The Joy soundtrack includes songs by Nina Simone, Lee Dorsey and The Doobie Brothers. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Ben Taylor’s 2024 Netflix movie. Visit the Soundtracks of Cinema section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Joy stars Thomasin McKenzie as Jean Purdy, an American nurse. James Norton co-stars as Bob Edwards, an American biologist. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they develop the first in vitro fertilization baby with an obstretician. Composer Steven Price (Gravity) scored the 115-minute Netflix movie; music supervisor Kle Savidge (My Policeman) handled the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Joy.

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Joy Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2024 Netflix Movie

• “Here Comes the Sun” by Nina Simone (00:00:00): The Joy soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. A medical scene begins. Bob reads a letter about Jean.
• “The Oogum Boogum Song” by Brenton Wood (00:03:00): Jean finishes a conversation with Bob. The Joy music continues during a transition sequence. Jean rides a bicycle.
• “Sweet Inspiration” by The Sweet Inspirations (00:12:00): Jean visits a diner. She picks a jukebox songs. Jean enjoys a meal with Bob.
• “Nocturne No. 3 in A-Flat Major, Op. 33 No. 3″ by Marc-André Hamelin (00:15:00): The Joy soundtrack song accompanies a January 1969 sequence. Patrick performs a surgery. Music plays from a speaker system.
• “Yes We Can Can” by Lee Dorsey (00:30:00): Bob talks about wanting to lead. The music continues during an August 1970 transition sequence. Jean and Bob exit a vehicle and look at “Frankenstein Lives Here” graffiti.
• “Nobody But Me” by The Human Beinz (00:41:00): Jean talks to Patrick (Bill Nighy) about her endometriosis diagnosis. The Joy music continues during a transition sequence. Jean dances with Arun (Rish Shah).
• “The Swimming Song” by Loudon Wainwright III (00:54:00): Jean holds hands with Rachel (Louisa Harland). The Joy soundtrack song continues during a beach scene. Jean has fun at the ocean with a group of women.
• “Though You Are Far Away” by Colin Blunstone (00:57:00): Patrick delivers bad news to Rachel. Bob stands in silence. Jean visits a church.
• “Listen to the Music” by The Doobie Brothers (01:17:00): Bob develops a new plan with Jean, Patrick and Muriel (Tanya Moodie). The characters prepare for a heavy workload and little sleep. Bob and Jean travel in a red vehicle during a September 1975 transition sequence.
• “The Lark Ascending” by Nicola Benedetti, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Litton (01:21:00): The Joy soundtrack song scores an interior scene. Patrick and company work on a patient. They listen to a record player.
• “Love Is In the Air” by John Paul Young (01:44:00): Jean arrives at a social event. The Joy music plays from a speaker system. Bob delivers a speech to colleagues.
• “500 Miles” by Peter, Paul and Mary (01:47:00): Bob reads a letter. He states that Jean’s name should be on a historic plaque. The Joy music scores the film’s epilogue and end credits.

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The Joy soundtrack also includes:

• “Here Comes the Sun” by George Harrison
• “Crimson & Clover” by Tommy James & The Shondells
• “Only Shines” by Marley Cooper
• “Exitatio” by James Morgan
• “Petit prélude à la journée” by Graeme Humphrey
• “O Quam Glorious” by Tomás Luis de Victoria

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