2020s

Soundtracks of Television: ‘The Agency’

The Agency Soundtrack - Every Song in the Showtime Series on Paramount+

The Agency soundtrack includes songs by Jack White, Ofege and Haddaway. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth’s Showtime series on Paramount+. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

The Agency stars Michael Fassbender as Martian, a senior CIA case officer. Jeffrey Wright co-stars as Henry Ogletree, a London-based CIA deputy chief. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they develop a young spy while dealing with international threats. Composer Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch (All of Us Strangers) scored the Showtime series, which features a variety of needle-drops. In addition, Jack White recorded the theme track, “Love Is Blindness.” Here’s every song in The Agency, an adaptation of Eric Rochant’s Canal+ series Le Bureau des Légendes aka The Bureau.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “The Bends”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1

  • It’s Not Easy” by Ofege (00:10): The Agency soundtrack song accompanies an interior scene. Martian navigates his home. He plays a record and locates various surveillance devices.
  • Back” by Milah & Boi Blue (00:18): An exterior shot begins. A female spy sits in a vehicle. She rolls up her window.
  • Love Is Blindness” by Jack White (00:58): Martian talks to Naomi (Katherine Waterston). The characters discuss the motivations of Sami (Jodie Turner-Smith). The track (which is also the series’ theme song) scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “Wooden Duck”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2

  • What Is Love” by Haddaway (00:13): Danny (Saura Lightfoot-Leon) visits a bar. The Agency soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Danny plays billiards with a friend and talks about a long deployment mission.
  • “Born in the U.S.A.” by Cast (00:28): CIA operatives interrogate a suspect. They sing a Bruce Springsteen song. Martian watches a video monitor with Henry.
  • Dancing in the Dark” by Cast (00:29): An interrogation concludes. Blair (Ambreen Razia) hums a Bruce Springsteen song. She apologizes to Dr. Blake (Harriet Sansom Harris).

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Hawk from a Handsaw”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3

  • “Night Moves” by Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band (00:02): Martian gazes at an airplane. The Agency soundtrack song play from a speaker system. Martian walks to a balcony area.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Quarterback Blitz”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4

  • “TBA” by TBA (00:31): Martian visits a night club. The Agency soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Martian says, “We’re not in Kansas anymore.”
  • “TBA” by TBA (00:32): A night club sequence continues. Martian talks to an a male associate from Minsk about living in London. He recalls a stolen bike.
  • “Song” by Artist (00:33): Martian prepares to leave a night club. Music plays from the speaker system. Martian parts ways with an associate.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Rat Trap”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5

  • “Weak In Your Light” by Nation of Language (00:12): Poppy tells Martian to be himself. The Agency soundtrack song continues during a transition scene. Martian meets with Sami at a restaurant.
  • “Home Town” by WITCH (00:48): An intelligence officer identifies a target’s location. The music continues during a transition scene. Martian hosts a mate at his “bachelor pad.”

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Spy for Sale”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6

  • No Featured Songs

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “Hard Landing”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7

  • “mona lisa” by venbee (00:10): Poppy walks outdoors while carrying a backpack. The Agency soundtrack song plays from her headphones. A man tails Poppy.
  • “Lady Writer” by Dire Straits (00:27): Martian starts a record. Music plays from his speaker system. Martian talks to Poppy about people protecting them.
  • “Take Me to Church” by Hozier (00:45): The Agency music plays during the episode’s end credits.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “Truth Will Set You Free”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8

  • “Лето” by Nataliya Gulkina (00:06): A beauty salon sequence begins. The Agency soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. A woman talks to Sylviya (Tanya Shpadi) about “magic fingers.”
  • “Baddadan” by Chase & Status & Bou feat. IRah, Flowdan, Trigga & Takura (00:13): Danny visits a night club with Rose (Jessie Mei Li). Music plays from the speaker system. Rose shouts while dancing with Danny.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 9 “The Rubicon”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 9

  • “Low C” by Supergrass (00:30): Naomi packs a bag during an interior scene. The Agency soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Naomi tells Danny to take off her clothes.
  • “Climbing up the Walls” by Radiohead (00:45): Martian receives a phone call from a private number. He stares out a window. The Agency music scores the episode’s final moments.

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The Agency Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 10 “Overtaken by Events”

The Agency Soundtrack on Showtime and Paramount+ - Every Song in Season 1, Episode 10

  • No Featured Songs

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