The Twits (Original Soundtrack)
Oli Julian & David Byrne
The Twits (Original Soundtrack) is the companion album to Netflix’s 2025 animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book, pairing original songs by David Byrne with an orchestral score by British composer Oli Julian. Released digitally on October 17, 2025 via Netflix Music and later in a limited colored‑vinyl edition credited to “Oli Julian & David Byrne,” the soundtrack runs 53 minutes and 39 tracks, weaving Byrne’s eccentric, hooky tunes into Julian’s playful, cinematic cues. Byrne contributes four new songs—Open the Door (a duet with Hayley Williams), We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else, Lullaby, and The Problem Is You—while Julian’s score fleshes out the film’s world of Twitlandia with brassy mischief, sly woodwinds, and sweeping, slightly off‑kilter orchestral textures.
Tonally, the album walks a line between gleefully grotesque and surprisingly heartfelt, mirroring the movie’s “for our times” take on Dahl’s story as a clash between cruelty and compassion. Byrne’s songs lean into stomping rhythms, oddball vocal hooks, and lyrics that celebrate weirdness and question authority, giving the Twits and their chaotic amusement park a musical voice that’s anarchic but instantly memorable. Julian’s cues, meanwhile, amplify the slapstick and suspense but also carve out moments of genuine warmth for the children and animals caught in the Twits’ orbit, helping the score feel more like a full‑fledged adventure than just comic underscoring. On the physical release, two exclusive Byrne demos and neon “vaporwave” artwork by illustrator Sonny Ross underline the project’s hybrid identity: part Roald Dahl mischief, part art‑pop experiment, and part showcase for a new animation composer stepping confidently onto the feature‑film stage.
The Twits (Original Soundtrack)
Oli Julian & David Byrne
The Twits (Original Soundtrack) is the companion album to Netflix’s 2025 animated adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic book, pairing original songs by David Byrne with an orchestral score by British composer Oli Julian. Released digitally on October 17, 2025 via Netflix Music and later in a limited colored‑vinyl edition credited to “Oli Julian & David Byrne,” the soundtrack runs 53 minutes and 39 tracks, weaving Byrne’s eccentric, hooky tunes into Julian’s playful, cinematic cues. Byrne contributes four new songs—Open the Door (a duet with Hayley Williams), We’re Not Like Ev’ryone Else, Lullaby, and The Problem Is You—while Julian’s score fleshes out the film’s world of Twitlandia with brassy mischief, sly woodwinds, and sweeping, slightly off‑kilter orchestral textures.
Tonally, the album walks a line between gleefully grotesque and surprisingly heartfelt, mirroring the movie’s “for our times” take on Dahl’s story as a clash between cruelty and compassion. Byrne’s songs lean into stomping rhythms, oddball vocal hooks, and lyrics that celebrate weirdness and question authority, giving the Twits and their chaotic amusement park a musical voice that’s anarchic but instantly memorable. Julian’s cues, meanwhile, amplify the slapstick and suspense but also carve out moments of genuine warmth for the children and animals caught in the Twits’ orbit, helping the score feel more like a full‑fledged adventure than just comic underscoring. On the physical release, two exclusive Byrne demos and neon “vaporwave” artwork by illustrator Sonny Ross underline the project’s hybrid identity: part Roald Dahl mischief, part art‑pop experiment, and part showcase for a new animation composer stepping confidently onto the feature‑film stage.