The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack includes music by David Charles Abell, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Ben Vanstone’s showtime series on Paramount+. 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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A Gentleman in Moscow stars Ewan McGregor as Alexander Rostov, a count who gets banished to the Hotel Metropol. Mary Elizabeth Winstead co-stars as Anna Urbanova, an actress who develops a sexual relationship with the protagonist. The storyline follows Alexander as he plots his escape while living a socialite lifestyle within Hotel Metropol. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes) scored the Showtime series; music supervisors Zoë Ellen Bryant (Derry Girls) and Pete Saville (Derry Girls) handled the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in A Gentleman in Moscow, an adaptation of Amor Towles’ 2016 novel.

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A Gentleman in Moscow Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “A Master of Circumstance”

• “TBA” by Cast (00:19): The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Prince Nikolai Petrov (Paul Ready) performs with an orchestra at Hotel Metropol. He talks to Alexander during a transition scene.
• “TBA” by Cast (00:24): Alexander dines at Hotel Metropol. Musicians perform nearby. Alexander orders the fillet of sole.
• “String Quartet No. 23 in F Major, K. 590 “Third Prussian”: II. Andante” by Cast (00:26): Alexander dines at Hotel Metropol with Nina (Alexa Goodall). Musicians perform an orchestral piece. Alexander and Nina discuss “the workings of a princess.”
• “TBA” by Cast (00:32): Alexander walks through the Hotel Metropol. The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song is performed by musicians. Prince Nikolai plots his escape with Alexander.
• “TBA” by Cast (00:43): Prince Nikolai performs a Rachmaninoff piece for the last time on Russian soil. Alexander talks to Nina. Prince Nikolai gets detained and subsequently executed.

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A Gentleman in Moscow Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “An Invitation”

• “La Boheme — Aria (Che Gelida Manina)” by David Charles Abell & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (00:26): Alexander arrives at the room of Anna Urbanova (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Anna talks about being hungry.
• “Rigoletto, Act 3 Scene 3: No. 12, Quartetto, “Bella figlia dell’amore” (Lucca, Maddalena, Gilda, Rigoletto) by The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Giulio Setti, Louise Homer, Amelita Galli-Curci, Beniamino Gigli & Giuseppe De Luca (00:30): Alexander dines with Anna. Music plays from a speaker system. Alexander and Anna hook up during a transition scene.
• “At the Birch Tree” by Cast (00:45): Alexander dines with friends. A group of people sing together. Alexander talks to Andrey (Lyès Salem).
• “Korobushka” by Cast (00:45): A dining sequence continues. Musicians perform the A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song. Alexander dances with Marina (Leah Harvey).
• “Kalinka” by Cast (00:46): A party sequence continues. Alexander and Mishka (Fehinti Balogun) get rowdy. The music accompanies a brief slo-mo shot.

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• “The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: Waltz Of The Flowers” by London Festival Orchestra feat. Alberto Lizzio (00:20): Alexander visits Anna’s room at the Hotel Metropol. The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Alexander pours a glass of champagne.

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A Gentleman in Moscow Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Good Times”

• “Your Sister Lucy” by The High Toppers (00:01): A 1932 sequence begins. The A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack song plays as the narrator discusses Alexander’s 10-year lockdown. Russia faces “a new dawn.”
• “Say It Isn’t So” by Cast (00:36): Alexander walks away from a table at the Hotel Metropol. The music continues during a bar sequence. Mishka walks down a staircase.
• “Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9, No. 2” by Ian Hobson/Frédéric Chopin (00:46): The narrator talks about a fateful event for Alexander in 1938. The music continues during a transition sequence. Nina (Leah Balmforth) returns to the Hotel Metropol and asks Alexander for help.

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A Gentleman in Moscow airs weekly on Showtime and Paramount+. New episodes premiere every Friday through May 17, 2024. This article about the A Gentleman in Moscow soundtrack will be updated as the series progresses.

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