The Saturday Night soundtrack includes songs by Janis Ian, Billy Preston and Howard Shore. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Jason Reitman’s 2024 movie on Netflix. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Saturday Night stars Gabriel LaBelle as Lorne Michaels, the creator of Saturday Night Live. Rachel Sennott co-stars as Rosie Shuster, the protagonist’s wife and colleague. The storyline follows Lorne and his team as they prepare for their first live broadcast on NBC. Composer Jon Batiste (The First Wave) scored the 109-minute film, which features a total of 20 credited tracks. Here’s every song in Saturday Night.

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Saturday Night Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2024 Movie

• “Coconut Woman” by Harry Belafonte and Irving Burgess (00:16:00): Garrett Morris (Lamorne Morris) speaks to Billy Preston (Jon Batiste). He recalls collaborating with Harry Belafonte. Billy sings the Saturday Night soundtrack song.
• “Right On” by Ray Barretto (00:17:00): Billy gives a joint to Garrett. He begins a soundtrack performance with his band. Lorne and Dick Ebersol (Cooper Hoffman) watch from a control room.
• “Bennie and the Jets” by Elton John and Bernard Taupin (00:33:00): The Saturday Night music is featured during an interior scene. Herb Sargent (Tracy Letts) talks to Chevy. Paul Shaffer (Paul Rust) plays a piano.
• “At Seventeen” by Janis Ian (00:42:00): George Carlin (Matthew Rhys) yells during a rehearsal. Janis Ian (Naomi McPherson) prepares for a performance. She sings the Saturday Night soundtrack song.
• “La Cumbia Del Muerto” by Mariachi Tenochtitlan (01:02:00): A TV taping sequence begins for The Rhumpus Hour. Milton Berle (J. K. Simmons) takes the stage. He dances to the Saturday Night music.
• “Harlem Nocturne” by Johnny Otis (01:19:00): A street sequence begins. An NBC page (Finn Wolfhard ) passes out flyers for a free show. Lorne shows up with a stained shirt.
• “Nocturne No. 2 En Mi Bémol Major, Op. 9 (Arranged for Vibraphone, Piano et Orchestra)” by Romain Simon Théret (01:22:00): The Saturday Night soundtrack song accompanies an exterior sequence. Gilda Radner (Ella Hunt) visits the Rockefeller Center skating rink. John Belushi (Matt Wood) skates in a bee costume.
• “Gonna Get Me a Shotgun” by Paul Shaffer and Lorne Michaels (01:27:00): The Saturday Night music is featured during a Studio 8H scene. Garrett agrees to sing a song for a sound check. He performs a tune about killing “whiteys.”
• “Here I Come to Save the Day (Mighty Mouse Theme)” by The Golden Records Orchestra (01:30:00): Lorne explains his show to David Tebet (Willem Dafoe). Andy Kaufman (Nicholas Braun) plays a record. He performs a now-famous comedy routine.
• “Nothing from Nothing” by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher (01:33:00): Chevy introduces Billy. The Saturday Night soundtrack song scores a montage. Audience members show up for a live show.
• “Saturday Night Opening Theme” by Howard Shore (01:41:00): John performs during a live sketch. Chevy delivers Saturday Night Live’s now-famous introductory line. The track scores the film’s final moments and end credits.

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The Saturday Night soundtrack also includes:

• “It’s You” by United Sonic Alliance
• “Ixoo,” “Chickenweed, “Chawz” by Don Cento and Martin Garner
• “Police Woman Main Title” by Morton Stevens
• “Martinique” by Martin Denny
• “Laura” by Martin Denny
• “Batumata” by Portinho
• “Otão E Eu” by Nicos Jaritz
• “Sangandongo” by Niagara
• “Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen” by Albert Ayler

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