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