The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack includes music by Kyu Sakamoto, Ray Charles and Big Mama Thornton. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Chris Black and Matt Fraction’s Apple TV+ 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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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters stars Anna Sawai as Cate Randa, a San Francisco native who learns about her late father’s mysterious past. Kiersey Clemons co-stars as May, a freelance coder. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they investigate a secret government program. Composer Leopold Ross (The Book of Eli) scored the Apple TV+ series; music supervisor Linda Cohen (Licorice Pizza) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters, the sixth installment of the MonsterVerse franchise.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Aftermath”

• “Sukiyaki” by Kyu Sakamoto (00:35): Cate and Kentaro (Ren Watabe) meet with May. The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack songs plays from a restaurant’s speaker system. Kentaro presents a financial opportunity to May.

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• “What’d I Say, Pt. 1” by Ray Charles (00:01): The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Lee (Wyatt Russell) reports for duty in 1952 Manila. He talks to his superior about a brawl.
• “Hound Dog” by Big Mama Thornton (00:04): Lee meets Keiko (Mari Yamamoto) for the first time. The track continues during a transition sequence. Lee travels with Keiko and politely complains about her driving speed.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Secrets and Lies”

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Parallels and Interiors”

• “Baby Got Back” by Sir Mix-A-Lot (00:01): The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack song accompanies the opening 2015 flashback sequence. Dr. Barnes (Jess Salgueiro)  listens to music in Utah. The track plays from her headphones.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “The Way Out”

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Terrifying Miracles”

• “Sitting on Top of the World” by Cast (00:03): The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack song is featured during the opening sequence. Lee attends the American Defense Industry Federation’s 1955 Summer Ball — Bali Hai. A band performs an Al Jolson cover song.
• “You Stepped Out of a Dream” by Cast (00:08): A Summer Ball sequence continues. Lee dances with Keiko. The band performs a Nat King Cole cover tune.

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “Will the Real May Please Stand Up?”

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “Birthright”

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 9 “Axis Mundi”

• “No Frauds” by Nicki Minaj, Drake & Lil Wayne (00:31): An interior sequence begins. The Monarch: Legacy of Monsters soundtrack song plays as the camera pans left across an operations room. Barnes says, “It’s a signal!”

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