The Expats soundtrack includes music by Beirut, Of Montreal and Blondie. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Lulu Wang’s Amazon series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television category for more soundtrack song listings, and then browse cast/character summaries in the Know the Cast section.

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Expats stars Nicole Kidman as Margaret, an American woman in Hong Kong who thinks about her missing son. Sarayu Blue co-stars as Hilary Starr, the protagonist’s neighbor with marital issues. The storyline follows Margaret as her personal and professional lives cross over with fellow expats. Composer Alex Weston (The Farewell) scored the Amazon series; music supervisors Susan Jacobs (Servant) and Dylan Neely (Bleecker) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Expats, an adaptation of Janice Y. K. Lee’s 2016 novel The Expatriates.

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• “Beautiful Escape” by Tom Misch and Zak Abel (00:02): The Expats soundtrack song accompanies a restaurant sequence. Margaret meets with a business partner. Music plays from the speaker system.
• “Eat This City” by Thunderbirds Are Now! (00:11): A kitchen sequence begins. David (Jack Huston) chops a cucumber. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Santa Fe” by Beirut (00:17): Mercy (Ji-young Yoo) meets a with a group of friends at a restaurant. She orders a French 75. Music plays lightly in the background.
• “Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games” by Of Montreal (00:19): A restaurant scene continues. The Expats soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Mercy talks to her friends about “Dirk.”
• “Tilt-a-Whirl” by Trapper Schoepp (00:27): Hilary looks at her reflection in a mirror. She muses about the “vibe” for a birthday party. Hilary and Olivia (Flora Chan) talk about Margaret.
• “Everybody Feels Good” by SATV Music (00:32): Margaret confronts a server. She mistakenly identifies her as Mercy. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Heart of Glass” by Blondie (00:38): Margaret hangs out with Hilary. She thinks about her missing son. Margaret and Hilary dance to the music.

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• “Sad Purchase” by Lam Ah P (00:06): Mercy thinks during an exterior scene. The Expats soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Mercy listens to a conversation.
• “I Gotta Know” by The Tonettes (00:07): An exterior sequence continues. Mercy listens to another conversation. Music plays lightly in the background.
• “Uptown Girl” by George Lam (00:18): Margaret navigates a grocery store. Music plays from the speaker system. Margaret talks to Clarke during a phone call sequence.
• “Pinecone” by Kacey Johansing (00:30): Hilary invites guests into her home. The Expats soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Hilary talks about David’s whereabouts.
• “Nothing I’d Rather Be (Than Your Weakness)” by Marva Whitney (00:31): A dinner sequence begins. Music plays from the speaker system. Hilary chats with her guests.
• “Yesterday’s Love” by Aura (00:34): Margaret finishes a confrontational conversation with Hilary. She enters her apartment. Dance music plays faintly in the background.
• “Even the Nights Are Better” by Air Supply (00:36): The Expats soundtrack song accompanies a dinner sequence. Hilary talks to guests. She talks about baked Alaska meringue.
• “Oh Oh Oh” by Winter Bagels (00:37): A night club sequence begins. A band performs a tune. Mercy hangs out with Charly (Bonde Sham).
• “Getting Nowhere” by Leo Nocentelli (00:43): Hilary enters a bar in a red dress. Music plays from the speaker system. Hilary finds David.
• “Gracefully” by Vintage Trouble (00:44): A bar sequence continues. Music plays from the speaker system. Hilary talks to David.

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• “Dancing Queen” by Cast (00:39): Clarke comforts Margaret. Brinder (Sudha Buchar) hums the Expats soundtrack song (made famous by ABBA) during a transition scene. Tilda (Jennifer Beveridge) sits in silence.

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Expats Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Central”

• “Roar” by Expats Choir (00:00): The Expats soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Puri (Amelyn Pardenilla) sings with a group of people. The music is featured again at 00:15, 00:16, 00:46 and 01:18:00.
• “Happiness Is Me and You” by Kennedy Ryon (00:01): Puri walks during an exterior scene. She carries an umbrella. Essie (Ruby Ruiz) finishes a video call.
• “Slam It” by DJ Roc (00:07): Puri hangs out with friends. Music plays from a speaker system. Puri talks about “Ms. Hilary.”
• “Shi Ba Xiang Song Zhi Si” by Ling Bo & Tsin Ting (00:24): Wen (Maggie Lee) watches a video. The Expats soundtrack song plays from her phone. Wen talks to her son.
• “Somewhere Between Montparnasse and Mangkok” by My Little Airport (00:30): Charly reads a book. Music plays from a speaker system. Charly receives a text message from Mercy.
• “Summer of Love” by Faye Wong (00:33): Puri talks to Essie about Mercy. The music continues during a transition sequence. Mercy sits by a restaurant window.
• “Solar Waves” by Joe McDuphrey Experience (00:48): Mercy and Charly enter a hotel. The Expats soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Mercy inquires about the hotel pool.
• “In So Many Ways” by Birdlegs & Pauline (00:50): Hilary applies makeup to Puri’s face. Music plays lightly in the background. Hilary recalls feeling like an ugly duckling as a kid.
• “Uptown Girl” by George Lam (00:57): A grocery store sequence begins. Wen mops a floor. She talks to a colleague about a storm.
• “Make You Feel My Love” by Cast (01:07:00): Hilary helps Puri with her dress. The Expats soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Puri sings while Hilary plays a piano.
• “The First Time I Ever Saw Your Face” by Roberta Flack (01:13:00): Puri talks to Hilary about a dress code. Music plays from a speaker system. Puri discusses her musical aspirations with Hilary.
• “We’re All Alone” by Kennedy Ryon (01:30:00): Puri prepares a meal. The music continues during a transition sequence. Essie says goodbye to Clarke; Wen walks during an exterior scene.
• “A Simple Prayer” by The Harry Simone Choir (01:34:00): Olivia interviews a woman about a maid position. She inquires about her ability to make Chinese food. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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Expats Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Home”

• “Dress Up” by Boys Republic (00:04): Margaret talks to Mercy during an interior scene. The Expats soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Charly sings along to the music while hanging out with Mercy.
• “Safe and Sound” by Capital Cities (00:06): Mercy walks down a sidewalk. Music plays from her headphones. The track accompanies a montage sequence.
• “Friendless Blues” by Eartha Kitt, Shorty Rogers and His Giants (00:19): Hilary talks to her mother in Punjabi. The music plays lightly in the background during an interior scene. Hilary discusses her father with Brinder.
• “Lay All Your Love on Me” by ABBA (00:22): An exterior sequence begins. Hilary talks to Sukhi (Rabbani Kaur) and Fauja (Rajiv Sharma). The Expats soundtrack song plays from a nearby speaker system.

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