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Songs featured within episodes of Lost
Below are the commercial (non-original) tracks featured in episodes of Lost. Songs are listed in chronological order of their first appearance by episode. For unidentified songs, please see this article's talk page. For the original music composed for Lost, see: musical score and Soundtracks. For references to musicians and songs that are not heard, but are mentioned or referred to in the show see the section below.
Season 1
| Song Title | Artist | Episodes featuring | Sources |
| "Leavin' On Your Mind" | Patsy Cline | "Tabula Rasa" | Radio in Ray Mullen's truck |
| "Wash Away (Reprise)" | Joe Purdy | "Tabula Rasa" | Hurley's CD player |
| "Are You Sure?" | Willie Nelson | "House of the Rising Sun" | Hurley's CD player |
| "I Shall Not Walk Alone" | The Blind Boys of Alabama | "Confidence Man" | Incidental music heard at the end of the episode when Sayid is leaving the beach to explore the Island |
| "Intermezzo (from Carmen)" | Georges Bizet | "Solitary" | Played by the Music box |
| "La Mer" | Charles Trenet | "Whatever the Case May Be" | Sung by Shannon |
| "Delicate" | Damien Rice | "...In Translation" | Hurley's CD player |
| "Heart and Soul" | Larry Clinton | "Do No Harm" | Played on the piano by Jack and Sarah |
| "Itsy Bitsy Spider" | Traditional | "The Greater Good" | Sung by Charlie. |
| "I Got You (I Feel Good)" | James Brown | "The Greater Good" | Sung by Hurley |
| "Redemption Song" | Bob Marley | "Exodus, Part 2" | Sung by Sawyer |
Season 2
Season 3
Season 4
| Song Title | Artist | Episodes featuring | Sources | |
| "Wann ist es Liebe" | Jazzamor | "The Economist" | Playing in the background in the café where Sayid meets Elsa. | |
| "If You Stayed Over" | Bonobo (featuring Fink) | "The Economist" | Playing in Elsa's room while she and Sayid are in bed together. | |
| "Xanadu" | Olivia Newton-John & Electric Light Orchestra | "Eggtown" | Song from the musical film Xanadu that Hurley plays on the VCR in his and Sawyer's room. | |
| "She's Got You" | Patsy Cline | "Eggtown" | Playing in Kate's and Claire's room when Locke walks in and wants to talk to Kate. | |
| "Un bel di vedremo" from Madama Butterfly | Giacomo Puccini | "The Other Woman" | Playing in Ben's house when he has Juliet over for dinner. | |
| "It's Getting Better" | Mama Cass Elliot | "Meet Kevin Johnson" | Playing in the car as Michael tries to commit suicide. | |
| "Prelude in C# Minor" | Sergei Rachmaninoff | "The Shape of Things to Come" | Ben is playing this when Locke comes in to tell him that the phone rang. | |
| "Everyday" | Buddy Holly and the Crickets | "Cabin Fever" | Playing on Emily's record player when she's preparing for her date. | |
| "Gouge Away" | The Pixies | "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" | Playing on the radio in Jack's car as he's driving to the Hoffs/Drawlar Funeral Parlor. |
For possible symbolism relating to these song choices, see Music/Theories, as well lyrics in individual articles on each song.
* This song was first featured in season 1.
** This song was first featured in season 2.
*** This song was first featured in season 3.
Referenced songs and musicians
This sections contains:
- Musicians mentioned or appearing in Lost without reference to a particular song.
- Commercial songs (non-original) that are not heard, but are mentioned or referred to in the show.
- Songs and musicians added to this list should be a clear and obvious reference to Lost or confirmed by the creators of Lost.
- Songs that only are a possible (not obvious or confirmed) reference don't belong here! Use the Talk:Music page to discuss them.
- (+) = Confirmed in the official podcast.
Songs are listed in chronological order of their first appearance by episode.
