Grammy-nominated Edm artists Odesza may have seemed like a surprise choice for the now-viral “Severance” score remix, released earlier this year. And yet, as “Severance” executive producer and director Ben Stiller tweeted, the pairing almost seems like an Innie fever dream of sonic bliss.

Harrison Mills and Clayton Knight, who comprise Odesza, shockingly had only three weeks to remix Theodore Shapiro’s original “Severance” score for a 23-minute track that was been looped to form an eight-hour piece of music to mirror the standard 9 to 5 workday. The playlist was billed by Apple as being “designed for eight hours of focus — perfect for your Innie’s workday.” The remix was released across all streaming platforms April 4 after first premiering on YouTube.

In a joint interview, Mills and Knight tell IndieWire how the “Severance” remix was an expansion on their partnerships with Apple, detail incorporating “corporate” sounds, and why a project like...