Unbroken

It took me all of two seconds to recognize that Unbroken occupies the same emotional space as The Choice from the first game — that same quiet, aching poignancy that Gustavo Santaolalla does better than anyone. It also appears to great effect in Episode 4 of the HBO series.

Lately I’ve been going back to the original source material and building my own arrangements from the ground up — and that’s exactly what I did with Unbroken. My goal is never to alter the original piece. Instead, I’m adding bridge sections that feel like a natural extension of…