"THE VAMPIRE LESTAT" DROPS FIRST OFFICIAL ROCK SINGLE "LONG FACE" PERFORMED BY THE WORLD'S FIRST IMMORTAL ROCK STAR

AMC NETWORKS AND LAKESHORE RECORDS RELEASE SINGLE ON ALL DIGITAL PLATFORMS

Original Music and Lyrics by Series Composer Daniel Hart

The Vampire Lestat Returns this Summer on AMC and AMC+

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 13, 2026: The first official rock single, "Long Face," performed by the world's first immortal rockstar, Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), dropped today ahead of the premiere of The Vampire Lestat. AMC Networks and Lakeshore Records have released the single on the newly launched Vampire Lestat artist profile pages at major digital music services, including Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music, with additional songs to be released in the coming months. The song's original music and lyrics, by series' composer Daniel Hart and performed by Reid, will be featured in The Vampire Lestat premiering this summer on AMC and AMC+.

In the new rock and roll centric season, the Vampire Lestat goes on an electric multi-city tour while being haunted by "muses" from his wild and rebellious past. As his band's popularity and star power rises, so does Lestat's influence over vampires and humans alike, leaving others to contend with Lestat's power in the face of the Great Conversion, an unnatural surge in the vampire population. In addition to Reid, The Vampire Lestat stars Jacob Anderson, Assad Zaman, Eric Bogosian, Delainey Hayles and Jennifer Ehle and is executive produced by award-winning producer Mark Johnson, creator, writer and showrunner Rolin Jones, Hannah Moscovitch, along with Christopher Rice and the late Anne Rice.

Said Daniel Hart: "Long Face is the first song I wrote for The Vampire Lestat. We decided early on to make David Bowie a big influence for Lestat's musical style and persona, and there's certainly some Ziggy Stardust in this song. But we chose Bowie not only for his glam era, but because he was a chameleon. Expect Lestat to change his musical colors throughout the season as well, as he discovers how to remain true to himself, and how to express that truth on stage every night."

Said the Vampire Lestat: "Long Face is the first song Daniel Hart 'produced' for my album. He decided early on to steal where he could from Bowie because he hasn't had an original idea for five years now (is that his Green Knight score fading in the rear view?) As for Long Face, the bass should have walked down with the guitar at the end instead of pedaling on E. Predictable. Like everything Daniel Hart touches."

ABOUT DANIEL HART

Daniel Hart is a composer and performer based in Los Angeles. Hart made his feature film debut in 2013 with the critically acclaimed Ain't Them Bodies Saints, which began his collaboration with filmmaker David Lowery. Hart has composed the music for all of Lowery's films, including The Green Knight, Pete's Dragon, A Ghost Story, Old Man and The Gun, and the upcoming Mother Mary. Over the past decade, he has also scored multiple TV shows, from Fox's The Exorcist, to SMILF, to SUNNY. He has written music for This American Life, and composed the score for S Town, one of the most popular podcasts of all time.

Hart and showrunner Rolin Jones have been collaborating on Interview with the Vampire since 2021. The Vampire Lestat puts Hart's music front and center: he and Jones worked side by side in the writer's room this year, with Hart co-writing one of the episodes, and writing over twenty songs for the Vampire Lestat to sing. Hart's musical career started on the road, as a hired gun for bands such as St. Vincent, Broken Social Scene, Other Lives, and The Polyphonic Spree. He has also fronted his own band, Dark Rooms, since 2013. The new season brings Daniel Hart back to those rock'n'roll roots, both as a songwriter, and as the Musical Director for the onscreen band which Lestat fronts.

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ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS

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