TheLastOfUs co-creator Craig Mazin explains why they chose Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” for the end of Episode 1.
HBO’s adaptation of the critically acclaimed video game, The Last of Us aired its premiere episode this past Sunday. And the reception it has gotten was certainly foretold by the reviews it had garnered prior to its release. The first episode wrapped with Joel putting himself between a loaded gun and our teenage hero, Ellie . After neutralizing the aggressor, the duo alongside Tess make their way through a cut in the fence and into the wasteland.
Now co-showrunner Craig Mazin has revealed the reasoning behind that particular choice of music as viewers closed out what had been a thrilling series opener. While speaking on HBO’s The Last of Us Podcast, Mazin revealed that the video game franchise had a history with music from the 80s, "There is a grand tradition of 80s music in The Last of Us and The Last of Us Part II, and 80s means trouble.
COLLIDER VIDEO OF THE DAY "A lot of 80s music is chipper and fun but with this, I was looking for an up-tempo 80s song that had a darkness to it lyrically,” he says. Mazin then describes what the journey of Joel and Ellie would look like while drawing a link to the music choice. “What "Never Let Me Down Again" is about is 'I'm taking a ride with my best friend' — he was singing about drugs, it was a song about addiction.
The Last of Us returns to HBO on Sunday, January 22. You can listen to the official podcast for Episode 1, "When You're Lost in the Darkness," down below:
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