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JG Thirlwell live score to Harry Smith at Nitehawk Cinema Brooklyn

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On November 11 2026, JG Thirlwell will perform a live score to the legendary Harry Smith film Heaven and Earth Magic at the Nitehawk Cinema Williamsburg in Brooklyn NYC. Heaven and Earth Magic is a 1962 avant-garde stop-motion animation. Its surreal imagery, drawn from cutups of 19th century catalogs, has a mystical and hypnotic quality that has entranced viewers for decades.

This will be a solo performance by Thirlwell in immersive four channel sound, performed on keyboards with computer / sample programs and theremin. The score was commissioned by L’Etrange Film Festival in Paris and premiered there in 2024. Thirlwell has also performed this project in  San Francisco, Los Angeles and Woodstock. Tickets are available here. 

JG Thirlwell’s Archer Soundtracks Volume 2 and 3 Released in Sept 2026

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         We’re thrilled to announce the release of two new albums by JG Thirlwell featuring the brilliant soundtrack work that he created for the animated series Archer. The albums are entitled Archer Original Soundtrack Volume Two and Archer Original Soundtrack Volume Three. 

Volume Two features score created for seasons 9-11 and contains 43 tracks. Volume Three features score created for seasons 12-14 and contains 54 tracks. Thirlwell composed and performed all the music, with occasional guest musicians on select tracks. Thirlwell recorded, engineered, mixed and produced all of the music at his studio, Self Immolation Studios in Brooklyn, NY.

JG Thirlwell started scoring the FX series in 2014, beginning with on season 7. Prior to Thirlwell joining the series the show had been using library music for the score for seasons 1-6.

The show won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Series for season 7. Thirlwell stayed with the show and scored every episode until it was canceled in 2024 after Season 14. Archer Original Soundtrack Volume 1 was released in 2024 by Iam8bit on vinyl and digital.

Archer Volume Two and Archer Volume Three will be released by Disney Music Group via  Hollywood Records, in digital and on all streaming services, on September 19 2026.

JG Thirlwell’s Archer Soundtrack Vol 1 due in 2023

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The long-awaited soundtrack album of JG Thirlwell‘s scores for the animated series Archer will finally be released in 2024 via iam8bit/DMG.

The album comprises 27 tracks and is drawn from seasons 7-9 of the show. It will be released on maraschino red vinyl.

Thirlwell joined the show on season 7 and was able to expand and build on the Archer universe with his musical stylings. The show won an Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Animated Program for season 7.

You can advance order the album here