The Flight soundtrack includes music by Joe Cocker, Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Rolling Stones. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Robert Zemeckis’ 2012 movie on HBO Max. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema section for more music guides.

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Flight stars Denzel Washington as Whip Whitaker, an alcoholic pilot who survives a plane crash. Don Cheadle co-stars as Hugh Lang, the protagonist’s skeptical defense attorney. The storyline follows Whip as he reaches a personal epiphany during a hearing. Composer Alan Silvestri (The Polar Express) scored the 138-minute film, which includes a total of 12 credited tracks. Here’s every song in Flight.

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Flight Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2012 Movie

• “Alcohol” by Barenaked Ladies (00:01:00): The Flight soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Whip wakes up in a hotel room. The music plays from an iHome device as Whip receives a phone call.
• “Feelin’ Alright” by Joe Cocker (00:04:00): A hotel room sequence continues. Whip enjoys a private moment with Katerina (Nadine Velazquez). The track is featured again at 01:52:00.
• “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers (00:14:00): Nicole (Kelly Reilly) enters a motel room. Music plays from a speaker system. Nicole talks to Fran (Adam Tomei) about rent money.
• “Sweet Jane” by Cowboy Junkies (00:16:00): The Flight soundtrack song accompanies an airplane scene. Whip talks to passengers. Nicole shoots up during an interior scene.
• “Sympathy for the Devil” by The Rolling Stones (00:35:00): A hospital room sequence concludes. The track continues as Harlan (John Goodman) walks down a hallway with sunglasses on. The music plays again at 01:49:00.
• “Gimme Shelter” by The Rolling Stones (00:45:00): Whip talks to Nicole during an interior scene. The music continues during a transition sequence. Whip smokes a cigarette while traveling with Harlan.
• “Ain’t No Sunshine” by Bill Withers (00:48:00): The Flight soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Whip plays an audio cassette. He dumps alcohol down a drain.
• “Never Get Out of These Blues Alive” by John Lee Hooker feat. Van Morrison (01:00:00): Whip travels with Nicole. Music plays from a speaker system. The track is featured again at 01:10:00.
• “What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye (01:01:00): An interior scene begins. Whip enjoys a glass of Bushmills. He hangs out with Nicole.
• “Going Down” by Jeff Beck Group (01:26:00): Whip prays with Ken (Brian Geraghty) and Vicki (Bethany Anne Lind). The Flight soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Whip hangs out with Nicole at a hangar.
• “With a Little Help from My Friends” by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (01:54:00): Whip rides an elevator. An instrumental version of the track plays from a speaker system. Whip talks to Hugh and Charlie (Bruce Greenwood).

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The Flight soundtrack also includes:

• “Feelin’ Alright” by Traffic

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