The Palm Royale soundtrack includes music by Mel Tormé, Ann-Margret and Yma Sumac. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Abe Sylvia’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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Palm Royale stars Kristen Wiig as Maxine Simmons, a former beauty queen from Tennessee who settles in Palm Beach, Florida. Ricky Martin co-stars as Robert, a waiter who questions the protagonist’s motivations. The storyline follows Maxine as she tries to please the residents of an exclusive community. Composer Jeff Toyne (Filthy Rich) scored the Apple TV+ series; music supervisor Ian Herbert (80 for Brady) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Palm Royale, an adaptation of Juliet McDaniel’s 2018 novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot”

• “Why Don’t You Do Right” by Mark Murphy (00:02): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. A graphic establishes the setting as 1969 Palm Beach. Maxine narrates about the beginning of the season.
• “Right” by Mel Tormé (00:11): Maxine sits in a vehicle. She narrates about “the path to personal glory.” Maxine talks to Norma (Carol Burnett).
• “Saint Tropez Twist” by Peppino di Capri (00:13): A pool sequence begins. Maxine narrates about her accommodations. She prepares for her “destiny.”
• “Stormy” by Classics IV (00:26): Maxine talks to Dinah (Leslie Bibb) about love. The Palm Royale soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Dinah drops Maxine off at the Saga Motor Hotel.
• “It’s So Peaceful In the Country” by Mildred Bailey (00:36): Maxine pays a $1,000 bill. The music continues during a transition sequence. Maxine hangs out with Dinah.
• “The Glow Worm” by The Mills Brothers (00:45): Maxine writes a $30,000 check. She gets welcomed to the Palm Royale club. Robert delivers a Grasshopper drink to Maxine.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “Maxine Saves a Cat”

• “The Swinger” from The Swinger by Ann-Margret (00:03): Maxine talks to Grayman (Dominic Burgess). The Palm Royale soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Maxine talks to Evelyn (Allison Janney) about looking like “a couple of twins.”
• “Brazilia” by Syd Dale (00:08): Maxine talks to her husband, Douglas (Josh Lucas), in a vehicle. A hotel employee inquires about a bill. Maxine wears a turquoise hat during a transition sequence.
• “Corazón de Melón” by Dámaso Pérez Prado & Rosemary Clooney (00:14): A tennis sequence begins. Perry (Jordan Bridges) flirts with Maxine. Dinah stares at her husband.
• “Day Is Done (Best Of Version)” by Peter, Paul & Mary (00:46): Maxine looks a late bill. The music continues during a transition sequence. Maxine enters a pool in a yellow outfit as the episode ends.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Maxine’s Like a Dellacorte”

• “Bang Bang” by Dizzy Gillespie (00:11): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores an exterior sequence. Maxine drives a vehicle. She screams, “Idiot!”
• “Prelude: No. 24″ by Armand Migiani (00:17): The music plays during an interior sequence. Robert cleans his room. He looks at a needle.
• “Boulevard of Broken Dreams” by Esquivel (00:19): Maxine narrates about stepping into her own. She prepares for “royal impressions.” Robert swims during a transition sequence.
• “Mood Indigo” by Charles Mingus (00:30): Linda (Laura Dern) talks to Robert during an interior scene. The Palm Royale soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Robert offers a Gin Rickey to Linda.
• “Big Noise” from Winnetka by Bob Crosby and His Orchestra (00:32): Dinah finishes a conversation with Maxine. The music continues during a transition sequence. Robert offers a Gin Rickey to Maxine.
• “One Stolen Moment” by Pete Molinari (00:49): Maxine tells Douglas to make love to her “like a Dellacorte.” Linda hears a sexual encounter. The track scores the episode’s final moments.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Maxine Rolls the Dice”

• “Pistol Packin’ Mama” by Bing Crosby and The Andrews Sisters feat. Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (00:02): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Maxine narrates about Palm Beach residents not being “truly rich.” Norma wears a blue outfit during a 1949 flashback sequence.
• “If I Needed Somebody” by Electric Banana (00:06): Robert looks at his reflection in a mirror. Music plays from a speaker system. Robert prepares for a court hearing.
• “Oye Negra” by Terry Snyder (00:19): Maxine wears a multi-colored dress. She finishes a conversation with Douglas. The track continues during a “Havana Nights” sequence.
• “El Cumbanchero (Guaracha-Fast Rhumba)” by Don Swan (00:31): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores a “Havana Nights” sequence. Mitzi (Kaia Gerber) dances with Perry. Robert discusses a stolen necklace.
• “Malabo No. 1″ by Yma Sumac (00:32): Maxine sits down to rest during a “Havana Nights” sequence. Mitzi asks her for a pen. The track also plays during the episode’s end credits at 00:45.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Maxine Shakes the Tree”

