The Nimona soundtrack includes music by Santigold, Judas Priest and The Dollyrots. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Nick Bruno and Troy Quane’s 2023 Netflix movie. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema section for more music guides.

Nimona stars Chloë Grace Moretz as the title character, a teenage punk rocker with a secret to protect. Riz Ahmed co-stars as Ballister Boldheart, a gay knight with a bad reputation. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they bond while raging against the machine. Composer Christophe Beck (Frozen) scored the 99-minute Netflix film; music supervisor Kier Lehman (The Mitchells vs the Machines) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Nimona, an adaptation of ND Stevenson’s 2015 graphic novel.

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Nimona Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2023 Netflix Movie

• “Grrrl Like” by Dope Saint Jude (00:09:00): The Nimona soundtrack song scores an exterior sequence. Nate (RuPaul Charles) reports about the “Queen Killer.” The track continues during the title sequence.
• “Go!” by Santigold feat. Karen O. (00:20:00): Nimona listens to music. She dances in a kitchen. Nimona sings along to the song as Ballister watches from a couch.
• “Careless Whisper” by Cast (00:29:00): The music is featured during a subway sequence. A saxophonist performs for money. Nimona rides an escalator with Ballister.
• “The Tra La La Song (One Banana, Two Banana)” by The Banana Splits (00:32:00): An interior sequence begins. The Nimona soundtrack song plays during a “Dragon Krisps” commercial. Nimona teases Ballister with a piece of pizza.
• “Breaking the Law” by Judas Priest (00:36:00): Ballister drives a vehicle. Ambrosius (Eugene Lee Yang) tries to “part the waters.” He flees from a “demon baby.”
• “Because I’m Awesome” by The Dollyrots (00:47:00): Ballister prepares for a fight. Nimona says, “Metal.” She roars as a gorilla.
• “Banana Splits” by The Dickies (00:49:00): The Nimona soundtrack song accompanies a street sequence. Sir Thoddeus Sureblade  (Beck Bennett) attacks Ballister. He says, “Now I’m gonna punch you in the face.”
• “T-Rex” by K.Flay (01:24:00): The track scores the end credits.

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The Nimona soundtrack also includes:

• “Alright Alright (Here’s My Fist Where’s the Fight)” by Sahara Hotnights
• “Gold Guns Girls” by Metric
• “One Two Punch” by Jessica Boudreaux

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.