The Butterfly soundtrack includes songs by The Killers, BLACKPINK and Lenny Kravitz. This info article contains composer and music supervisor details for Steph Cha and Ken Woodruff’s Amazon series. Visit the Soundtracks of Television section for more soundtrack song time codes and track listings.
Butterfly stars Daniel Dae Kim as David Jung, a former American spy. Reina Hardesty co-stars as Rebecca, a contract killer and the main protagonist’s estranged daughter. The storyline follows David as he strategizes against his former colleague while trying to protect his wife and two children. Composers Curtis Green (Zootopia+) and Min He (Another Day of Hope) scored the Amazon series; music supervisors Manish Raval (Girls) and Tom Wolfe (Paradise) selected the featured needle-drops. Here’s every song in Butterfly, an adaptation of Arash Amel’s graphic novel series.
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot”
- “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers/Cast (00:00): A Seoul sequence begins. The Butterfly soundtrack song continues as David sings at a karaoke bar. He wears a white dress shirt and black tie.
- “I Want It That Way” by Backstreet Boys/Cast (00:01): A karaoke sequence continues. David enjoy adult beverages with his friends. He says, “More soju!”
- “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK (00:06): A guard (Max Storn) stabs Rebecca’s fake pregnant belly. The Butterfly music continues during a fight sequence. Rebecca stabs the guard and shoots her way out of a building.
- “Dancing Queen” by EdKara (00:08): David breaks into a karaoke room. He fights Atwood (Josh Plasse). The Butterfly soundtrack song (an ABBA cover) plays from the speaker system.
- “MotoSpeed 24” by BIBI (00:25): David arrives in Incheon. He enters a restaurant and speaks to Yong Shik Choi (Haesoo Park). Music plays in the background.
- “ur special to me” by Artemas (00:31): Rebecca has sex with Atwood during an interior scene. The track plays from a speaker system. Rebecca wears a black bra.
- “Hold Me Down” by Ted Park, Parlay Pass & SNC (00:35): The Butterfly music scores a kitchen scene. David prepares a meal. He wears a black top.
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 2 “Daegu”
- “Walking on Sunshine” by Rey & Kimberly Rew (00:00): The Butterfly soundtrack song scores the opening sequence. A male grocery store employee stocks shelves. The track fades as David and Rebecca enter the building.
- “바다 (Sea)” by Black Tetra & Kim Jung-Sun (00:26): Juno (Piper Perabo) meets with Senator Dawson (Charles Parnell) at a Seoul restaurant. The Butterfly music plays from the speaker system. Senator Dawson inquires about Juno’s son, Oliver (Louis Landau).
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 3 “Busan”
- “The World Without You” by Tempest (00:33): A cityscape shot begins. The Butterfly soundtrack song continues as David navigates Jagalchi Market. He tries to contact Yong Shik Choi.
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 4 “Pohang”
- “Sagwa” by Jacqui (00:33): Juno finishes a conversation with Hollis (Sean Dulake). The Butterfly soundtrack song continues during a transition sequence. David and Rebecca navigate Angyang Market in Gyeonggi-Do.
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 5 “Seoul”
- “Why” by Renee Oliver & Cassandra Oliver, David Hiker, John Costello (00:08): David plants a bug during an office scene. The Butterfly soundtrack song plays from a speaker system. Rebecca quickly turns off the music.
- “Unforgettable” by Pearl Sisters (00:15): A spa sequence begins. Senator Dawson groans during a massage. The track fades as he receives a visit from David.
- “Sticks and Stones” by LØREN (00:23): David and Rebecca enter an art studio. The music continues during a transition sequence. David and Rebecca cook food together.
- “God’s Menu” by Stray Kids (00:28): Gun (Jihun Kim) drives a black vehicle. The Butterfly music plays from the speaker system. Gun exits the vehicle.
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Butterfly Soundtrack: Every Song in Season 1, Episode 6 “Annyeong”
- “Avenue” by ADOY & Juhwan Oh, Sungjoong Kim, Dayoung Kim (00:35): David drives a white vehicle. The Butterfly soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. David quickly changes the radio station.
- “Folsom Prison Blues” by Johnny Cash feat. The Tennessee Two (00:35): A travel sequence continues. David changes the radio station again. Rebecca stops the song.
- “It Aint’ Over ‘Til It’s Over” by Lenny Kravitz (00:36): A travel sequence continues. Rebecca changes the radio station. She says, “There, that’s good.”
- “Light” by Young Sound & Kang Donggil, An Chihaeng (00:41): David and Rebecca visit a restaurant with Eunju (Kim Tae-hee) and Minhee (Nayoon Kim). The Butterfly soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Minhee asks Rebecca if she knows any celebrities or vegans.
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