2020s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘Foe’

Foe Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Amazon Movie

The Foe soundtrack includes music by Skeeter Davis, Fleetwood Mac and Irma Thomas. This info article contains spoilers and song detailsย for Garth Davis’ 2023 Amazon movie. Check out Vague Visagesโ€™ Soundtracks of Cinemaย section for more music guides.

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Foe stars Saoirse Ronan as Hen, an American housewife with marital issues. Paul Mescal co-star as Junior, the protagonistโ€™s husband with unclear motivations. The storyline follows Hen as she confronts the truth about her marriage. Composers Oliver Coates (Aftersun), Park Jiha and Agnes Obel scored the 110-minute Amazon film; music supervisor Jemma Burns (Beau Is Afraid) selected the featured needle-drops. Hereโ€™s every song in Foe, an adaptation of Iain Reidโ€™s 2018 novel..

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Foe Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2023 Amazon Movie

Foe Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Amazon Movie

  • “It’s Raining” by Irma Thomas (00:01:00): The Foe soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Hen takes a shower. She sobs while narrating about the beginning of her marriage.
  • “Ain’t Go No Home” by Clarence “Frogman” Henry (00:17:00): Hen rests in her bedroom. The music continues during a transition sequence. Hen looks out a window.
  • “I’m Looking (For a World)” by Skeeter Davis (00:28:00): Terrance (Aaron Pierre ) talks to Hen and Junior. Music plays softly from a speaker system. Terrance urges Hen and Junior to accept his space program offer.
  • “The End of the World” by Skeeter Davis (00:30:00): Hen slaps the ground during an exterior scene. She rests next to a tree. Hen argues with Junior during an interior scene.
  • “Cello Concerto in E Minor for Cello and Orchestra” by Jacqueline du Prรฉ & Daniel Barenboim (00:42:00): Junior swallows a pill. The orchestral music continues during a transition scene. Hen drinks a glass of wine while talking to Junior and Terrance about the future.
  • “Common Man” by David Ruffin (00:46:00): Hen listens to a radio broadcast. She shares an intimate moment with Junior. Terrance sings the song during a transition sequence.
  • “Although the Sun Is Shining” by Fleetwood Mac (00:53:00): Hen sits next to Junior. She worries about the lack of rain. The music is featured again at 01:16:00 and 1:42:00.
  • “I’m New Here” by Gil Scott-Heron (00:58:00): Hen drinks a glass of wine during an interior scene. Terrance sings along to the music. He smokes a cigarette while having fun with Hen.
  • “Land of My Dreams” by Anna Domino (01:00:00): An interior scene continues. Hen stops the music. She drinks a glass of wine while Terrance talks to Junior.
  • “I Wouldn’t Dream of It” by Joyce Heath (01:36:00): Hen smashes a piano and takes a shower. Junior looks at a blank note. He sits alone and cries.

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Foe premiered theatrically in September 2023.

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