The world and music of Taylor Jenkins Reed’s best-selling novel “Daisy Jones and the Six,” which also features the album “Aurora,” come to life. Performed by band members Daisy Jones (Riley Keough) and Billy Dunne (Sam Claflin), “Daisy Jones and the Six” is now a TV series on Amazon Prime Video, but bringing the show to life means the songs that made up the titular group Hai really needed a hit to be written.
Yes, it’s Claflin and Keough actually singing in the show, but each song on the album “Aurora” features a long list of well-known songwriters.
All songs on “Daisy Jones & the Six” were either written or co-written by Blake Mills, who also produced the album.
Co-authors include Marcus Mumford, Chris Weissman, Phoebe Bridgers, Jackson Browne, Jade Berg, Jason Boesel, Matt Sweeney, Cass McCombs, Ali Tamposi, James Valentine, Barbara Gruska, Ethan Gruska, Stephanie Smith, Jonathan Rice, Joe Keefe, Casley Are included. Collins and Taylor Goldsmith. A total of 25 original songs were written for the show, including 11 songs for “Aurora”. Mills and his partner Tony Berg operate Sound City Studios in Van Nuys – where parts of the show take place – and where the album was recorded.
All songs were mixed by Joseph Large and Blake Mills. All songs were recorded by Joseph Large, with additional production by Tony Berg and additional recording by Will McClellan. The cast members only contributed vocals, and the lyrics are brand new, not from Reed’s book.
Who wrote and sang every song on the “Aurora” album for “Daisy Jones & the Six”:
“Aurora”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Written by Blake Mills, Chris Weissman, Cass McCombs and Matt Sweeney
“let me down Easy”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by Jade Berg
- Written by Jade Berg, Ali Tamposi, James Valentine and Blake Mills
“Kill You for Trying”
- Sung by Riley Keough, Sam Claflin, James Petral and Nikki Bluhm
- Written by Blake Mills, Barbara Grushka and Ethan Grushka
“Two Versus Three”
- vocals by Riley Keough
- Written by Blake Mills
“Look at Us Now (Honeycomb)”
- Sung by Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by Blake Mills and Madison Cunningham
- Written by Blake Mills, Jason Boesel, Stephanie Smith, Jonathan Rice and Marcus Mumford
“I am sorry”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by Nicky Bluhm and James Petrali
- Written by Blake Mills and Chris Weisman
“you were gone”
- Sung by Sam Claflin and Riley Keough
- Background vocals performed by James Petrali and Jed Berg
- Written by Blake Mills and Chris Weisman
“More Fun to Miss”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Written by Blake Mills and Matt Sweeney
“Please”
- Sung by Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by James Petrali and Nicky Bluhm.
- Written by Blake Mills and Chris Wiseman
“River”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by Blake Mills and Jade Berg
- Written by Blake Mills, Jade Berg, Joe Keefe and Casley Collins
“no words”
- Sung by Riley Keough and Sam Claflin
- Background vocals performed by Nicky Bluhm and James Petrali
- Written by Blake Mills
‘Daisy Jones and the Six’ is now streaming on Amazon Prime Video.
