UPDATED: The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical Concept Album

On Christmas Day last year, the Netflix period piece drama Bridgerton, from uber-producer Shonda Rhimes, made its debut, quickly becoming an instant international hit and taking the world by storm.

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Enter, TikTok star Abigail Barlow, who – along with the 82 million households who watched the streaming series – was inspired to put her gifts to work, creating song after song with her musical partner, and former child prodigy, Emily Bear.

What began somewhat as a lark for the 22-year-old Barlow and 19-year-old Bear, quickly became – just like its namesake – an international movement by cast members of the “biggest show ever” and Broadway performers alike to see this concept become reality.

Barlow and Bear were soon making the rounds on the BBC, NPR’s All Things Considered and The Kelly Clarkson Show (just to name a few) as well as being written up in the likes of Variety, People, The Boston Globe and Entertainment Weekly.

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People – all over the globe – were clamoring to hear the songs this talented duo were composing; performers were clamoring to cover the songs, making their own videos to the music made by this pair; and social media was clamoring for access to the full production of each creation.

Enter The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical concept album, which will be available online on September 10.

The 15 original songs, inspired by the show’s first season (please keep in mind Season 2 of Bridgerton is in production albeit around any necessary COVID-19 interruptions) with songstress Barlow and pianist-producer Bear performing.

The album’s full track list is as follows:

Tis The Season
Lady Whistledown
If I Were A Man
Penelope Featherington
The Ruse
Fool For You
Alone Together
Entertain Me
Friend Turned Foe
Burn For You
Worker Bee
Every Inch
Burned Me Instead
Balancing The Scales
Ocean Away

The duo frequently shared their writing sessions via live-streaming, allowing fans to see behind the curtain at how their music was created. You can see a compilation of their work via the video below:

According to the official statement, “the Unofficial Bridgerton Musical concept album is poised to delight fans and new listeners alike with its sweeping orchestrations, clever lyrics, power ballads, and pop topline. The result is a uniquely contemporary score with classical, pop and Broadway influences.”

You can visit their website here and “pre-save” the concept album at one of four outlets: Spotify, Apple Music, Deezer and Tidal. You can also hear rough demos of ten of the Bridgerton songs on their site as well.

Dear Readers: Do not miss out on The Unofficial Bridgerton Musical!

Here is a mini docu-story with Abigail and Emily, which was done shortly before the release of the concept album. This video gives a little back story on their process in creating the concept album, and the path it took until now:

If you haven’t watched Bridgerton yet (what are you waiting for?!), get over to Netflix ASAP. You can watch the Bridgerton season one trailer below: