The Old Guard soundtrack includes music by Frank Ocean, Marshmellow and Elle King. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Gina Prince-Bythewood’s 2020 Netflix movie. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.
The Old Guard stars Charlize Theron as Andy, a mercenary with healing powers. KiKi Layne co-stars as Nile, a U.S. Marine and the protagonist’s protege. The storyline follows Andy and her team as they strategize against a scheming business mogul. Composers Volker Bertelmann (All Quiet on the Western Front) and Dustin O’Halloran (Lion) scored the 125-minute Netflix film; music supervisor Julia Michels (A Star Is Born) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in The Old Guard, an adaptation of Greg Rucka and Leandro Fernández’s graphic novel series.
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The Old Guard Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2020 Netflix Movie
- “Born Alone, Die Alone” by Madalen Duke (00:01:00): Andy narrates about her existence. The Old Guard soundtrack song scores the title sequence. Andy walks through streets in Morocco.
- “Keep This Between Us” by Krtas Nssa (00:06:00): An exterior montage begins. Andy walks through a market area with Booker (Matthias Schoenaerts). They meet with Copley (Chiwetel Ejiofor).
- “Put You On” by Kierra Luv (00:29:00): A sergeant informs Nile that she’s been transferred to Landstuhl, Germany. A transition sequence begins. The Old Guard music plays from a speaker system as Nile receives bad looks from military colleagues in a tent area.
- “Godspeed” by Frank Ocean (00:30:00): Nile puts on earbuds. The Old Guard soundtrack song plays from her phone. Nile tries to calm herself.
- “Nobody Know” by Chaii (00:40:00): Andy travels in an airplane with Nile. A fight sequence begins. Andy says, “We’re done.”
- “The World We’ve Made” by Ruelle (00:56:00): A military unit approaches a church. Copley watches a surveillance monitor. Andy hides in the darkness before a fight sequence begins.
- “Going Down Fighting” by Andrea Wasse x Phlotilla (01:31:00): Copley tells Nile about a private lab. The Old Guard soundtrack song continues as the characters part ways. Nile enters an elevator.
- “Silence” by Marshmellow feat. Khalid (01:47:00): Nile receives help from Booker. She hands a weapon to Andy. The characters enter a grey vehicle.
- “Cruel World” by Active Child (01:51:00): Booker embraces Andy. He says, “I won’t see you again.” Andy replies, “Have a little faith, Book.
- “Baby Outlaw” by Elle King (01:54:00): Booker enters his Paris apartment. He meets the legendary Quynh (Veronica Ngo). The Old Guard music scores the film’s final moments and end credits.
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The Old Guard soundtrack also includes:
- “Say Your Prayers” by Blithe
Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.

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