The Twister soundtrack includes songs by Eric Clapton, Shania Twain and Van Halen. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Jan de Bont’s 1996 movie on HBO Max. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Twister stars Helen Hunt as Jo, an Oklahoma-based meteorologist. Bill Paxton co-stars as Bill, a weatherman and the main protagonist’s estranged husband. The storyline follows Jo and a group of storm chasers as they try to acquire tornado data via game-changing technology. Composer Mark Mancina (Bad Boys) scored the 113-minute film; music supervisor Budd Carr (Heat) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Twister.

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Twister Soundtrack: Every Song in the 1996 Movie

• “Talula (BT’s Tornado Mix)” by Tori Amos (00:06:00): Jo works on “Dorothy.” The Twister soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Jo asks Tim “Beltzer” Lewis (Todd Field) for a reading.
• “Motherless Child” by Eric Clapton (00:07:00): Dusty (Philip Seymour Hoffman) stands in a vehicle. He watches a television performance. Dusty plays the music through a speaker system.
• “Twisted” by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham (00:12:00): Jo meet Melissa (Jami Gertz) for the first time. Music plays in the background during an exterior scene. Jo talks to Bill about his new weatherman job.
• “No One Needs to Know” by Shania Twain (00:23:00): Jo talks to Melissa at a diner. The Twister soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Melissa asks Jo if she is still in love with Bill.
• “Child in Time” by Deep Purple (00:25:00): Dusty drives a vehicle. He says, “It’s the wonder of nature, baby!” Music plays from a television and speaker system.
• “Oklahoma” by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II (00:26:00): Beltzer drives a vehicle. He sings to himself. Melissa talks to Donald during a transition scene.
• “How” by Lisa Loeb & Nine Stories (00:50:00): The Twister soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Aunt Meg (Lois Smith) hosts Jo and Bill’s crew. Music plays lightly from a speaker system.
• “Humans Being” by Van Halen (00:54:00): Bill travels with Jo. He wires her up during a mildly erotic moment. The track plays again at 01:44:00.
• “Moments Like This” by Alison Krauss & Union Station (01:06:00): Bill stares at Jo during an exterior scene. Music plays from a nearby speaker system. A radio report blends with the song.
• “Love Affair” by K.D. Lang (01:07:00): Jo walks during an exterior scene. The Twister soundtrack song plays in the background. Jo orders eight coffees to go.
• “Respect the Wind” by Edward and Alex Van Halen (01:46:00): The track scores the film’s final moments and end credits.

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The Twister soundtrack also includes:

• “Darling Pretty” by Mark Knopfler
• “Melancholy Mechanics” by Red Hot Chili Peppers
• “She Ain’t Comin’ Back” by Joe Diffie
• “Virtual Reality” by Rusted Root
• “Miss This” by Soul Asylum
• “Long Way Down” by Goo Goo Dolls
• “Broken” by Belly
• “See the Sky Again” by Edwin McCain
• “De Natura Sonoris No. 1” by Krzysztof Penderecki

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