The Hand That Rocks the Cradle soundtrack includes music by Ronnie Spector, Nick Cave and The Velvet Underground. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Michelle Garza Cervera’s 2025 Hulu movie on Disney+ and HBO Max. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle stars Maika Monroe as Polly Murphy, a nanny with a secret to protect. Mary Elizabeth Winstead co-stars as Caitlin Morales, a married attorney with two children. The storyline follows the main players as they bond and ultimately clash. Composer Ariel Marx (Candy) scored the 104-minute Hulu film, which features a total of seven credited needle-drops. Here’s every song in The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, a remake of Curtis Hanson’s 1992 film.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2025 Hulu Movie

• “She Talks to Rainbows” by Ronnie Spector (00:11:00): Caitlin leaves her home. She drives a vehicle during a transition sequence. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle soundtrack song plays from the speaker system.
• “Push the Sky Away” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds (00:26:00): Polly chats with Caitlin by a baby cradle. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle music continues during a transition sequence. Polly sits in a vehicle outside Caitlin’s home.
• “Happy Birthday to You” by Cast (00:42:00): An outdoors birthday party sequence begins. Emma (Mileiah Vega) talks to Polly. She asks about the meaning of the word “depressed.”
• “I’ll Be Your Mirror” by The Velvet Underground (01:38:00): Emma tells a story to her little sister, Josie (Nora Contreras, Lola Contreras). She makes a shushing sound and then smiles. The Hand That Rocks the Cradle music scores the film’s final moments and end credits.

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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle soundtrack also includes:

• “After Sunset (NYE)” by Band Aparte
• “The Innocents” by Low
• “La Piñata” by Traditional

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