| Song Title | Artist | Episodes featuring | Context |
| "Strawberry Fields Forever" | The Beatles | "House of the Rising Sun" | Part of the lyrics ("Living is easy with eyes closed") are tattooed on Charlie's left shoulder. |
| "The House of the Rising Sun" | Folk song, popularized by The Animals | "House of the Rising Sun" | Title of the episode. |
| "Catch a Falling Star" | Perry Como | "Raised by Another" | Claire asks the Stewerts to sing this to her baby when she is finalizing the details of adoption. |
| N/A | Pete Townshend | "All the Best Cowboys Have Daddy Issues" | The title of the episode is similar to the title of the album All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes by Pete Townshend. Specifically, this is a reference to a story inside the album jacket. [source needed] |
| "La Mer" "Beyond the Sea" | Charles Trenet Bobby Darin | "Whatever the Case May Be" | Rousseau's notations contain lyrics from "La Mer" by Charles Trenet. Shannon remembers the lyrics to "La Mer" as being from Finding Nemo, but it's the English version. |
| N/A | The Hold Steady | "Everybody Hates Hugo" | Hurley asked Starla to attend their concert with him. |
| N/A | Janis Joplin | "What Kate Did" | Kate wore a T-shirt that had a Janis Joplin logo. The shirt reads: "The Heart Stompin Janis Joplin Live in Concert at the Purple Frog Saloon: Trying Just a Little Bit Harder" |
| N/A | Pink Floyd | "Fire + Water" | The famous Battersea Power Station featured on the album cover of Pink Floyd's Animals can be seen in the background of one of Charlie's flashbacks. |
| N/A | The Beatles | "Fire + Water" | The scene where Charlie's father chops off the doll's head was an homage the Beatle's album Yesterday and Today. (Season 2 DVD) |
| "Coconut" | Harry Nilsson | "The Long Con" | Referenced by Hurley when he sees Sayid shucking coconut husks on a stake. |
| "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" | Duke Ellington | "The Long Con" | Mentioned on WXR. |
| "Kumbaya" | The Folksmiths including Joe Hickerson | "Dave" | Sawyer mentions this song sarcastically to Libby. |
| N/A | Prince | "?" | Sawyer calls Ben "The Artist Formerly Known As Henry Gale", a variation on one the many nicknames of the famous musician. |
| N/A | Son Volt | "A Tale of Two Cities" | The CD that Juliet places in her stereo is actually a dualdisc CD/DVD with the serial of "JN 94743". This serial belongs to the Okemah and the Melody of Riot album by Son Volt. |
| N/A | Talking Heads | "A Tale of Two Cities" | The CD that Juliet plays is taken from the jewel case for the album Speaking In Tongues by Talking Heads. |
| "Subterranean Homesick Blues" | Bob Dylan | "The Cost of Living" | The video that Juliet plays for Jack on the Hydra television, in which she holds up cue cards, is reminiscent of Bob Dylan's video for "Subterranean Homesick Blues". (+) |
| "Highway 61 Revisited" | Bob Dylan | "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" | Song/album name featured on Charlie's t-shirt. |
| N/A "Ladytron" | Ladytron Roxy Music | "Tricia Tanaka Is Dead" | Hurley calls his servant "Lady Tron" instead of "Mrs. Tranh". |
| N/A | Phil Collins | "Catch-22" | On Sawyer's cassette tape gift to Kate. |
| "Afternoon Delight" | Starland Vocal Band | "Catch-22" | When hitting on Kate, Sawyer refers to this song by Starland Vocal Band about having sex in the afternoon. |
| "Purple Haze" | The Jimi Hendrix Experience | "Catch-22" | Sawyer claims the ping pong table fell from the "purple haze", referring to the Swan implosion. |
| N/A | Richard Strauss | "The Economist" | As Sayid is about to go to the opera with Elsa, he says, "Let’s go. Strauss awaits.". |
| N/A | Kenny Rogers | "There's No Place Like Home, Parts 2 & 3" | Sawyer calls Frank this. |
Fictional songs and musicians
This section contains songs and musicians made up by the creators of Lost especially for the show.
Drive Shaft
Songs by the fictional band Drive Shaft featured in Lost are:
- "You All Everybody", introduced in "Pilot, Part 1" when Charlie hums the refrain, and fully revealed in "The Moth", when it is performed in concert.
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You all, everybody | ” |
- An untitled song about brothers, as featured in "Fire + Water", with the lyrics:
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Funny now | ” |
- There is a cover of this song performed by the Cleveland area band Double Double Bass.
- "You All Every Butties", a parody of "You All Everybody" for a diapers advert. Introduced in "Fire + Water".
- "Monster Eats The Pilot", a new (unreleased) song written by Charlie on the island. Introduced in "Born to Run".
Dirt Spigot
Dirt Spigot is a fictional band briefly referenced in two episodes. In "Fire + Water", the director of the Butties Diapers commercial says that he wanted to hire Dirt Spigot instead of Drive Shaft. In "Confirmed Dead", a poster for the band can be seen in Mrs. Gardner's grandson's room.
Musical score
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The original music for Lost was composed by Michael Giacchino. Soundtracks for seasons 1, 2 & 3 have been released.
Songs featured in the Lost Experience
Other musical references
Promotional
- The 2005 promotional campaign for Lost during the Super Bowl featured the music video "Addicted to Lost", a parody of the Robert Palmer video for "Addicted to Love".
- A 2006 promotion was launched with a 'Lost version' of the music video for Brian McFadden's "Demons", in which the original music video for the song was intercut with scenes from Lost.
- In the UK, Season 1 of Lost was promoted through a music video directed by David LaChapelle.
- The final broadcast version, aka the "voiceover version", was set to the song "Channel 1 Suite", by The Cinematic Orchestra.
- The original music version of this video featured the song "Numb" by Portishead.
- The official "extended" Season 4 trailer featured three distinct instrumental background pieces. The first one is the introduction of the song "Tho You Are Gone I Still Often Walk With You" from the album Born into Trouble as the Sparks Fly Upward, by A Silver Mt. Zion. The final piece is called "Stranger's Return" by the music production company Non-Stop Music.
International
The music featured in international broadcasts of Lost are sometimes different from the original.
Japan
- The music used for the end credits of Season 1 is "Here I Am" by Chemistry.
- Official Chemistry Fan Club Page and sample of "Here I Am"
- More info (in Japanese)
- The music used for the end credits of Season 2 is "losin'" by Yuna Ito.
- The music used for the end credits of Season 3 is "Lonely Girl" by Crystal Kay, from her album ALL YOURS [1] [2]
See also
- Drive Shaft
- Geronimo Jackson
- Hurley's CD player
- Record player
- Charlie's guitar
- Music box
- Musical score
- Musical themes
- Michael Giacchino
- Soundtracks - Selections from the musical score on cd
- The Lost Symphony
External links
- Lost-Forum Official Lost Songlist - Includes some information taken from this Lostpedia article, but may have additional content
- Lostaudio at Blogspot
