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Sep 26, 2022 · The song is "Alone and Forsaken" by country artist Hank Williams, and the title alone could explain why it's perfect for this series.
Dec 3, 2022 · December 3, 2022 · 2 min read. The Last of Us HBO Official Trailer Picks The Right Song. The full two-minute The Last of Us HBO official trailer has finally dropped today, almost out of...
- Episode 1 – When You’Re Lost in The Darkness
- Episode 2 – Infected
- Episode 3 – Long, Long Time
- Episode 4 – Please Hold My Hand
- Episode 5 – Endure and Survive
“Never Let Me Down Again” – Depeche Mode
Depeche Mode’s “Never Let Me Down Again” plays at the very end of the first episode after Ellie (Bella Ramsey), Joel (Pedro Pascal), and Tess (Anna Torv) have left the Quarantine Zone to meet up with the Fireflies set to take Ellie west. The radio that is used to connect with Joel and Tess’ friends Bill (Nick Offerman) and Frank (Murray Bartlett) kicks on playing this song long after they’re gone. At the time, we think it means that Bill and Frank are in danger as per the code they’ve establi...
Other Notable Songs:
1. “Tomorrow” – Avril Lavigne 2. “White Flag” – Dido 3. “Chonophobia” – New Oblivion 4. “I Can’t Believe You’re Back” – Jad Mhanna, Roy Abdallah, Carole Aoun
“Hampa” – Ari Lasso
While there’s really only one lyrical song in episode 2, and it’s hard to notice unless you’re looking for it, the inclusion of Ari Lasso’s “Hampa” still shows how much thought goes behind the music of the series. This song plays softly in the background of the restaurant where mycologist Ibu Ratna (Christine Hakim) is enjoying her last normal meal before the Indonesian government informs her of the Cordyceps outbreak and asks her how to contain it. Translated, the lyrics are about lost love...
“Long, Long Time” – Linda Ronstadt
When the title of the episode is also a song title, you know you’re likely in for an emotional ride. That’s even more so the case when that song is “Long Long Time” by Linda Ronstadt. In this episode, we get to see the relationship of Bill and Frank develop over decades, and this song is one of the first things they bond over. Frank finds a Linda Ronstadt music book in Bill’s piano, and after slightly butchering the song in an earnest attempt to play, Bill takes over and shows us, and Frank,...
Other Notable Songs:
1. “I’m Coming Home to Stay” – Fleetwood Mac 2. “White Room” – Cream 3. “Chains of Love” – Erasure 4. “On the Nature of Daylight” – Max Richter
“Alone and Forsaken” – Hank Williams
Ellie, bless her born-in-the-post-apocalypse heart, thinks that Hank Williams was part of Joel’s era. In reality, the legendary guitarist was at his height in the ’40s and ’50s and can be considered one of the pioneers of American popular music. Though he’s from well before their time, Williams’ posthumously released “Alone and Forsaken” makes for a wonderful sonic backdrop as Joel and Ellie drive through a broken down American landscape.
“True Faith” – Lotte Kestner
Lotte Kestner’s haunting acoustic cover of New Order’s 1987 synth-y hit “True Faith” plays over the end credits of “Please Hold My Hand.” Not only is this an appropriately moody sendoff for the episode but it also serves as an Easter egg for die hard The Last of Us game fans. Ellie played Kestner’s version of the song for a Last of Us Part II trailer. Unfortunately, Naughty Dog forgot to properly credit Kestner when using the version and it became a whole thing. By including Kestner’s actual...
“Fuel to Fire” – Agnes Obel
The Last of Us episode 5 faces quite the conundrum on how to present its end credits. Is there even a song in all the human canon that’s sad enough to complement the gut wrenchingly tragic events of the episode’s last act? Fortunately for TLOU’s music team, Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel wrote the perfectly mournful tune.
Mar 7, 2022 · By Q.V. Hough on March 7, 2022. The Winning Time soundtrack includes music by Lou Rawls, Ketty Lester and Rokotto. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht’s HBO Max series . Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more Vague Visages music guides.
