On January 11, the cast of the musical Lazarus arrived in the studio to record its original soundtrack. When they got to the session, they learnt that the play’s mastermind, David Bowie, had died the night before.
Now music from the Lazarus cast album has begun to surface. Killing a Little Time is the first of three new, original Bowie compositions that will be released posthumously on the soundtrack album.
The song can now be streamed before the album’s October 21 release on Columbia/ISO.
The new Bowie compositions on the soundtrack were co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti, and recorded with Donny McCaslin and the same quartet that played on Bowie’s final, harrowing Black Star album.
Aside from the originals, which also include When I Met You and No Plan, the album includes thoroughly reworked versions of classics from Bowie’s catalogue, produced by the show’s musical director, Henry Hey (who had previously worked on Bowie’s The Next Day album).
The play debuted in New York in 2015, and is set to begin a London run on November 8.
