Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Opening Music Rewards Fans Who Pay Attention

The Ones Who Live opening music: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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The Ones Who Live opening music: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
Credit: Skybound Entertainment | Valhalla Entertainment | Circle of Confusion | AMC Studios

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live is now available for avid fans of The Walking Dead. If you are among those who caught an easter egg in the opening music of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, you should call yourself a true fan.

But if you weren't able to catch this easter egg, that's not a problem. We're here to share this discovery with fellow TWD fans.

Spoiler Warning: This article includes spoilers for The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, so proceed with caution.

What is The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Opening Music?

The Ones Who Live opening music: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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Surprise surprise!

There is actually a hidden easter egg in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live opening music. If you were able to listen to the opening music carefully, it might remind you of something from the franchise.

Before we reveal what the easter egg is, you can listen to the opening music of the spinoff series here:

Still don't have a clue?

Luckily, here's another clip that will help you piece the spinoff series with the original show:

So there you go, that's the easter egg from the opening music of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live.

The opening music in the spinoff series starts off quietly. It gradually builds up its momentum before turning into the same track that avid fans heard in the finale of The Walking Dead.

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Who is Behind the Opening Track of The Ones Who Live?

The Ones Who Live opening music: Danai Gurira as Michonne in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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The track is credited to Bear McCreary and Sam Ewing.

McCreary has been composing the score for The Walking Dead since 2010. For seasons 10 and 11, McCreary worked with Ewing to produce the score of the zombie TV show.

He is not credited on The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live. The IMDb page of The Ones Who Live has not yet credited anyone behind the spinoff series' music.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Trailer Music

The Ones Who Live opening music: Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live
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Since the show just started, the full list of songs used has not yet been released. But after digging around, we found the song used in the show's trailer.

It is actually an unreleased song by Grabbitz called Sky Turns Red. You can listen to the song here:

The song was used in the trailer.

Grabbitz was also interviewed about the show using his song in the spinoff series. He described the experience as a "life-changing feeling." You can listen to him talk about the experience here:

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