2020s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Choose or Die’

Choose or Die Soundtrack - Every Song in the Netflix Movie

The Choose or Dieย soundtrackย includes music by Tubeway Army, Noname and Run-DMC. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Toby Meakins’ 2022 Netflixย movie. Check out Vague Visagesโ€™ Soundtracks of Cinemaย section for more music guides.

Choose or Die stars Iola Evans as Kayla, a college dropout who plays a dangerous computer game calledย CURS>R. Asa Butterfield co-stars as Isaac, a coder who pursues a romance with theย protagonist. The storyline follows the lead characters as they receive instructions from none other than Robert Englund, a horror icon who stars as Freddy Krueger in the A Nightmare on Elm Street movie franchise. Composer Liam Howlett ofย The Prodigy scored the 84-minute film; music supervisor Nick Angel (Anatomy of a Scandal) assembled the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Choose or Die.

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Choose or Die Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2022 Netflix Movie

Choose or Die Soundtrack - Every Song in the Netflix Movie

  • “Are ‘Friends’ Electric?” by Tubeway Army (00:03:00): Hal (Eddie Marsan) chuckles in his tech room. A record player turns on. The Choose or Die soundtrack song begins as Hal reads a computer message; the music can be heard again at 01:06:00.
  • “West” by Ivy Sole (00:07:00): Kayla leaves work on her bike. The track scores a cityscape montage. Kayla arrives at Isaac’s building.
  • “Song 32” by Noname (00:15:00): Kayla stretches in her bedroom. She repairs a keyboard and smiles as the Choose or Die soundtrack song continues. “Song 32” drops as Kayla leaves her room.
  • “It’s Like That” by Run-DMC (00:38:00): Isaac eats noodles with Kayla. The music plays on the radio. Isaac says, “Hey, this is our song!”
  • “Nothing’s Gonna Hurt You Baby” by Cigarettes After Sex (00:48:00):ย Isaac and Kaylaย complete level three of CURS>R. They rest together on a couch. Isaac looks at his computer as the Choose or Die soundtrack song plays in his apartment; the track can be heard again at 01:03:00.

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