The Uncut Gems soundtrack includes music by Kendrick Lamar, Billy Joel and Madonna. This info article contains spoilers and song details for Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie’s 2019 movie on Disney+, HBO Max and Hulu. Check out Vague Visages’ Soundtracks of Cinema category for more soundtrack song listings.
Uncut Gems stars Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a Jewish jeweler in New York City. LaKeith Stanfield co-stars as Demany, the protagonist’s business associate. The storyline follows Howard as he gets mixed up in an underworld conspiracy while trying to sell jewels to NBA star Kevin Garnett. Composer Daniel Lopatin (Marty Supreme) scored the 135-minute film; a music supervisor isn’t credited. Here’s every song in Uncut Gems.
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Uncut Gems Soundtrack: Every Song in the 2019 Movie
- “Type of Way” by Rich Homie Quan (00:37:00): Howard stands outside Demany’s vehicle during a street scene. The Uncut Gems soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Howard enters the vehicle.
- “Amen” by Meek Mill (00:53:00): Howard finishes a conversation with his daughter, Marcel (Noa Fisher). The Uncut Gems music continues during a transition scene. Howard looks for Demany at a night club.
- “The Morning” by The Weeknd (00:54:00): A night club sequence continues. The track plays from the speaker system. The Weeknd performs live after requesting a black light.
- “Swimming Pools (Drank)” by Kendrick Lamar (00:58:00): A night club sequence continues. The Uncut Gems soundtrack song plays from the speaker system. Howard learns that his mistress, Julia (Julia Fox), was spotted entering a bathroom with The Weeknd.
- “The Stranger” by Billy Joel (01:20:00): Howard drives a vehicle. He listens to Q106.8. The tune sets in as Howard talks to his wife, Dinah (Idina Menzel).
- “Rain” by Madonna (01:22:00): Howard enters his apartment building with his son, Eddie (Jonathan Aranbayev). The track plays from a nearby unit. Howards talks to a neighbor (John Amos as Neighbor 33F) and asks if Eddie can use the bathroom.
- “L’amour Toujours (Small Mix)” by Gigi D’Agostino (02:20:00): The Uncut Gems music scores the film’s end credits.
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