Bridgertonâs leading characters, with Bear orchestrating the arrangements and producing official tracks.
âWe wanted to do what
Bridgerton did, which is take this 1800s period piece and infuse it with modern elements,â says Bear. âWe know all of the Top 40 songs, we grew up with musical theatre, and with Abigailâs pop sensibilities and my classical style, we really complement each other. Thatâs what
Bridgerton did so well on screen and we want to translate that.â
One of the TikToks Barlow and Bear wrote was âBurn For You,â a duet for Daphne and Simon Basset, the Duke of Hastings. It caught the attention of many singing TikTokers, including Nick Daly, a University of Michigan musical theatre acting and playwriting student, and the winner of Playbillâs 2020 Search for a Star contest.