• “Straighten Up and Fly Right” by The Andrews Sisters (00:02): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores the opening flashback sequence. Maxine and Douglas prepare for a flight in 1949. The characters fly in a red airplane.
• “Lisbon Incident” by Sam Fonteyn (00:15): Maxine and Douglas have dinner together. Music plays from a speaker system. Douglas drinks a glass of beer.
• “Our Day Will Come” by Julie London (00:47): Maxine finishes a phone call with Douglas. Linda burns Norma’s Rolodex sheets. The track scores the episode’s final moments as Maxine narrates about an “itty-bitty dose of crazy.”

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Maxine Takes a Step”

• “Bottoms Up” by Hermann Egger (00:11): Linda finishes a confrontational conversation with Evelyn. The Palm Royale soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Maxine arrives at a social gathering in a red, white and blue outfit.
• “Am I a Good Man” by Them Two (00:14): Robert enters a book store. Music plays from the speaker system. Robert looks through the Gay Studies section.
• “The Devastator” by Stormy (00:34): Linda watches television with her father, Skeet. They prepare for a trip “to the moon.” Maxine wears an orange outfit during a transition sequence.
• “Fly Me to the Moon” by Cast (00:41): An exterior sequence begins. Benny (Wesley Mann) sings the Palm Royale soundtrack song at a social event. He wears an astronaut costume.
• “Moonshot” by Buffy Sainte-Marie (00:47): Linda and Skeet watch a rocket launch. The music continues as they trip out. The track scores the episode’s final moments as Skeet passes away.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “Maxine Bags a Prince”

• “Vegas Wedding Bells” by Pete Surdoval (00:01): The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores the opening flashback sequence. Maxine marries Douglas in 1949. A Las Vegas pastor talks about the “shotgun wedding.”
• “What Have You Done to My Heart” by Andrea Litkei & Ervin Litkei (00:10): An interior sequence begins. Robert talks to the Prince of Luxembourg (Ben Palacios). Music plays from a speaker system.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “Maxine Saves the Whale”

• “Boogie Man” by Sid Phillips (00:35): Robert embraces Mitzi. The Palm Royale soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Dinah celebrates Axel’s (Paul Sand) birthday.
• “Three Little Fishies” by Cast (00:38): An exterior sequence begins. Evelyn sits next to a whale at a beach. She sings a nursery rhyme from her childhood.
• “Swinging Down the Alley” by Don Lusher (00:39): Benny talks about a time when “jitterbug was King.” He says, “Hit it, fellas!” Axel talks to Norma about the past.
• “Happy Birthday to You” by Cast (00:42): An exterior sequence continues. Dinah and company celebrate Axel’s birthday. Benny talks about the “special” occasion while referencing an astronaut.

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 9 “Maxine Makes a Splash”

• “Stop! (Don’t Worry About It)” by Lonette (00:15): Mitzi starts her car engine. The Palm Royale soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Mary (Julia Duffy) complains about Maxine.
• “Is That All There Is” by Cast (00:22): A theatre sequence begins. Maxine performs in a white top. She talks to a male piano player about his “perfect key.”

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Palm Royale Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 10 “Maxine Throws a Party”

• “Cha Cha Del Sol” by David Lindup (00:01): The Palm Royale soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Maxine narrates about her childhood aspirations. She talks about the fine line between “madwoman” and “dreamer.”
• “My Girl Juanita” by Juan Orlando & His Latin Band (00:12): A party sequence continues. Music plays from a speaker system. Robert talks to Nora about helping Maxine.
• “Thirteen Men” by Ann-Margret (00:36): The track scores a slo-mo sequence. Robert wears an astronaut outfit.  He puts on a helmet.
• “Is That All There Is” by Cast (00:44): Maxine takes the stage. She begins a performance. Maxine tears up while wearing a white outfit.
• “Something” by Peggy Lee (00:51): Mary accidentally shoots Robert. Maxine reacts during a slo-mo scene. The Palm Royale soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments.

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