When Words Fall Short, Chris Stapleton Lets His Voice Do the Healing in Netflix’s Nobody Wants This. ML
Chris Stapleton is one of several country artists featured on the soundtrack for the new season of Nobody Wants This on Netflix, which features a 19-song soundtrack of all-new original songs, featuring artists across all genres, and three of country music’s best made the cut, also including Ella Langley and Kacey Musgraves.
They’re all great, but of course, Stapleton just always has that little something extra, and “Heart Letting Go” is an absolutely stunning ballad about heartbreak and coming to the realization that something in a relationship has shifted and is inevitably coming to an end, whether both parties want it to or not.
Stapleton penned it with Alan Anderson, and his vocals are just as perfect as ever, and I believe I hear his longtime background vocalist and harmonizer, his wife Morgane Stapleton, lending her voice as well, which always makes any of his songs that much better.
I know this song was likely written for this TV show, but it sounds like it could fit right in on any of Stapleton’s albums, which is saying a lot because most TV soundtracks are nowhere near as legit.
But when you tap Stapleton for something like this, he’s always going to blow it out of the water… no one does it like him, we all know that.
The plot of Nobody Wants This is actually based on a true story, and it became a quick success as fans were captivated by the unconventional love story. The show earned three Emmy nominations, including for outstanding comedy series.
The second season is out today, and I’ve definitely seen it in my Netflix “recommended” list before, but I’ve never actually watched it… I might have to now, though, knowing that I can hear some of my favorite country artists on it.
Simon Tikhman, co-founder and CEO of music company The Core Entertainment, assembled the soundtrack with Interscope Records, and Tikhman is also the husband of Erin Foster, the creator behind Nobody Wants This.
The series is loosely based on their love story, so having him involved in what music is featured in the plotline was an easy call:
“The fact that we were able to put together a one-of-a-kind soundtrack with incredible artists speaks to the success of the first season. I wanted the music to reflect the same mix of honesty, sharpness, and heart that Erin brings to the story, while also creating a soundtrack that can stand on its own.
I’m deeply invested in this project — and, of course, in its creator — which made getting the music right all the more meaningful.”
Clearly, he gave them creative freedom in that Stapleton, Langley and Musgraves were all co-writers on their songs with other country writers, and really got to come up with a song they would actually write and sing in their regular catalogs.
