--- description: "I'd like to dissect the idea of someone who has to deal with so much darkness" title: Idris Elba Wants to Release an Album Inspired by His 'Luther' Character image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Idris Elba Wants to Release an Album Inspired by _Luther_  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 7:24 PM CUT  by [Nolan Feeney](/author/nolan-feeney/)  ## Nolan Feeney Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 7:24 PM CUT Idris Elba loves playing the titular role on the BBC crime show _Luther_ so much that [he’s planning to record an album about it](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-23/idris-elba-planning-album-of-luther-inspired-music "undefined"). The actor said he’s working on songs inspired by police detective John Luther and the demons he battles, _RadioTimes_ reports. The album’s working title is _Murder Loves John_. “I’d like to dissect the idea of someone who has to deal with so much darkness,” he told BBC Radio 4’s Front Row. “That could create some really good songs … and definitely an interesting mood, musically.” It’s not the first time Elba has released music. He just released _Idris Elba Presents mi Mandela_, a collection of songs inspired by his role as Nelson Mandela in 2013’s _Long Walk to Freedom_. \[[_RadioTimes_](http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2014-11-23/idris-elba-planning-album-of-luther-inspired-music "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3602931/idris-elba-luther-album/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3602931/idris-elba-luther-album/"},"headline":"Idris Elba Wants to Release an Album Inspired by Luther","datePublished":"2014-11-24T19:24:43.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T02:20:07.805Z","description":"\"I'd like to dissect the idea of someone who has to deal with so much darkness\"","url":"https://time.com/3602931/idris-elba-luther-album/","keywords":["Television","Music","Idris Elba"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Nolan Feeney","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nolan-feeney/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3602931/idris-elba-luther-album/","name":"Idris Elba Wants to Release an Album Inspired by Luther"}}]}] ```