The Franklin soundtrack includes music by Ensemble Instrumental de France, Philip Bride and Le Ricordanze. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Kirk Ellis and Howard Korder’s 2024 Apple TV+ miniseries. 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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Franklin stars Michael Douglas as Benjamin Franklin, an American scientist who travels to France. Noah Jupe co-stars as Temple Franklin, the protagonist’s teenage grandson. The storyline follows Benjamin as he forms alliances during the American Revolutionary War. Composer Jay Wadley (I’m Thinking of Ending Things) scored the Apple TV+ miniseries; music supervisor Michael Hill (Lady Bird) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Franklin, an adaptation of Stacy Schiff’s 2005 book A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France, and the Birth of America.

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 1 “Sauce for Prayers”

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 2 “Welcome, Mischief”

• “TBA” by Cast (00:08): The Franklin soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Madame Brillon (Ludivine Sagnier) plays a piano. Cunégonde (Lily Dupont) sings for Benjamin and Temple.
• “Yankee Doodle” by Cast (00:15): Charles argues with Marquis de Lafayette (Théodore Pellerin). He teases Temple. Charles briefly sings the traditional American tune.

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 3 “Pride and Gout”

• “Sérénade N6 en ré majeur, Nocturne, KV. 239 : Rondo (Allegro Adagio allegro)” by Ensemble Instrumental de France & Philip Bride (00:36): Benjamin arrives at a social event. Musicians perform the Franklin soundtrack song. Benjamin and Temple wait to be acknowledged.
• “String Quartet No. 1in G Major, KV. 80/73f: II. Allegro” by Le Ricordanze (00:53): Temple navigates a party. Musicians perform nearby. Temple leaves to meet “a goddess.”

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 4 “Small Revenge”

• “March of the Insurgents” by Cast (00:08): An interior scene begins. Madame Brillon rehearses the Franklin soundtrack song. The music is featured again at 00:25 and 00:53.

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 5 “The Natural State of Man”

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 6 “Beauty and Folly”

• “TBA” by TBA (00:46): The Franklin soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. A Black woman performs for a group of people. Temple watches from his seat.

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Franklin Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 7 “Begin by Creeping”

• “Yankee Doodle” by Cast (00:02): The Franklin soundtrack song is featured during an exterior surrender scene in Yorktown, Virginia. Marquis de La Fayette requests a lively tune from soldiers.

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Franklin airs weekly on Apple TV+. New episodes premiere every Friday through May 17, 2024. This article about the Franklin soundtrack will be updated as the series progresses.

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