Bridgerton song that could be the first dance at your wedding: how All I Want was written
- Netflix series has inspired classical covers of pop songs; the creators of the Bridgerton original All I Want talk about how they wrote it
Each new season of Bridgerton brings a bounty of reveals: steamy romances, elaborate balls, Whistledown dispatches and string quartet covers of pop hits to accompany it all.
“We’re always looking for covers that are pretty recognisable and enhance the story we’re telling,” says music supervisor Justin Kamps.
“Sometimes we like the more straightforward cover with the steady tempo that’s perfect for the ball sequences, and then other times we like the ones with a bit more creativity in the arrangement so it’s a bit more emotional.”
Picking and placing orchestral covers for the Netflix series is an intricate process, beginning with what Season 3 producer Jess Brownell estimates to be “a playlist of maybe 100 or 200 orchestral versions of pop songs” that – with input from directors, producers and Netflix – is trimmed down to a dozen or so stand-outs.
According to The Economist, it has led to a surge of classical musicians recording pop covers, string quartet bookings at weddings, and live events that merge classical music and pop.
After the release of the third season’s first batch of episodes last month, Spotify searches for Bridgerton content increased 1,700 per cent, while the creation of Bridgerton-related playlists on Spotify spiked nearly 400 per cent in the United States.