The online release of the Territory 2 soundtrack is confirmed by the premier streaming platform, with the full album now available on VKontakte. Fans can explore 17 tracks created specifically for the TV series, offering an immersive auditory panorama that complements the on-screen world.
The compositions were crafted by Evgeny Masloboev, who uses the stage name Jerzy Lutosławski for his musical performances. Masloboev drew inspiration from geography, ethnicity, and preserved cultural monuments to shape melodies that could plausibly inhabit the show’s landscapes. He explained that the process mirrored how ancient researchers attempted to revive lost music from fragments such as drawings and ceramic patterns, piecing together sounds from the past to recreate an atmosphere of another era.
In bringing this soundscape to life, the composer incorporated ambient noise, homemade instruments, and traditional tools from the Komi people and related traditions. The palette includes the fidl (a folk violin), shamanic tambourines, bear sticks, pu drums, sigudok string lutes, and a large birch bark horn known as buksan. One track features a recording captured at Lake Baikal, recorded during a solitary excursion into a valley accessible only with prior shamanic permission. The space is steeped in legend, with stories of a dark lord who punishes travelers unless protective rites are performed. Masloboev noted that the valley’s sounds produced an eerie, captivating mystery in the music, even without contact with any legends firsthand.
Further details reveal that one piece uses the sound of circular saws processed into the composition, while another experiments with the sound produced by bowing a metal Soviet hanger. For a specific scene, Masloboev even describes taking dramatic measures, hanging suspended on a construction site while playing a fixture with one hand, an approach that demonstrates a willingness to push creative boundaries to achieve the right cinematic impact.
The Territory 2 soundtrack thus stands as a portrait of cross-cultural experimentation, blending natural environments with ethnic instruments and industrial sounds. The result is a sonic tapestry that invites listeners to revisit the series with fresh ears, uncovering subtle textures and motifs woven through each track. The album’s release supports viewers who wish to revisit pivotal moments or simply lose themselves in a sound world built from geography, history, and personal discovery.