The Paradise soundtrack includes songs by Starship, Tiffany and Hidden Citizens. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Dan Fogelman’s Hulu series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.
Paradise stars Sterling K. Brown as Xavier, a Secret Service agent who protects the U.S. president. Julianne Nicholson co-stars as Sinatra, the world’s richest woman. The storyline takes place in an underground city as Xavier investigates the murder of U.S. President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). Composer Siddhartha Khosla (This Is Us) scored the Hulu series; music supervisors Manish Raval (Girls) and Tom Wolfe (Not Dead Yet) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Paradise.
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- “Another Day in Paradise” by Cast (00:36): Cal chats with Xavier. He briefly sings while enjoying a drink. The Paradise soundtrack song was originally recorded by Phil Collins.
- “Another Day in Paradise” by CAT VS CAT & JOYNER (00:43): Xavier talks about his late wife. He tells Cal that “I’ll forgive you when I can sleep again.” The Paradise music scores the episode’s final moments.
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- “Ooh! Mother” by Unicorn (00:09): Sinatra visits a bar during a flashback sequence. The Paradise soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Sinatra meets Tim (Tuc Watkins) and talks about selling her cloud storage start-up business, Demesne.
- “Ever Thought of Coming Back” by Kelley Stoltz (00:11): A bar scene continues. Tim flirts with Sinatra. He says, “You are gonna completely fuck up my life plan, aren’t you?”
- “We Built This City” by Starship (00:48): Jeremy (Charlie Evans) hangs out with Presley, (Aliyah Mastin). He talks about his late father, Cal. Jeremy and Presley listen to the Paradise music.
- “We Built This City” by Aron Wright & Jill Andrews (00:52): Jeremy and Presley enter an underground airport. Sinatra talks to her sick son, Dylan (Peter Gorbis), about heaven. The track scores the episode’s final moments.
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- “I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tiffany (00:13): Cal shares an intimate moment with Robinson (Krys Marshall) during a daydream sequence. The Paradise soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Robinson wakes up from a daydream.
- “Easy to Come Home” by Dojo Cuts (00:28): Xavier visits a diner with Dr. Gabriel Torabi (Sarah Shahi). Music plays from the speaker system. Xavier and Dr. Torabi discuss potential threats and their worldviews.
- “I’ll Take the Long Road” by Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens (00:30): A bar scene continues. Xavier enjoys a meal with Dr. Torabi. The characters talk about things they miss.
- “I Think We’re Along Now” by Hidden Citizens (00:44): Dr. Torabi has sex with Xavier during a shower scene. She delivers a message from Cal about Billy (Jon Beavers). The Paradise music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Cast (00:24): The Paradise soundtrack song is featured during an exterior scene. Jeremy plays a guitar. He performs a Poison cover song.
- “Every Rose Has Its Thorn” by Wendy Wang (00:47): Jane chats with Billy during an interior scene. She poisons his drink and kills him. The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Here I Go Again ’87” by Whitesnake (00:01): The Paradise soundtrack song scores a 1997 sequence. Cal rides in a vehicle. The music plays again at 00:24.
- “More Than Words” by Extreme (00:14): Cal hangs out with Robinson. The Paradise music plays from a speaker system. Cal discusses his father with Robinson.
- “Make Believe World” by Sandy Szigeti (00:27): Xavier visits a bar. Music plays from the speaker system. Xavier talks to Robinson about Billy’s alleged suicide.
- “Honolulu Hula Band” by George Elliott (00:31): Presley hangs out with Jeremy. They look at a large video screen. The Paradise soundtrack song plays from a speaker system.
- “Eye of the Tiger” by Tommy Profitt feat. FJØRA (00:46): The narrator says, “I saw her that night.” Sinatra spots a sign reading “They’re Lying to You.” The track scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door” by TBA (00:22): Jeremy visits a library. The Paradise soundtrack song plays from his headphones. Presley confronts Jeremy.
- “They Can’t Take That Away from Me” by Frank Sinatra (00:34): Dr. Torabi talks to Sinatra about her motivations. Music plays from a nearby speaker system. Sinatra looks at a sign reading “Who Is Sinatra?”
- “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” by RAIGN (00:43): Sinatra speaks to Xavier during an interior scene. She says, “Your wife is alive out there.” The Paradise music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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- “Long As I Can See the Light” by Ted Hawkins (00:01): The Paradise music scores the opening flashback sequence. Various characters work on an underground city. The track picks up again at 00:08.
- “Another Day in Paradise” by Cast (00:14): Xavier navigates a room. He thinks about the past. Cal sings a Phil Collins classic.
- “Another Day in Paradise” by Siddhartha Khosla feat. Carol Kuswanto (00:27): Trent (Ian Merrigan) talks about finishing what he started. A transition sequence begins. Nicole speaks to Cal and says, “Call me when you’re sober.”
- “Song” by CAT VS CAT & JOYNER (00:40): Cal makes an audio recording for his son, Jeremy. He says, “You don’t like this world I built? Fix it.” The Paradise soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments.
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