2010s

Soundtracks of Cinema: ‘A Star Is Born’

A Star Is Born Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2018 Movie on Netflix

The A Star Is Born soundtrack includes music by Lady Gaga, Bradley Cooper and Beastie Boys. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Bradley Cooper’s 2018 movie on Netflix. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.

A Star Is Born stars Lady Gaga as Ally, a 31-year-old waitress and singer. Bradley Cooper co-stars as Jack, a rock star who struggles with alcoholism. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they develop a complicated relationship. A composer isn’t credited for the 136-minute film; music supervisors Julianne Jordan (Cocaine Bear) and Julia Michels (The Old Guard) picked the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in A Star Is Born, a remake of George Cukor’s 1954 movie of the same name.

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A Star Is Born Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2018 Movie

A Star Is Born Soundtrack - Every Song in the 2018 Movie on Netflix

  • “Black Eyes” by Bradley Cooper (00:00:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song accompanies the opening sequence. Jack performs at a concert. The track is later featured at 02:12:00 during the film’s end credits after “Is That Alright?
  • “Over the Rainbow” by Lady Gaga (00:04:00): Ally walks down an alley. The A Star Is Born music continues as the title graphic appears. Ally sings as she continues walking.
  • “At Last” by Etta James (00:06:00): Jack visits a drag bar called Bleu Bleu. Ramon (Anthony Ramos) says, “Oh, shit! This is crazy!” A drag singer (Derek Kevin Jones) performs as Etta James.
  • “La Vie En Rose” by Lady Gaga (00:08:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Ally takes the stage at Bleu Bleu. She performs a classic song by French singer Édith Piaf.
  • “Maybe It’s Time” by Bradley Cooper (00:15:00): Jack agrees to perform a song at Bleu Bleu. He wears a brown jacket. The A Star Is Born music is featured again at 00:54:00 and 01:29:00.
  • “Whipping Post” by The Allman Brothers Band (00:16:00): Jack finishes a performance at Bleu Bleu. He looks at Ally and says, “You’re ready?” The music continues during a transition sequence as Ally and Jack arrive at a “cop bar.”
  • “Too Far Gone” by Bradley Cooper (00:19:00): Jack and Ally chat at a cop bar. The A Star Is Born soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Ally punches a rude police officer.
  • “Shallow” by Lady Gaga (00:23:00): Jack chats with Ally during an exterior scene. He talks about his late mother. Ally sings one of her original songs.
  • “Diggin’ My Grave” by Bradley Cooper (00:30:00): Jack rehearses before a concert. He talks to his half-brother, Bobby (Sam Elliott), about managing his hearing problem. The track is featured again at 00:34:00.
  • “Dammi i colori! — Recondita armonia (Aria) [Tosca/Act 1]” by Luciano Pavarotti, Italo Tajo, The National Philharmonic Orchestra and Nicola Rescigno (00:31:00): Ally walks down a staircase during an interior scene and talks to her father, Lorenzo (Andrew Dice Clay). The A Star Is Born soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Phil (Greg Grunberg) offers to transport Ally to Jack’s gig.
  • “Alibi” by Bradley Cooper (00:33:00): Ally boards a plane with Ramon. Jack performs at a concert. The music is featured again at 00:36:00 and 00:53:00.
  • “Shallow” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (00:38:00): A concert sequence continues. Jack invites Ally to perform with him. The characters sing together for a live audience.
  • “Gratitude” by Beastie Boys (00:42:00): Jack and Ally enter a tour bus. The A Star Is Born soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Jack puts his cowboy hat on Ally’s head.
  • “Music to My Eyes” by Bradley Cooper (00:47:00): Lorenzo talks to his friends about Ally’s viral performance with Jack. The A Star Is Born music continues during a transition sequence. Ally processes her new relationship during a montage.
  • “Look What I Found” by Lady Gaga (00:49:00): Ally chats with Jack at an Arizona diner. She sings the melody to a new song. Jack talks about his native Arizona.
  • “Always Remember Us This Way” by Dave Cobb and Lady Gaga (00:56:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song is featured during a concert sequence. Jack prepares for an encore performance. He convinces Ally to debut a new song.
  • “Make Some Noise” by Beastie Boys (01:01:00): Ally speaks with Jack during an interior scene. The track plays from a speaker system. Ally talks about Rez (Rafi Gavron) and a possible recording contract with Interscope Records.
  • “Look What I Found” by Lady Gaga (01:03:00): Ally records a new track. A studio engineer named Ben (Benjamin Rice) says, “One second. One second. Listen to my cue.” Jack tells Ally that she needs her piano.
  • “Heal Me” by Lady Gaga (01:07:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song is featured during a concert sequence. Ally performs for a live audience. She wears a black dress.
  • “I Don’t Know What Love Is” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (01:15:00): Noodles (Dave Chappelle) convinces Ally and Jack to get married. A transition sequence begins. Ally and Jack get married at a chapel.
  • “Why Did You Do That?” by Lady Gaga (01:21:00): Ally performs at Saturday Night Live. Jack talks to Bobby backstage. The A Star Is Born music is featured again at 02:00:00.
  • “Too Far Gone” by Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga (01:24:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Ally and Jack visit a studio. They record a duet.
  • “New York, I Love You But You’re Bringing Me Down” by LCD Soundsystem (01:24:00): A photo shoot sequence begins. Music plays from a speaker system. Ally poses for photos and learns from Rez that she was nominated for three Grammy Awards.
  • “Hair Body Face” by Lady Gaga (01:30:00): Ally rehearses a dance sequence. Music plays from a speaker system. Jack reunites with Ally after an argument.
  • “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Marlon Williams (01:32:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song is featured during an interior scene. Musicians rehearse for a performance at the Grammy Awards. Jack wears a brown jacket.
  • “Lasciatemi Morire (Live)” by Mario Lanza (01:33:00): Lorenzo talks to Ally and friends before the Grammy Awards. Music plays from a speaker system. Lorenzo retells a story about Paul Anka suggesting that he had more natural talent than Frank Sinatra.
  • “Oh, Pretty Woman” by Brandi Carlile and Marlon Williams (01:34:00): Jack consumes alcohol and pops a pill before the Grammy Awards. A performance sequence begins. Jack drunkenly performs with an electric guitar.
  • “Shallow” by Lady Gaga (02:00:00): The A Star Is Born soundtrack song accompanies a performance sequence. Ally sings at the Grammy Awards. She performs without Jack.
  • “I’ll Never Love Again” by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper (02:05:00): Ally performs for a live audience. She acknowledges Jack’s death and reveals that he wrote a song for her. Ally and Jack rehearse the track during a flashback sequence.
  • “Is That Alright?” by Lady Gaga (02:10:00): The A Star Is Born music scores the film’s end credits.

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The A Star Is Born soundtrack also includes:

  • “Yonkers” by Tyler, The Creator
  • “Stardust” by Artie Shaw & His Orchestra
  • “Butler @ Studio A” by Bradley Cooper and Benjamin Don Rice
  • “Corrine, Corrina” by Wynton Marsalis and Eric Clapton
  • “Before I Cry” by Lady Gaga
  • “I Don’t Know What Love Is” by Lady Gaga

Q.V. Hough (@QVHough) is Vague Visages’ founding editor.