Brandi Carlile Covers 'Ted Lasso' Theme in S4 Finale — SkimNews
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- Brandi Carlile sang a cover of the 'Ted Lasso' title theme in the Season 4 finale 'The Departing Lass,' replacing the original co-written and performed by Marcus Mumford of Mumford & Sons and composer Tom Howe.
- Jason Sudeikis initiated the switch and has been friends with Carlile since he hosted 'Saturday Night Live' in 2021, when she served as the musical guest.
- Brendan Hunt said Sudeikis had long wanted a woman's voice to perform the theme to reflect the show's pivot from the men's team to the women's team, calling Carlile the 'graceful' choice for the handover.
- Hunt recounted that Sudeikis invited him and his wife over and played the full-length version, saying he 'just bawled' and that the 30-second credits snippet doesn't capture how 'staggering' the complete recording is.
- Carlile had previously contributed music to the series with her cover of 'Home' from 'The Wiz,' which was featured in a Season 3 episode.
- The show previously swapped out the Mumford/Howe theme once before, in the Season 2 standalone episode 'Beard After Hours,' which featured a song by Wilco's Jeff Tweedy.
Why it matters: The switch to Carlile delivers a deliberate auditory marker of 'Ted Lasso's' narrative pivot from the men's team to the women's team — Sudeikis told Hunt he had been planning a female voice for the theme 'for a while,' and the full-length version, which Apple has not yet released, may define the show's sound if it returns.
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