By Steve Pond

A Southern California country club is the site of all kinds of power struggles in “Beef,” the Netflix limited series from Lee Sung Jin that won eight Emmys in 2023 for its first season and came back with a new location, new cast, new storyline … And it has a new composer, Finneas O’Connell, who has written film scores for “The Fallout” and “Vengeance” and a TV score for “Disclaimer” alongside his work with his sister, Billie Eilish.

The songwriter and composer who often goes by just Finneas and the producer also known as Sonny Lee met up three years ago while they were on the campaign trail with “Barbie” and the first season of “Beef,” respectively. They began work on this season when Lee pitched the idea and O’Connell came up with a demo suite of music inspired by the sounds of a country club: sprinkler systems, lawn mowers, golf balls being hit. The suite, heavy on synthesizers and pianos, got him the job, and he continued writing music as Lee filmed the show.