2020s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘The Bikeriders’

The Bikeriders Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Movie on Peacock

The Bikeriders soundtrack includes songs by Gary U.S. Bonds, The Shangri-Las and Magic Sam. This info article contains composer and music supervisor detailsย for Jeff Nichols’ 2023 movie on Peacock. Check out Vague Visagesโ€™ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

The Bikeriders stars Austin Butler as Benny, a member of the Vandals motorcycle gang. Jodie Comer co-stars as Kathy, the protagonistโ€™s charismatic wife. The storyline follows the main players as they interact with a young photographer over several years. Composer David Wingo (Midnight Special) scored the 116-minute film; music supervisors Bruce Gilbert (Everything Everywhere All at Once) and Lauren Mikus (Everything Everywhere All at Once) selected the featured needle-drops. Hereโ€™s every song in The Bikeriders, an adaptation of Danny Lyon’s 1968 photobook.

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The Bikeriders Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2023 Movie

The Bikeriders Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2023 Movie on Peacock

  • “Lonely Room” by Mickey Murray (00:01:00): Benny visits a bar. The Bikeriders soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Two men pick a fight with Benny.
  • “I Wanna Holler But the Town’s Too Small” by Gary U.S. Bonds (00:03:00): The track scores the title shot. The music continues during a transition sequence. Kathy talks with friends at a laundromat in 1965.
  • “Talkin Bout You” by The Animals (00:06:00): The Bikeriders music accompanies an interior scene. Kathy recalls seeing Benny for the first time. She gazes at him during a bar sequence.
  • “Out in the Streets” by The Shangri-Las (00:10:00): An exterior sequence begins. The Bikeriders soundtrack song plays as the Vandals ride together. The music plays again at 01:48:00 during the film’s final moments and end credits.
  • “My Babe” by Dale Hawkins (00:15:00): Kathy talks about marrying Benny. The Bikeriders music continues during a transition sequence. Benny rides his motorcycle and gets chased by police officers.
  • “Get Up and Get Out” by Clint Stacy (00:17:00): Benny smokes a cigarette as police officers approach his vehicle. A transition sequence begins. Brucie (Damon Herriman) reads a news report.
  • “Chino” from The Wild One by Leith Stevens (00:20:00): Johnny (Tom Hardy) watches a movie during an interior scene. The Bikeriders soundtrack song plays from his television. Johnny repeats a line from the movie.
  • “Raunchy” by Bill Justis (00:20:00): Kathy recalls the Vandals’ start as a racing club. Zipco (Michael Shannon) and Johnny prepare for a competition. Kathy talks to Danny (Mike Faist) about Johnny’s racing skills.
  • “That’s All I Need” by Magic Sam (00:21:00): Wahoo (Beau Knapp) introduces himself during an interview scene. The Bikeriders music plays lightly in the background. Cal (Boyd Holbrook) smokes a cigarette and jokes around with Wahoo.
  • “Mama Talk to Your Daughter” by Magic Sam (00:22:00): Brucie talks about everybody needing someone to pick on. The Bikeriders soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Kathy talks to Danny about “Cal from California.”
  • “Road Runner” by Bo Diddley (00:27:00): Kathy recalls Johnny being challenged. An exterior scene begins. Johnny fights a challenger from Milwaukee.
  • “Mannish Boy (Electric Mud Version)” by Muddy Waters (00:29:00): The Kid (Toby Wallace) prepares to steal a hubcap. The Bikeriders music continues as Kathy narrates about new chapters. The Kid stares at Johnny.
  • “I Feel Free” by Cream (00:31:00): A man drives away from The Kid. The Bikeriders soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Johnny rides with his crew.
  • “New Orleans” by Gary U.S. Bonds (00:32:00): An exterior sequence begins. The track plays from a speaker system. ย The Vandals ride as various bystanders stare at them.
  • “Baby Please Don’t Go” by Them feat. Van Morrison (00:36:00): Benny learns about potential trouble. The music sets in as Johnny talks to member of the Rogues. Benny arrives and starts a fight.
  • “Hush Little Baby” by Deon Jackson (00:43:00): A bar sequence begins. The Bikeriders soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Johnny arrives and talks to the bartender about Benny’s attackers.
  • “Masters of War” by The Staple Singers (00:46:00): The track accompanies a montage sequence. The Vandals burn down a bar. Johnny and Brucie stares at a fire.
  • “I’m Going Home” by The Sonics (00:58:00): Funny Sonny (Norman Reedus) says, “It’s nice to meet some proper fuck-ups.” The music continues during a transition sequence. The Vandals enjoys themselves during an outdoors party sequence.
  • “I’ll Never Learn” by The Shangri-Las (01:09:00): Johnny prepares for a confrontation. The Bikeriders soundtrack song scores a funeral sequence. The mother of the late Brucie spits at Johnny.
  • “I Can See” by Liberty Bell (01:12:00): Johnny says, “Fuck it.” A transition sequence begins. The Kid enters a bar with his crew and confronts Johnny.
  • “Oh Love” by Brother T. and Family (01:17:00): Cockroach (Emory Cohen) talks about Danny during an exterior sequence. Music plays from a speaker system. Cockroach talks about looking like a real “barbarian”; Johnny enters a home.
  • “Down on the Street” by The Stooges (01:20:00): Three men attack Cockroach. The Bikeriders soundtrack song sets in during an interior scene. Kathy navigates a house party.
  • “Treat Him Right” by Mickey Murray (01:23:00): Johnny comforts Kathy. A bar scene begins. Benny smokes a cigarette as The Bikeriders music plays from the speaker system.
  • “I Don’t Worry Myself” by Johnny Adams (01:34:00): A bar sequence begins. Music plays from the speaker system. The Kid challenges Johnny.
  • “Come Softly to Me” by The Fleetwoods (01:43:00): Kathy talks to Danny about long-time members of the Vandals. The music continues as Corky jokes around with Wahoo. Kathy speaks to Danny about Cal’s death.

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The Bikeriders soundtrack also includes:

  • “Declaration of Independence” by Count Five
  • “Come and Get It” by Johnny Soul
  • “Out in the Streets” by Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
  • “Out in the Streets” by Adrienne Pedrotti, Michelle M. Kahan and Leila Louise Henley
  • “Bet You’re Surprized” by Aaron Neville
  • “I Don’t Know Who to Blame” by Pugsley Munion
  • “Vandalize” by Ben Nichols
  • “Bikeriders” by Lucero

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visagesโ€™ founding editor.