The Bodies soundtrack includes music by Dinah Washington, Katrina & The Waves and Vera Lynn. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Paul Tomalin’s Netflix series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song listings, and then browse cast/character summaries in the Know the Cast section.

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Bodies stars Jacob Fortune-Lloyd as Karl Whiteman, a London detective who investigates a series of crimes in 1941. Shira Haas co-stars as Iris Maplewood, a London detective in 2053 who learns about a supernatural conspiracy that links to sub-plots in 1890 and 2023. The storyline follows four investigators as they try to prevent a terrorist attack. Composer Jon Opstad (Black Mirror) scored the Netflix series; music supervisor Mark Kirby (World on Fire) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Bodies, an adaptation of Si Spencer’s 2015 graphic novel.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1

• “White Jazz” by Joe Loss and His Band (00:06): A 1941 sequence begins. The Bodies soundtrack song plays as Karl grabs a newspaper. He walks down a street and scoffs at a “Jews Out” sign.
• “Partner in Crime” by Nayana Iz (00:39): The track accompanies an interior scene in 2023. Shahara eats with her son, Jawad (Oscar Coleman). Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Since We Ain’t Together” by Nia Chennai (00:47): Shahara visits a bar. Edmond (Kyle Soller) appears in a photo on the wall. Music plays from the speaker system.
• “What a Difference a Day Made” by Dinah Washington (00:49): Karl inspects the corpse of Gabriel (Mothersdale). A split-screen shot begins. Iris exits a vehicle in 2053.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2

• “Walking on Sunshine” by Katrina & The Waves (00:06): The Bodies soundtrack song plays during an interior scene. Iris requests “vintage” music from an AI system. She says, “No, no, no!”
• “Blue Skies Around the Corner” by Jack Hylton (00:14): Karl surprises Lee Cozens (Zachary Hart). Music plays from a speaker system. Karl smokes a cigar.
• “We’ll Meet Again” by Cast (00:36): A bar sequence begins. Karl stands with a woman. The bar patrons sing to a fallen detective.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3

• “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by Cast (00:01): The Bodies soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Polly (Synnove Karlsen) plays a piano during a church service. Edmond stands with Charlotte (Amy Manson).
• “Super Mario Bros. Theme” by Koji Kondo (00:08): Shahara wakes up at her home. She looks at her son. Music plays from a Nintendo device.
• “The London Blitz, Fall 1940″ by Amy Arnell, Florence Desmond, Larry Stewart, Noël Coward & Ray Noble and His Orchestra (00:20): Karl drives a vehicle. Music plays from the speaker system. Esther (Chloe Raphael) talks to Karl about his looks.
• “Lose My Way” by Ane Brun & Dustin O’Halloran (00:47): The Bodies soundtrack song scores an interior scene. Edmond rests next to Henry (George Parker). The characters share an intimate moment.
• “Agnus Dei, Op. 11″ by Katherine Jenkins & Rodolfus Choir (00:51): Edmond wakes up. The orchestral music continues during a transition scene. Edmond walks down a street in 1890.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4

• “After the Lights Go Out” by The Walker Brothers (00:03): The Bodies soundtrack song scores an interior scene. Shahara enters an archives room. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Twelfth Street Rag” by Harry Roy (00:12): Karl enters a building. He enters a room. Esther dances to the tune.
• “What a Difference a Day Made” by Dinah Washington (00:53): The track scores the end credits.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5

• “24 Preludes, Op. 28: No. 4 in E Minor, Largo” by Frédéric Chopin (00:48): The Bodies soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Edmond hangs his coat. Polly plays a piano.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6

• “Prelude No. 1 in C Major/Ave Maria” by Charles Gounod and Johann Sebastian Bach (00:34): Edmond finishes a conversation with Paxman (Nicholas Farrell). The Bodies soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Polly plays a piano.
• “What a Difference a Day Made” by TBA (00:39): An interior scene begins. An instrumental tune plays from a speaker system. Karl shoots The Woman (Greta Scacchi).

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7

• “All Things Bright and Beautiful” by Cast (00:11): Elias finds Gabriel’s body in 1890. The Bodies soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Edmond attends a church service with Charlotte.
• “Mozart: Piano Sonata, No. 17 in B Flat Major, K. 570″ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (00:14): Elias meets Polly. He observes her from a window. Pollys plays a piano.

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Bodies Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8

• “What a Difference a Day Made” by TBA (00:29): An interior scene begins. The woman plays the Bodies soundtrack song on a piano. Elias rests in his bedroom.
• “Hush, Hush, Hush” by Henry Hall and His Orchestra (00:36): Karl arrives at The Silk Mercer. Music plays from the speaker system. Karl points a gun at a young police officer.
• “When They Sound the Last All Clear” by Vera Lynn (00:37): A bar scene continues at The Silk Mercer. Karl looks around. He hears a police whistle and sits down.
• “What a Difference a Day Made” by Dinah Washington (00:57): Shahara enters a cab in 2023. She says, “I love this one.” The Bodies soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments as Iris drives Shahara to her destination.

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