Nick Cave’s acclaimed second novel has received the TV treatment in Sky’s The Death Of Bunny Munro.
Starring Matt Smith and Rafael Mathé, the black comedy series follows misogynistic middle-aged salesman, Bunny Munro, as he takes his son Bunny Junior on a chaotic road trip around Brighton following the death of his wife.
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A synopsis reads: “Bunny bounces from one sales pitch to the next, trying to seduce any woman he meets, while Junior kills time talking to the ghost of his mother and grappling with the dawning realisation that his dad isn’t just fallible, he’s a mess.
“As Bunny starts to unravel, he realises he must do something to rescue his son from his own outdated notions of what it is to be a man; to save him from becoming another Bunny Munro.”
Other cast members in the show include Sarah Greene, Johann Myers, Robert Glenister, Alice Feetham, David Threlfall, Lindsay Duncan, and Elizabeth Berrington.
All six episodes of The Death Of Bunny Munro are available on Sky Atlantic and NOW in the UK.
Who composed the soundtrack for The Death Of Bunny Monro?
Matt Smith in ‘The Death Of Bunny Munro’. CREDIT: Sky
As you might expect, Nick Cave and Warren Ellis have composed the show’s score and theme song. The duo have collaborated on various soundtracks in the past, including 2012’s Lawless, Hell Or High Water, and Blonde.
What other songs appear in the show?
The Death Of Bunny Munro features a wealth of needle drops across its six episodes, ranging from Kylie Minogue, Primal Scream, to several tracks by Nick Cave himself. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown below.
Episode one
‘I’m Alive’ – Johnny Thunder
‘Cherry’ – JJ Cale
‘Shot Down’ – The Sonics
‘Tubthumping’ – Chumbawumba
‘What’s A Woman’ – Vaya Con Dios
Episode two
‘Movin’ On Up’ – Primal Scream
‘Complicated’ – Avril Lavigne
‘Hit The North Part 1’ – The Fall
‘Fried My Little Brains’ – The Kills
‘A Forest’ – The Cure
‘Babe, I’m On Fire’ – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Episode three
‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ – Kylie Minogue
‘I Got Friends’ – Warmduscher
‘Heart Of Glass’ – Blondie
‘Susie Q’ – Credence Clearwater Revival
‘Black Velvet’ – Alannah Myles
Rafael and Matt Smith in ‘The Death Of Bunny Munro’. CREDIT: Sky
Episode four
‘New Dawn Fades’ – Joy Division
‘Tacko’ – Max Romeo
‘The Thing I Done’ – CW Stoneking
‘If You Were Still Around (Music For A New Society)’ – John Cale
‘Golden Brown’ – The Stranglers
‘Hey, Who Really Cares’ – Linda Perhacs
Episode five
‘Milk And Honey’ – Jackson C Frank
Episode six
‘Always On My Mind’ – Elvis Presley
‘Bright Horses’ – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
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