The Long Bright River soundtrack includes songs by Tierra Whack, James Brown and Kendall Lujan. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Nikki Toscano and Liz Moore’s 2025 Peacock miniseries. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.

Long Bright River stars Amanda Seyfried as Mickey, a Philadelphia police officer. Nicholas Pinnock co-stars as Truman Dawes, the protagonist’s former work partner. The storyline follows Mickey as she protects a family secret while investigating a serial killer who targets sex workers. Composer James Poyser (The Equalizer) and Dimitri Smith (The Great) scored the Peacock series; music supervisors  Sarah Bromberg (P-Valley) and Stephanie Diaz-Matos (Godfather of Harlem) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Long Bright River, an adaptation of Liz Moore’s 2020 novel.

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 1 “These Girls”

• “DIFFICULT” by Tierra Whack (00:15): Mickey enters a store. The Long Bright River soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Mickey talks to Alonzo (Eden Marryshow) about her sister, Kacey (Ashleigh Cummings).

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 2 “Let Me In”

• No Featured Songs

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 3 “Mother Wolf”

• “The Parting Glass” by TBA (00:08): The Long Bright River soundtrack song is featured during a 1999 sequence. Very Young Mickey (Victoria Joliddie) attends a funeral service for her mother. A choir member sing a tune.
• “Runaway” by Ivy Sole (00:10): Truman travels in a vehicle with Mickey. The Long Bright River music plays from the speaker system. Mickey talks about helping her son, Thomas (Callum Vinson), with his homework.
• “Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 “Hammerklavier”: III. Adagio Sostenuto” by Vladimir Ashkenazy (00:27): An interior scene begins. Mickey talks to Thomas during a dinner sequence. Music plays lightly in the background.
• “Lay Down the Law” by G. Love & Special Sauce (00:31): Mickey attends an outdoors party. The Long Bright River soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Mickey talks to her cousin, Bobby (Vincent Lawson Jr.), about Kacey.
• “Wind Quintet “Scenes from a Comedy” 5.Clandestine Lovers” by Paul Arden-Taylor (00:44): A flashback sequence begins. Young Mickey (Cate Elefante) starts a record. She holds a clarinet and talks to Young Kacey (Evelyn Davis).

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 4 “Blind Spot”

• “Carolling of the Bells” by Patrick Thomas Hawes (00:01): Mickey visits a diner. The Long Bright River soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Mickey chats with Truman about Paula (Perry Mattfeld) and a serial killer tip.

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 5 “Where Do You Go”

• “The Mummers Song” by Artist (00:26): The Long Bright River soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Gee (John Doman) hangs out with his great-grandson Thomas. He sings a traditional tune.
• “Discophonic Walk” by Jerry Blavat & The Yon Teenagers (00:27): An interior scene continues. Gee talks to Thomas about a “Philadelphia icon.” He plays a record.
• “A Faust Symphony, S. 108: 2. Gretchen” by Riccardo Chailly & Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (00:34): Mickey talks to Truman during a car scene. They discuss gambling and music. Mickey speaks about the sound of an English horn.
• “Long Way to Go” by P!nk feat. The Lumineers (00:48): Mickey reunites with Thomas after a scare. She shares an intimate moment with Truman. The Long Bright River music scores the episode’s final moments.

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 6 “Hereditary”

• “Sonata No. 16 In C Major for Piano, K. 545: I. Allegro” by Glenn Gould (00:05): Mickey looks at her reflection in a mirror during an interior scene. The Long Bright River soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Mickey calls out to Thomas about his babysitter, Bethany (Nina White).
• “Let’s Unite the Whole World at Christmas” by James Brown (00:32): Truman makes movie plans with Mickey and Thomas. The Long Bright River music continues during a transition sequence. Mickey hangs out with Truman and Mickey during a holiday-themed montage.
• “Every Single Christmas” by JD McPherson (00:35): An exterior montage begins. Gee talks to Mickey and Thomas during an interior scene. The characters celebrate Christmas.

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 7 “Wrong Devil, Wrong Deal”

• No Featured Songs

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Long Bright River Soundtrack: Every Song in Episode 8 “Atonement”

• “Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: 3. Sequentia: Lacrimosa (Live From Dom, Salzburg/1999)” by Berlin Philharmonic, Kay Johannsen, Claudio Abbado & Schwedischer Rundfunkchor (00:12): Kacey talks to Thomas about records during an interior scene. The Long Bright River music continues during a transition sequence. It’s featured again at 00:33.
• “Me and the Devil” by Soap&Skin (00:42): An art-themed exterior montage begins. Mickey meets with colleagues. The corpse of Eddie (Dash Mihok) appears in a morgue.
• “Goodbyes” by Kendall Lujan (00:55): Mickey reunites with Truman during an exterior sequence. She hangs out with Kacey and her new niece. The Long Bright River soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.

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