The We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack includes music by Frédéric Chopin, Tino Rossi and Daniela Mercury. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Erica Lipez’s 2024 Hulu 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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We Were the Lucky Ones stars Joey King as Halina Kurc, a Jewish woman from Radom, Poland. Logan Lerman co-stars as Addy Kurc, the protagonist’s brother who works as a composer in Paris. The storyline follows Halina and her family members as they attempt to survive World War II. Composers Jon Ehrlich (House) and Rachel Portman (Never Let Me Go) scored the Hulu miniseries; music supervisor Stephanie Diaz-Matos (Godfather of Harlem) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in We Were the Lucky Ones, an adaptation of Georgia Hunter’s 2017 book.

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• “TBA” by Frédéric Chopin/Cast (00:10): The We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Mila (Hadas Yaron) plays a piano. Halina says, “Oh. Always fucking Chopin.”
• “List” by TBA (00:36): Addy turns on a radio. Music plays from the speaker system. Addy cries while thinking about his family.

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We Were the Lucky Ones Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 2 “Lvov”

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We Were the Lucky Ones Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 3 “Siberia”

• “Waltz in F Minor” by Frédéric Chopin/Cast (00:01): The We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Addy plays a piano. A man requests a Vaudeville tune.
• “God Save Poland” by Cast (00:05): A group of Jewish people travel together. A man sings a patriotic hymn. Genek (Henry Lloyd-Hughes) takes off his hat and sings along.
• “Puttin’ on the Ritz” by Cast (00:09): An interior scene begins. A man and woman perform a musical number. Addy plays a piano as Eliska (Lihi Kornowski) watches the performance.
• “TBA” by Cast (00:10): An interior scene continues. Sebastián Padilla performs the We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack song. Addy meets Eliska for the first time.
• “Night and Day” by Cast (00:12): Sebastián Padilla finishes a performance. Addy talks to the audience. He plays a Cole Porter song.
• “I Got Rhythm” by Cast (00:14): Addy hangs out with Eliska. He plays a George Gershwin tune. Eliska dances along to the music.
• “Where or When” by Cast (00:28): Herta (Moran Rosenblatt) talks to Genek about food being a priority. The music continues during a transition scene. Addy performs a musical number.

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• “Voulez vous, madame” by Tino Rossi (00:25): Addy inquires about the whereabouts of Madame Lowbeer (Marin Hinkle). The We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Addy locates Madame Lowbeer and Eliska.

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We Were the Lucky Ones Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 5 “Ilha Das Flores”

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We Were the Lucky Ones Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 6 “Warsaw”

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We Were the Lucky Ones Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 7 “Monte Cassino”

• “O Que É Que a Baiana Tem” by Daniela Mercury feat. Banda De Boca (00:01): The We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Addy wakes up in Rio de Janeiro. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Nada Além” by Orlando Silva (00:34): An interior scene begins. Addy navigates a house party. He meets Caroline (Nicole Brydon Bloom) for the first time.
• “Felicia’s Lullaby” by Cast (00:50): Addy plays a piano. He works on a new tune. Addy hums while composing the musical structure.

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We Were the Lucky Ones airs weekly on Hulu. New episodes premiere every Thursday through May 2, 2024. This article about We Were the Lucky Ones soundtrack will be updated as the series progresses.

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