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Finneas O’Connell to Compose Full Original Score for Beef Season 2

The Oscar-winning songwriter spent a year crafting an all-original score tailored to the season’s country-club power struggle.

Overview

  • Netflix and A24 confirmed O’Connell scored the entire eight-episode season, which debuts April 16 on Netflix.
  • O’Connell said he spent 12 months on the project and watched every scene repeatedly while writing the music.
  • Creator Lee Sung Jin praised O’Connell’s ability to render dark emotions, calling the collaboration an honor.
  • Season 2 features Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, Cailee Spaeny and Seoyeon Jang, with Youn Yuh-jung and Song Kang-ho in recurring roles.
  • The new chapter centers on a Gen-Z couple who witness a violent clash at an elite country club, drawing them into competing loyalties and high-society intrigue.