The Death of a Unicorn soundtrack includes music by Cocteau Twins and St. Vincent. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Alex Scharfman’s 2025 movie on HBO Max. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.

Death of a Unicorn stars Jenna Ortega as Ridley, an American teenager who thinks about her late mother. Paul Rudd co-stars as Elliot, the protagonist’s lawyer father who seeks a proxy job from his billionaire boss. The storyline follows the main protagonists as they strategize against their hosts while trying to protect a family of unicorns. Composer Giosuè Greco (Didi) and Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild) scored the 107-minute film; music supervisor Melissa Chapman (A Different Man) and Annie Pearlman (A Different Man) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Death of a Unicorn.

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Death of a Unicorn Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2025 Movie

• “Cherry-Coloured Funk” by Cocteau Twins (00:02:00): The film opens with an airport sequence. Ridley listens to a message from her pilot. She rests against the shoulder of her father and puts headphones on moments later. The Death of a Unicorn soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence in the Canadian Rockies. An exterior montage begins. Elliot drives a vehicle as Ridley looks out a window. The Death of a Unicorn music drops as he worries about losing phone service.
• “DOA” by St. Vincent (01:41:00): Ridley and Elliot ride in a police car after being arrested. Griff (Anthony Carrigan) travels in a vehicle behind them. A family of unicorns run toward the police vehicle and ultimately push it off the road as the movie ends. The track scores the film’s end credits sequence.

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The Death of a Unicorn soundtrack also includes:

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