I love doing alternative soundtrack mixes. I believe this is the fifth one I've made. Sometimes the mix takes the soundtrack in a different direction and sometimes it follows the vibe of the original with all new tracks. This mix takes the later approach.
For anyone not familiar with it, Severance is a series on AppleTV+, an eerie dystopia where people can sever their work life from their home life with a brain implant. Variations on the main theme are used throughout the show. It's just odd & sinister enough to leave you feeling off kilter. Here's the opening credits:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmS3m0OG-Ug
I was happy to have stumbled upon a CD of Erik Satie piano pieces that I've had for 40 years and found that the Gnossienne tracks worked perfectly with the feel of the Severance theme. Another common sound in the show is ticking or pulsing which you hear in the Hans Zimmer cut and The Nick Cave track as well as a few others.
