Thom Yorke has repurposed unreleased live favourite "Gawpers" – first performed at a solo show in Paris in April 2019 – for the opening theme song of Apple TV+'s upcoming show Smoke, which premieres worldwide on June 27.
Retitled "Dialing In", the track has been reworked to tie in more closely with the themes of the show, which stars Taron Egerton and Jurnee Smollett as an arson investigator and troubled police detective who begrudgingly team up to hunt down two serial arsonists. The show also features Greg Kinnear, John Leguizamo, Anna Chlumsky, Rafe Spall, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, and Adina Porter among the supporting cast.
“Working with Thom Yorke was as much an honour for me as working with Clint Eastwood, Martin Scorsese or Richard Price,” says crime novelist Dennis Lahane, who created and executive produced the show, adding:
“I've somehow been blessed with collaborating with living legends who were also formative influences on my own creative life. Thom is definitely that. In addition, he took a basic concept I gave him and delivered a song that perfectly embodies the show and absolutely crushes.”
Watch the trailer featuring a snippet of the track below. The full song is available across streaming platforms now.
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