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Decca Records has a gift for the BBC and Netflix fans in your life. They released the soundtrack album for the BBC mini-series Watership Down.

Released in 2018, Watership Down was an animated adaptation of the novel by Richard Adams. Its soundtrack features 36 tracks of the original score from composer Frederico Jusid.

If this article is your first time hearing about this series, you are in luck. I included the trailer for it below. Therefore, by reading further, you will learn if it is something for you to watch or not.

Watership Down is A Collaboration between BBC and Netflix

Watership Down is an animated retelling of the classic novel by Richard Adams. It follows the plight of a band of rabbits as they flee the intrusion of man and the destruction of their home in the idyllic rural landscape of southern England.

The Netflix series by Director Noam Murro stars:

• James McAvoy
• Nicholas Hoult
• Ben Kingsley
• John Boyega
• Gemma Arterton
• Tom Wilkinson
• Miles Jupp
• Freddie Fox
• Olivia Colman
• Anne-Marie Duff

The BBC-produced series consists of four episodes, which aired on BBC One and Netflix, starting on December 23, 2018.

The Watership Down soundtrack features the show’s original score from Composer Frederico Jusid as well as the new song 10,000 Enemies from Emeli Sandé. You can find the album on most music platforms.

The Watership Down Soundtrack Track List

The Watership Down soundtrack contains the following 39 tracks:

1. Another Day in Sandleford (1:39)
2. Fiver’s Vision (1:20)
3. Everyone, Run! (2:31)
4. That’s Our Home (2:05)
5. Birds (1:59)
6. Allow Me to Take You to The Great Burrow (3:11)
7. Frith In A Basket (2:36)
8. Saving Bigwig (3:13)
9. Well Done, Hazel-Rah (2:37)
10. Leave One Alive for Questioning (1:14)
11. El-Ahrairah (2:18)
12. General Woundwort (2:09)
13. Back to Efrafa (2:33)
14. The Escape (3:52)
15. Black Branches That Fire (2:50)
16. The Black Rabbit of Inlé (1:20)
17. Clover in The Mist (4:01)
18. From Hutch Rabbit to King Rabbit (1:46)
19. Don’t Look Up! (3:08)
20. I’m Going to Take Great Pleasure In Killing You (2:45)
21. Super 8 Memories (1:55)
22. Keehar to the Rescue! (2:12)
23. Farewell (1:17)
24. Those of You Not Loyal To Me… (2:00)
25. My Name Is Hazel (2:37)
26. Good Times in Watership Down (1:39)
27. By Frith I Will Defend It (1:50)
28. War (1:59)
29. Goodbye, Captain Holly (5:08)
30. They’re Coming in From Above! (1:39)
31. Your Plan Is Dangerous Hazel (3:29)
32. I Fear Nothing (3:36)
33. Fiver Is Alive! (2:46)
34. My Leader, My Brother, My Friend (1:13)
35. Join My Owsla (2:33)
36. 10,000 Enemies – Emeli Sandé (3:41)

Watership Down Series Trailer and Review

While the “humans as antagonists” thing has been done for ages, at least this series does not dwell on it. Humanity is not the rabbits’ only enemy, and the trailer never shows humans. It just indicates human tools and buildings. Otherwise, the rabbits fight other animals.

You can watch the trailer here:

You can find the series compiled into a single movie on most movie apps.

Watership Down is Great for Fans of British Animation

Watership Down will fit well in any collection of British comedies and music. However, it is not Britain’s only animated series, and a few of them were worthy of international releases. If they made it Stateside, you’ll likely find them listed here on Toon Radio.