2020s

Soundtracks of Television: ‘Ripley’

Ripley Soundtrack - Every Song in the Netflix Series

The Ripley soundtrack includes music by Mina, Nilla Pizzi and Tony Renis. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Steven Zaillian’s Netflix 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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Ripley stars Andrew Scott as Tom Ripley, an American con artist who tracks down a former acquaintance in Italy. Dakota Fanning co-stars as Marge Sherwood, a travel writer from Minnesota. The storyline follows Tom as he assumes a man’s identity while committing various crimes. Composer Jeff Russo (Fargo) scored the Netflix series; music supervisor Kier Lehman (Insecure) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Ripley, an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith’s 1955 novel The Talented Mr. Ripley.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “I A HARD MAN TO FIND”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1

  • In Dreams” by Roy Orbison (00:01): A graphic establishes the setting as Rome 1961. Tom drags the dead body of Freddie (Eliot Sumner). The Ripley soundtrack song scores a “Six Months Earlier” transition sequence.
  • Two Young Hearts” by The Innocents (00:04): Tom visits a New York City bar. Music plays from the speaker system. Tom and Alvin (Bokeem Woodbine) stare at each other.
  • Deb Darling” by Stan Laferrière (00:19): An exterior montage sequence begins. The music continues during a transition scene. Tom dines with Herbert (Kenneth Lonergan) and Emily (Ann Cusack).
  • You’re Not There” by Don Rendell (00:19): Tom visits with Herbert and Emily. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Emily talks to Tom about Dickie.
  • Beata viscera” by Tonus Peregrinus (00:33): Tom sweats while walking up stairs in Atrani. Music plays in the background. Tom talks to Ermelinda (Francesca Romana Bergamo) about Dickie’s whereabouts.
  • Mille Volte” by Nilla Pizzi (00:35): Tom tries on a bathing suit. Music plays from a speaker system. Tom looks at his reflection in a mirror.
  • Quando, Quando, Quando” by Tony Renis (00:36): Dickie enjoys some beach time with Marge (Dakota Fanning). The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Tom reunites with Dickie.
  • Il cielo in una stanza” by Mina (00:38): An interior scene begins. Music plays from a record player. Tom looks around Dickie’s home.
  • E se domani” by Natalino Otto (00:40): Dickie offers hotel advice to Tom. The music continues during a transition sequence. Dickie talks about the Italian painter Caravaggio.
  • Il Trovatore — Ah Si Ben Mio” by Ervin Litkei & Andrea Litkei (00:43): Tom signs a hotel guest book. Music plays from a speaker system. Tom receives a room key.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “II SEVEN MERCIES”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2

  • Sofisticata” by Fred Buscaglione (00:02): Dickie reads a newspaper. The Ripley soundtrack song continues as Tom sits down. The characters discuss the Miramare.
  • Is It a Sin?” by Al Hazan (00:07): Tom and Dickie arrive at Marge’s home. Music plays from a speaker system. Marge greets Tom and Dickie.
  • “Na sera pè fatalità” by Gloria Christian feat. Orchestra Gino Conte (00:10): Dickie hangs a piece of artwork. The music continues during a transition sequence. Dickie greets Marge.
  • Beata viscera” by Tonus Peregrinus (00:13): Tom enters a chapel in Naples. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Tom looks at Caravaggio paintings.
  • “Il cielo in una stanza” by Cast (00:16): Freddie makes plans with Tom. The music continues during a transition sequence. Mina (Hildegard De Stefano) delivers a live performance.
  • Non Partir” by Fred Buscaglione (00:21): Tom talks to Dickie about Freddie while traveling back to Atrani. The track continues during a transition sequence. Tom types a letter to Herbert.
  • Quando non ci sei” by Brice Davoli & Maurizio Macioce (00:29): Tom dines with Dickie and Marge. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Marge talks about her Atrani-themed book.
  • Silent Island” by Modesto Durán Orchestra (00:31): Tom talks to Marge about trying to develop a friendship with Marge. The music continues during a transition sequence. Tom reads Marge’s book draft.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “III SOMMERSO”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3

  • “La dolce vita — Suite — 9” by TBA (00:00): An interior sequence begins. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a record player. The track from La Dolce Vita (1960) continues as Tom practices his Italian.
  • “Stabat Mater, en fa mineur : O Quam Tristis et Afflicta (Quelle tristesse et affliction)” by Maîtrise des Hauts-de-Seine, Choeur des enfants de l’Opéra National de Paris & Gaël Darchen (00:03): Tom says, “A refrigerator isn’t freedom.” The music continues during a transition sequence. Dickie puts an ice tray in a refrigerator.
  • Mille Volte” by Nilla Pizzi (00:06): Tom gets up from a desk. Music plays from a speaker system. Dickie talks to Tom while working on a painting.
  • “La Traviata, Act II: ‘Di provenza il mar, il suol’” by Soundiva Orchestra, Andrei Solokov & Filip Mazur (00:12): Tom and Dickie enter the Hotel Patrizia. The Ripley soundtrack song plays lightly from a speaker system. Tom and Dickie check into the hotel.
  • Musica Prohibita” by Ervin Litkei & Andrea Litkei (00:40): Tom visits the Hotel Patrizia’s front desk. Music plays from a speaker system. Tom inquires about a bill and passports.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “IV LA DOLCE VITA”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4

