"Charlie's Fate"

Album

Lost Season 3 (Original Television Soundtrack)

Track length

2:58

Track type

Suspense Track

Episode title

"Greatest Hits"

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Featured in episode(s)

"Greatest Hits"
"The Incident, Part 1"
"The Package"

©2008 Varèse Sarabande and Michael Giacchino

"Charlie's Fate" is an orchestral piece on the Season 3 soundtrack. The triplet-based five-note motif in a minor key underscores scenes involving the survivors planning their next actions.

Scene description

Desmond describes in detail his vision in which Charlie drowns shutting down the Looking Glass.

Jack and Sayid meanwhile are discussing how to disable the Looking Glass, knowing nothing about Desmond's vision. Jack decides they won't attempt the mission.

Full list of appearances

• Sayid, Jack and Juliet discuss the Looking Glass's signal jammer. ("Greatest Hits")
  • Desmond tells Charlie what he saw in his vision. Meanwhile, Jack and Sayid discuss plans to shut down the Looking Glass station. ("Greatest Hits")
  • Jack readies the survivors for their trek to the radio tower. ("Greatest Hits")
• Sawyer, Kate, and Juliet discuss Jack's plan to detonate a hydrogen bomb. ("The Incident, Part 1")
  • They make their escape from the submarine. ("The Incident, Part 1")
• Richard informs the rest of Jacob's followers about his plan to stop the Man in Black. ("The Package")

Influences

Besides its own motif, the piece uses the theme from "Charlie's Temptation".