The Beef soundtrack includes music by Tori Amos, Keane and The Smashing Pumpkins. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Lee Sung Jin’s Netflix series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more Vague Visages music guides.
Beef stars Steven Yeun as Danny Cho, a Los Angeles contractor who seeks revenge after a road rage incident. Ali Wong co-stars as Amy Lau, a successful entrepreneur who carries on an affair with her enemy’s brother. The storyline follows the main players as they find more trouble while resolving their conflict. Composer Bobby Krlic aka The Haxan Cloak (Midsommar) scored the Netflix series; music supervisor Tiffany Anders (Reservation Dogs) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Beef.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “The Birds Don’t Sing, They Screech in Pain”
- “Liquid Dreams” by O-Town (00:04): Amy drives her vehicle after a road rage incident. The Beef soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Amy closes her eyes as the title graphic appears.
- “The Reason” by Hoobastank (00:35): Amy opens a bathroom door. She discovers urine all over the floor. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “The Rapture of Being Alive”
- “Shine” by Collective Soul (00:08): The Beef soundtrack song accompanies an exterior scene. Danny lifts weights. Music plays from a speaker system.
- “Ratchet” by Jonathan James Johnson, Knight Ryder & Jermain Brown (00:20): Amy finishes a conversation with Jordan (Maria Bello). The track continues during a transition scene. Danny hangs out with Paul (Young Mazino) at a nightclub.
- “Same Squad” by P-LO (00:25): George (Joseph Lee) walks away from Amy. The music continues during a transition scene. Danny talks to a bartender.
- “Cornflake Girl” by Tori Amos (00:29): Amy and George almost kiss. The music sets in as a pottery project falls apart. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “I Am Inhabited by a Cry”
- “O Come to the Altar” by Cast (00:07): Danny enters a chapel. The Beef soundtrack song is performed by Edwin (Justin H. Min). Danny tears up.
- “Drive” by Incubus (00:31): The music accompanies a montage sequence. Danny plays a guitar. Joseph masturbates to a picture of Mia (Mia Serafino).
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Just Not All at the Same Time”
- “Fly” by Sugar Ray feat. Super Cat (00:00): The Beef soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Amy drives her vehicle. Paul explains his “portable parking” business idea.
- “Nookie” by Limp Bizkit (00:07): Danny celebrates with Paul and Isaac (David Choe). Music plays from a speaker system. Danny and company scream, “Chosen Ones!”
- “Cure for Pain” by Morphine (00:16): Danny talks to Isaac about Johnny Carson. The track continues during a transition scene. Amy smokes a joint with Paul.
- “Self Esteem” by The Offspring (00:33): Danny gets arrested. Amy wags her finger. The music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Such Inward Secret Creatures”
- “Natural One” by Shearwater (00:20): Amy receives a visit from Paul. She talks about not wanting to hook up. The Beef soundtrack song kicks in during a sex scene.
- “Lonely Day” by System of a Down (00:31): Fumi (Patti Yasutake) shoots at home intruders. She falls down a staircase. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Raise a Hallelujah” by Bethel Music (00:02): A chapel scene begins. Edwin sings the Beef soundtrack song. Danny stares at Isaac.
- “I Don’t Want to Wait” by Paula Cole (00:09): George enters his vehicle. Music plays from the speaker system. Mia looks at her phone.
- “Genie in a Bottle” by Christina Aguilera (00:22): Amy makes a deal with Danny. Music plays briefly from her speaker system. Amy receives a call from Naomi (Ashley Park).
- “Machinehead” by Bush (00:30): A basketball sequence begins. Edwin stares down the competition. Danny talks to Isaac in a prison during a transition scene.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “I Am a Cage”
- “Amazing Grace” by John Newton (00:00): The Beef soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Amy relaxes in a pool. Danny leads a group chapel performance.
- “Somewhere Only We Know” by Keane (00:31): An airport sequence begins. Danny talks to his parents and discovers that his house burned down. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “The Drama of Original Choice”
- “Mockingbirds” by Grant Lee Buffalo (00:32): The Beef soundtrack song scores an interior scene. Danny panics after a confrontation with George. The music continues during the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 9 “The Great Fabricator”
- “Jinx” by TAD (00:07): The Beef soundtrack song accompanies a travel sequence. Isaac drives his vehicle. Danny talks to June (Remy Holt).
- “Pop Goes the Weasel” by Traditional (00:13): A car scene begins. Bobby (Rekstizzy) sings a nursery rhyme. June covers her eyes.
- “All Is Full of Love” by Björk (00:25): An interior montage begins. Danny crawls out of a hole. The track plays during the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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Beef Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 10 “Figures of Light”
- “Mayonaise” by The Smashing Pumpkins (00:30): Amy visits Danny in a hospital. She holds him as the camera pans out. The Beef soundtrack song accompanies the episode’s final moments and end credits.
Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.
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