Netflix's The Witcher's "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher" has a secret rap version

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If you've watched 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Witcher Netflix series then there will be one thing that has been haunting you ever since. Not Geralt's steely glare, or Yennerfer's on point eyeshadow, but ba♛rd Jaskier's catchy little song, "Toss a Coin to Your Witcher". We spoke to the people who came up with the song, found out what they think of the reactions, and discovered there's a secret rap version yet to be released. 

"We've had that song stuck in our heads since November 2018," says composer Giona Ostin෴elli, who along with Sonya Belousova created all the music for the series. "We were confident it was going to be a really fun song. Now did we expect such a viral success? You can never expect that."

The pair is humbled and thrilled to see all the various versions, from death metal covers to Russian𓄧 choirs, and revealed that they have their own alternative version from the making of the show. 

"There was a certain point when there was a version of 'Toss a Coin to Your Witcher🅠' in rap format," says Ostinelliℱ.

"We might consiℱder releasing it as a bonus track at some point," laughs Belousova. 

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The rap version exists because of the exhaustive process Ostinelli and Belousova went through to crea𝓡te the soundscape of the fantasy world, from creating special instruments to giving showrunner Lauren S. Hissrich a huge choice of options. 

"For every song we wrote for Jaskier we had about five or six versions, because all these songs were written before the show even entered produ📖ction," explains Belousova. "We wanted to make sure when we were presenting songs to Lauren we were presenting her a whol꧒e spectrum of different styles and genres. We tried to go from something very medieval and renaissance to something very contemporary."

Belousova says inꦓ her mind, Jaskier is like the Freddie Mercury of the magical continent, so they wanted to make sure they were representi🅷ng that musically. 

"That's why when we just meet his character and he sings the song You Think You're Safe, it's a very simple song - just voice and lute - and the reason for that is we wanted to create this musicౠal evolution of his character. So when he sings 'Toss a Coin To Your Witcher', musically you can see that journey that he goes through from the tavern to becoming the rockstar of the continent." 

Giona Ostinelli and Sonya Belousova

Giona Ostinelli and Sonya Belousova (Image credit: Rhapsody PR)

Ostinelli and Belousova applied the same intense thought process to every aspect of the series' score. ▨They recorded soloists, ensembles, and had instruments specifically built for The Witcher. They explain that the world of The Witcher is so diverse and unique, they wanted to reflect that in its music. 

"A lot of instruments were built in the United States, and a lo🌞t came from Russ🍒ia, from Hungary, from Malaysia, from China, literally from all over the world," says Belousova. 

Those special in♐struments included a recreation of a traditional medieval hurdy-gurdy, a Chinese Ocarina called the Xun - which became a major part of Ciri's theme - and a Brazilian Berimbau, to name just a few. 

"We actually calculated, between Giona and ♛I we recorded 64 instruments, which is crazy now🍰 that I think about it."

Find out more about The Witcher in our interview with Lauren S. Hissrich and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:check out this Witcher mod that features a performance of 'Toss a Coin to your Witcher'

Rachel Weber
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Rachel Weber is the former US Managing Editor of GamꦚesRadar+ and lives in Brooklyn, New York. She joined GamesRadar+ in 2017, revitalizing the news coverage and building new processes and str🌳ategies for the US team.