The first OST of the JTBC drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ is being released.

The first OST ‘Money Takes the Heart’ of the new JTBC Saturday-Sunday drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ (written by Lee Seung-young / directed by Ahn Pan-seok) sung by Kevin Salem will be released on the 9th at 6 PM through various online music sites.

‘Money Takes the Heart’ is a song that strongly warns that money and greed threaten the nature of humans and that material success alone can never bring true comfort. It interprets a somewhat dark and heavy subject matter with a rough and sharp aggressive sound-based alternative rock blues.

It also combines the experimental nature of alternative rock with the sensibility of the blues to express the message of the song raw and intuitively. The ambient and bluesy chord progression, solo play, and free song composition centered around the guitar sound stand out, and through these, the fierce reality and inner agony conveyed by the drama are directly expressed.

In particular, the repeated phrases “Money takes the heart away” and “All that glitter is cold” directly express the coldness and emptiness hidden behind the outward glamour, as well as the danger that money takes away humanity.

This OST was created under the supervision of music director Namyeon Lee, in collaboration with New York-based songwriter and producer Kevin Salem. From the beginning to the end of the OST, from writing lyrics, composing, to arranging, the two artists worked together as one, resulting in a song that delivers the message more powerfully and delicately.

Kevin Salem worked on the OST for the drama ‘One Spring Night’ with Rachael Yamagata and music director Namyeon Lee, and recently he has been actively working on film music, such as in charge of the music for director Peter Hedges‘ ‘The Same Storm’. In this production, he participated in singing the OST, increasing the perfection of the production and proving his capabilities once again.

JTBC drama ‘The Art of Negotiation’ has been capturing attention since its first episode with three-dimensional characters and the captivating acting of top actors Lee Je-hoon, Kim Dae-myung, Sung Dong-il, and Jang Hyun-sung.

Meanwhile, ‘The Art of Negotiation’ OST Part. 1 ‘Money Takes the Heart’ sung by Kevin Salem will be available on various online music sites from 6 PM on the 9th.

Reporter Choi Yoon-na, Donga.com yyynnn@donga.com

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