Orla Gartland shares new track ‘At The End Of The Day’

Orla Gartland has been a busy bee; the Irish singer has been working on the official soundtrack for Apple TV series Trying, and now she’s shared the first track from it, ‘At The End Of The Day’.

Her work on the soundtrack for the fifth series - which is due for release on the streaming platform from 10th July - sees her follow in the footsteps of Guy Garvey, Maisie Peters, Bear’s Den and BEKA, who have all previously composed soundtracks for the show. What’s more, the eight-track OST will also feature appearances from the likes of Matt Maltese, Liang Lawrence and FIZZ collaborator Martin Luke Brown - a true dream team! 

“I absolutely loved making this soundtrack. The task was beautifully straightforward: write eight songs, one for the closing scene of each episode,” Orla has said, of the project. “I started by writing about the characters’ arcs in the series; tales of love, growth, family - what I didn’t expect was that somewhere along the way it all became about my own experiences. I think maybe it’s the only way I can make music, to put a piece of myself in everything. 

“Working closely with my producer and longtime collaborator Tom Stafford felt like stepping into a pair of perfectly worn-in boots - the two of us always have such a deep, unspoken understanding of where we want to get to. We worked quickly and eventually landed on a palette of big acoustics, noughties-inspired drums, tiny little moog synth noodles and big soaring strings.

“Inspired by the two lead characters in Trying (and my own parents), I wrote ‘At The End Of The Day’ about recognising real love against the backdrop of an intense shared history. It’s about looking back on the perfectly imperfect life you’ve built, all you’ve been through together and thinking sometimes I’m a nightmare and sometimes you’re a nightmare and I AM STILL MAD ABOUT YOU.”

Have a listen to the warm lilt of ‘At The End Of The Day’ - which doubles as her first new music since last year’s single, ‘Now What?’ - below, and check out the rest of the OST tracklisting underneath the player.