If the haunting chorus of voices singing The Police’s “Every Breath You Take” in the new trailer for Showtime’s “Homeland” sounds familiar, it’s because it belongs to Belgian women’s choir Scala & Kolacny Brothers, who are also responsible for the cover of Radiohead’s “Creep” that so memorably defined the trailer for “The Social Network.”
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It’s a juxtaposition that worked for David Fincher’s film, and it works pretty damn well here, too — “I’ll be watching you” makes a very suitable refrain for the surveillance-oriented series, which kicks off its second season on Sunday, September 30th.
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