{
  "id": 15317412,
  "title": "How The Traitors' music plays with your emotions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/18/how-the-traitors-music-plays-with-your-emotions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-18T00:29:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "BBC News",
    "slug": "bbc-news",
    "url": "https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crwyq75117z4o?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=rss"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Claudia Winkleman's The Traitors is a show filled with suspicion, intrigue, and treachery. But what sets it apart is its music, which manipulates your emotions and perception. Composer Sam Watts aimed for a dark yet fun approach, drawing inspiration from Bernard Hoffer's Thundercats theme. The haunting cover versions of pop songs, created by German producers 2wei, contribute to the show's unique aesthetic. These songs, like Britney Spears' Toxic and Tears for Fears' Mad World, become integral to the series' identity. The music, often compared to film trailers, creates an atmosphere of edge-of-your-seat drama, with elements borrowed from Succession and Knives Out. Despite their commercial background, 2wei's music fits The Traitors' slippery skullduggery, with their dramatic drum and orchestral style providing bold moments of suspense.",
  "summary": "It's not just treachery and villainy - the soundtrack for Traitors helps set the show's campy tone.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}