{"id":119319,"date":"2025-02-22T00:01:12","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T00:01:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/02\/22\/for-king-countrys-u2-cover-to-lead-house-of-david-season-1-soundtrack\/"},"modified":"2025-02-22T00:01:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T00:01:12","slug":"for-king-countrys-u2-cover-to-lead-house-of-david-season-1-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/magic\/2025\/02\/22\/for-king-countrys-u2-cover-to-lead-house-of-david-season-1-soundtrack\/","title":{"rendered":"For KING + COUNTRY’s U2 cover to lead ‘House of David: Season 1’ soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"
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As previously reported, for KING + COUNTRY<\/strong> have covered the U2<\/strong> song “40” for the upcoming Prime Video series <\/span>House of David<\/span><\/em>. Now we have details on the series’ soundtrack, which includes the duo’s song.<\/span><\/p>\n

House of David<\/em> is about the life and times of the biblical King David of Israel. The first season, which premieres Feb. 27 with three episodes, follows David as a boy, including his battle with Goliath. It starts streaming on Feb. 27, which is also the day the soundtrack drops.<\/p>\n

In addition to the cover of “40,” a U2 live favorite that originally appeared on their 1983 album,\u00a0War,<\/em> the album features songs by Christian and gospel artists such as Anne Wilson<\/strong>, Chris Tomlin<\/strong>, Blessing Offor<\/strong> and Tasha Cobbs Leonard<\/strong>. One of the singles is “I’ve Got a Story” by NEEDTOBREATHE<\/strong> and Tori Kelly<\/strong>.\u00a0The star of House of David,<\/em> Michael Iskander<\/strong>, sings with Gabby Barrett<\/strong> on a track called “Lead Me To the Water.”<\/p>\n

For King + Country’s cover of “40” is streaming now. The lyrics are an adaptation of the Bible’s Psalm 40, often attributed to King David. Joel<\/strong> and Luke Smallbone<\/strong> wrote on\u00a0Instagram<\/strong><\/a>, “We\u2019ve long been inspired by watching these 2-Dimensional biblical epics be brought to 3-Dimensional life on the big screen. A high honor to be included in this project, and grateful to\u00a0@U2\u00a0for entrusting us with this song.”<\/p>\n