2020s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Haunting in Venice’

A Haunting in Venice Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Movie on Hulu

The A Haunting in Venice soundtrack includes music by Vera Lynn and Glenn Miller & His Orchestra. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Kenneth Branagh’s 2023 movie on Hulu. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings, and then browse cast/character summaries in the Know the Cast section.

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A Haunting in Venice stars Kyle Allen as Maxime Gerard, a New York City resident who grieves the death of his girlfriend. Kenneth Branagh co-stars as Hercule Poirot, a detective who researches a murder in Italy. The storyline follows the main players as they investigate numerous suspects in a mansion. Composer Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker) scored the 103-minute film, which includes a total of six featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in A Haunting in Venice, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s 1969 novel Hallowe’en Party.

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A Haunting in Venice Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2023 Movie

A Haunting in Venice Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Movie on Hulu

  • “When the Lights Go on Again” by Vera Lynn (00:01:00): The A Haunting in Venice soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Hercule wakes up from a nightmare and breathes heavy. A graphic establishes the setting as 1947 Venice. An exterior montage begins. People chatter during a street scene. Hercule inspects a plant and receives an egg delivery. Dr. Leslie Ferrier (Jamie Dornan) briefly sings the tune at 00:18:00. The track accompanies the film’s final moments at 01:37:00 before the end credits.
  • “In the Mood” by Glenn Miller & His Orchestra (00:05:00): Ariadne (Tina Fey) talks to Hercule during an exterior scene. A plane flies overhead. Hercule says, “What is ‘spiffier’?” He walks during a street scene. Various people celebrate Halloween.

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The A Haunting in Venice soundtrack also includes:

  • “Giro Giro Tondo” by Traditional
  • “Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis” by Kerry Mills and Andrew Sterling
  • “When the Saints Go Marching In” by Traditional
  • “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe and William Steffe

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