AMC’s The Vampire Lestat, the official title for the third season of Interview with the Vampire, is stepping up its marketing campaign. The new promotion for the upcoming season is an actual single by Lestat, released on major streaming platforms.
The single, “Long Face,” was written by the series’ composer and performed by Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid). The song is just the first of many that will be added to Vampire Lestat’s artist profile page in the coming weeks.
“Long Face” will be featured in the new season, premiering this summer.
Commenting on the first single, Hart said, “‘Long Face’ is the first song I wrote for The Vampire Lestat. We decided early on to make David Bowie a big influence for Lestat’s musical style and persona, and there’s certainly some Ziggy Stardust in this song. But we chose Bowie not only for his glam era, but because he was a chameleon. Expect Lestat to change his musical colors throughout the season as well as he discovers how to remain true to himself and how to express that truth on stage every night.”
Hart and showrunner Rolin Jones worked together in the writer’s room, with Hart even co-writing a third season episode. Hart also wrote 20+ songs for Lestat to perform.
Reid returns as Lestat, Jacob Anderson is back as Louis, Assad Zaman reprises his role as Armand, and Eric Bogosian returns as Daniel. Delainey Hayles will also be back as Claudia, and Jennifer Ehle joins the series as Gabriella, Lestat’s mother.
AMC issued the following statement credited to the Vampire Lestat: “‘Long Face’ is the first song Daniel Hart ‘produced’ for my album. He decided early on to steal where he could from Bowie because he hasn’t had an original idea for five years now (is that his Green Knight score fading in the rear view?). As for ‘Long Face,’ the bass should have walked down with the guitar at the end instead of pedaling on E. Predictable. Like everything Daniel Hart touches.”
“In the new rock and roll-centric season, the Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by ‘muses’ from his wild and rebellious past,” reads AMC’s synopsis. “As his band’s popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat’s influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat’s power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population.”
Rolin Jones created the series, based on Anne Rice’s bestselling books, and serves as writer, showrunner, and executive producer. Additional executive producers include Mark Johnson, Hannah Moscovitch, Christopher Rice, and the late Anne Rice.
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