  • Quando, Quando, Quando” by Tony Renis (00:17): Tom looks at his reflection in a mirror. The Ripley soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Tom arrives in Rome.
  • “String Quartet in C Major, K. 157: I. Allegro” by Éder Quartet (00:19): Tom checks into a Rome hotel. Baroque music plays as he walks up a staircase. Tom receives his room key.
  • “La dolce vita — Suite — 9” by TBA (00:28): Tom leaves Banca Della Repubblica. The music from La Dolce Vita continues during a transition sequence. Tom writes a letter to Marge.
  • Guarda Che Luna” by Fred Buscaglione (00:30): An exterior montage begins. Marge writes a letter to Dickie. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system.
  • Silent Night” by Sinéad O’Connor (00:38): Tom observes Caravaggio’s painting David with the Head of Goliath. The track continues during a transition sequence. Tom writes a letter as Dickie to Herbert and Emily.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “V LUCIO”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5

  • “Na sera pè fatalità” by Gloria Christian feat. Orchestra Gino Conte (00:07): Tom plays a record. The Ripley soundtrack song continues as he sits at a desk. Tom writes a letter to Marge as Dickie.
  • “Il cielo in una stanza” by Mina (00:10): An interior sequence begins. Tom listens to a record. He works on a painting as Freddie arrives.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “SOME HEAVY INSTRUMENT”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6

  • “La sonnambula: Ah, non credea mirarti” by Compagnia d’Opera Italiana, Antonello Gotta & Linda Campanella (00:33): A policeman enters the Hotel Patrizia. The Ripley soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. The policeman talks to the hotel clerk about Freddie.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “VII MACABRE ENTERTAINMENT”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7

  • Un giro” by Vichenzo Orru (00:04): Tom finishes a conversation with a hotel clerk. The Ripley soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Inspector Ravini (Maurizio Lombardi) talks to a man about Freddie.
  • “Don Giovanni, Act I: ‘Dalla sua pace'” by József Réti, Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra & Ádám Medveczky (00:18): Tom takes a bath. The operatic music continues during a transition sequence. Inspector Ravini talks to a hotel clerk about Tom.
  • “String Quartet In B-Flat Major, K. Anh. IV, No. 210 ‘Milanese Quartet No.2’: I. Allegro Di Molto” by Mozarteum Quartet Salzburg (00:28): Tom chats with a hotel clerk. Music plays from a speaker system. Tom aka Dickie receives a letter from the Banca Della Repubblica.
  • “Jazz Suite No. 2: VI. Waltz No. 2 ” by Steven Sloane & Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (00:53): Tom arrives in Venice. A jovial waltz begins as he travels in a gondola. The music scores the episode’s final moments.

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Ripley Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “VIII NARCISSUS”

Ripley Soundtrack on Netflix - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8

  • Mille Volte” by Nilla Pizzi (00:25): Inspector Ravini finishes a conversation with a gentleman in Venice (Tom in disguise). The Ripley soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Marge reads a newspaper.
  • Datemi Un Martello” by Rita Pavone (00:27): Tom receives a party invitation. Music plays from a speaker system. Tom chats with party guests.
  • “L’Elisir D’Amore: ‘Una furtiva lagrima’” by Tito Beltran & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (00:30): Signora Buffi (Margherita Buy) reads a letter from Dickie. The music continues during a transition sequence. Tom looks at a book about Caravaggio.
  • Quando, Quando, Quando” by Tony Renis (00:41): The Ripley soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Marge listens to a record. She holds a glass of wine and talks to Tom about a party.
  • Vecchio Boston” by Max Raffeng (00:45): Tom travels in a Venice gondola with Marge. He pulls his leg away from her. The music drops as Tom pays a gondolier.
  • “Il cielo in una stanza” by Mina (00:49): Tom looks around Marge’s room. He scoffs while observing her scattered clothes. The track continues as Tom and Marge chat the following morning.
  • “Il cielo in una stanza” by Cast (00:57): An interior scene begins. Tom plays a piano. Marge finishes a phone call with Herbert.
  • L’amour D’autrefois” by Dick Walter & Diane Nalini (01:13:00): The Ripley soundtrack song plays during the end credits.

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