The Waterfront soundtrack includes songs by KALEO, Chris Stapleton and Lee Ann Womack. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Kevin Williamson’s Netflix series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.
The Waterfront stars Holt McCallany as Harlan Buckley, the head of a fishing empire. Maria Bello co-stars as Belle Buckley, the protagonist’s business-savvy wife. The storyline follows the main players and their two children as they get mixed up in a drug trafficking conspiracy. Composer John Frizzell (Office Space) scored the Netflix series; music supervisor Frank Palazzolo (Hemlock Grove) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in The Waterfront.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Almost Okay”
- “No Good” by KALEO (00:01): Curtis (Matthew Davis) navigates a boat. He calls out to Troy (Zach Roerig). The Waterfront soundtrack song kicks in as two armed men chase Curtis.
- “The Farmer in the Dell” by TBA (00:03): Cane (Jake Weary) walks down a staircase in his home. A nursery rhyme plays from a nearby phone. Cane greets his wife, Peyton (Danielle Campbell).
- “Devil Stole My Style” by Ryan Bingham (00:04): An exterior sequence begins. Cane drives a vehicle. He arrives at a crime scene involving the vessel Miss Glory.
- “Star of Monterey” by Ben Chapman (00:26): Cane talks to Peyton about having dinner with his high school girlfriend, Jenna (Humberly González), and her husband. The Waterfront soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. Cane arrives at Havenport Hardware to speak with Jenna.
- “Heaven Hill” by Sterling Elza (00:32): Hoyt (Scott Deckert) meets with Colt and Harlan. He reluctantly boards a boat. Harlan threatens Hoyt.
- “Don’t You Dare” by Ben Chapman (00:49): A drunken Cane finishes a conversation with Jenna. The Waterfront music continues during a transition sequence. Harlan chats with his wife, Belle (Maria Bello), about taking “a step backwards.”
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “Taking Control”
- “Down in the Gulley” by Brent Cobb (00:00): The Waterfront soundtrack song sets in after the opening title graphic. Shawn (Rafael L. Silva) rides a bicycle. The track fades as he has an awkward conversation with Cane.
- “I’m a King Bee” by Peter Frampton (00:10): Cane and Peyton finish a chat with Belle. A transition sequence begins. Bree arrives at motel and hooks up with a DEA agent named Marcus (Gerardo Celasco).
- “Black Hearted Woman” by The Allman Brothers Band (00:40): Sheriff Clyde Porter aka Owen (Michael Gaston) works on a car in his garage. The Waterfront music plays from a speaker system. Harlan punches Clyde/Owen.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Playing with Fire”
- “Soul Drifts Away” by Siege of Rhodes (00:14): Harlan urges Cane to attack two men who terrorized Peyton.The Waterfront soundtrack song continues during an exterior sequence. Cane walks away as Harlan and his associate Reggie (Brian Ashton Smith) attack the men in question.
- “Numbers” by Bella White (00:15): A restaurant sequence begins. The Waterfront music plays from the speaker system. Clyde/Owen threatens Belle.
- “Summer Breeze” by Seals & Crofts (00:17): Cane visits a bar. Music plays from the speaker system. Cane sends a text message to Peyton.
- “I’d Really Love to See You Tonight” by John Ford Coley (00:18): Cane arrives at Havenport Hardware. The Waterfront soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Cane and Jenna discuss Peyton and “gummy-gate.”
- “Tennessee Whiskey” by Chris Stapleton (00:24): Belle gazes at the ocean. She drinks a glass of white wine. Belle receives a drink invitation from Wes (Dave Annable).
- “Moving” by John Fullbright (00:27): Clyde/Owen works on a vehicle in his garage. The track plays from a speaker system. Harlan arrives to “share a drink.”
- “Can’t You See” by The Marshall Tucker Band (00:35): Harlan shares a drink with Clyde/Owen. He ultimately kills him during a fight sequence. The Waterfront music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “You Can’t Trust a Buckley”
- “True South” by Rodney Atkins (00:01): Belle agrees to help Harlan “fix” a problem. The Waterfront soundtrack song continues as they transport the corpse of Clyde/Owen. Harlan and Belle stage a deadly accident.
- “Broken Bones” by KALEO (00:02): A landscape montage begins. Harlan and company attend a funeral for Clyde/Owen. Cane keeps an eye on Agent Sanchez.
- “Hang in There” by Stephen Wilson Jr. (00:27): Peyton walks away from a conversation with Cane. The Waterfront music continues during a transition sequence. Bree chats with Belle about being part of the family.
- “Black Leaf” by The Cave Singers (00:44): Grady (Topher Grace) threatens Stevie (Austin Alexander). His henchman operate machine guns. Grady giggles as Stevie gets blown to pieces.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “I’m a Hugger”
- “Gotta Be Movin'” by The Record Company (00:00): The Waterfront soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Various men load a truck with drugs. Harlan and Cane watch the operation during a beachfront scene.
- “Don’t Owe You a Thang” by Gary Clark Jr. (00:16): Bree breaks down in front of her son, Diller (Brady Hepner). A transition sequence begins. Two drug traffickers get pulled over by the new sheriff, Deputy Sawyer (Andrew Call).
- “All the Trouble” by Lee Ann Womack (00:21): Bree gazes at the ocean. Diller walks outdoors and chats with his father. The Waterfront music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits at 00:42.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Hunting Season”
- “Nashville Money” by Myron Elkins (00:07): Diller walks down a sidewalk. The Waterfront soundtrack song plays from an approaching vehicle. Grady invites Diller to “have some fun.”
- “4 x 4Play” by Blackjack Billy (00:16): Harlan agrees to hunt with Diller and Grady. He says, “Remember the rules. Safety on, eyes open. Don’t point at anything you don’t wanna kill.” Harlan kills a bird and says, “I know what I’m doing.”
- “Sinner” by Shaya Zamora (00:36): Cane shows up at Jenna’s home. He opens up about their past relationship. Cane and Jenna hook up.
- “Albatross” by Corrosion of Conformity (00:41): Grady tortures Harlan with a Portuguese man o’ war. He threatens his family. The Waterfront music scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 7 “Nice Try”
- “Dead Man Walking” by Channing Wilson (00:00): The Waterfront soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. Cane wakes up next to Jenna. He receives a phone call, presumably from Harlan.
- “Dig a Hole” by Stephen Wilson Jr. (00:35): Cane enters a forest with two armed men. He enters a drug lab. The Waterfront music fades as Cane gets attacked.
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The Waterfront Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 8 “Lost at Sea”
- “Brandy (You’re a Fine Girl)” by Looking Glass (00:11): Bree navigates a yacht after being found by Grady. The Waterfront soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. The track plays again at 00:16.
- “Burgundy” by Laura Jean Anderson (00:27): Bree fires a flare gun. She gets rescued by Harlan. Belle chats with her husband during a hospital scene.
- “Deep Stays Down” by Larkin Poe (00:39): Bree meets with Emmett (Terry Serpico). A henchman tortures Wes. The Waterfront soundtrack song scores the episode’s final moments and end credits.
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