SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 4 finale of “Ted Lasso,” now streaming on Apple TV. Instead, it was a cover of the tune, performed by singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. So when it was time to rework the show’s title theme for the Season 4 finale, he gave the singer/songwriter a call.
Fellow executive producer and star Brendan Hunt, who plays Coach Beard on the show, told Variety that Sudeikis has been a Carlile fan for years — and that the two of them have seen her perform at multiple shows. But moving forward, should “Ted Lasso” return for a Season 5, this could potentially be the show’s new theme. Hunt said he was bowled over by Carlile’s cover.
I hope that Apple puts out the whole recording because the 30-second snippet we get for the credits is one thing, but the full version is just staggering. It’s her and the whole band and everybody is bringing their ‘A’ game for it. It’s really, really powerful.” “Ted Lasso” has switched out the Marcus Mumford/Tom Howe theme one other time: In the Season 2 standalone episode “Beard After Hours,” which followed Hunt’s character through a wild evening, the opening featured a song by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy.
Here is the “Ted Lasso” Season 4 finale opening title sequence by Carlile
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