ – TV On The Radio
‘Lord Afrixana’ – No Dey Tire
‘The Mob Rules’ – Black Sabbath
Episode two – Mr October
‘Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive’ – Johnny Mercer
‘Stinkfist’ – Tool
