- This article is about songs featured in Lost. For general musical coverage, see Portal:Music.
Besides its musical score, scenes in Lost included dozens of commercial songs. These songs usually played from diegetic sources such as record players but occasionally did not. The show also featured original songs.
Season 1[]
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. |
"Whatever Happened, Happened" | Playing in Kate's car as she pulls up to Cassidy's house. | ||
"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, Part 2" | Playing on the radio in Jack's car as he's driving to the Hoffs/Drawlar Funeral Parlor. |
Season 5[]
Song Title | Artist | Episodes featuring | Sources |
"Shotgun Willie" | Willie Nelson | "Because You Left" | Playing on Pierre Chang's record player. |
"Dream Police" | Cheap Trick | "The Lie" | Playing in the convenience store where Hurley goes to buy new clothes. |
"Intermezzo (from Carmen)" * | Georges Bizet | "Solitary" | Played by the music box in Rousseau's camp. |
"This Place Is Death" | Played by the music box at the beach. | ||
"Candida" | Dawn (with Tony Orlando) | "LaFleur" | Playing in a DHARMA station while Jerry and Rosie are dancing. |
"Ride Captain Ride" | The Blues Image | "Namaste" | Playing at the Orientation for the new DHARMA recruits. |
"I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" | Billie Holiday | "He's Our You" | Playing on Oldham's record player. |
"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. |
"Whatever Happened, Happened" | Playing in Kate's car as she pulls up to Cassidy's house. | ||
"Catch a Falling Star" ** | Perry Como | "Maternity Leave" | Melody of plane mobile above crib in the Staff nursery |
"Whatever Happened, Happened" | Sung by Kate when she is visiting Cassidy. | ||
"Sundown" | Sung by Claire whilst being held prisoner at the Temple. Also plays when Claire, Kate and Sayid leave the Temple. | ||
"The Candidate" | Played by Claire's music box, bequeathed to her by her father, when she and Jack open it | ||
"It Never Rains in Southern California" | Albert Hammond | "Some Like It Hoth" | Song playing in the DHARMA van when Hurley and Miles are driving to the Orchid station. |
"Love Will Keep Us Together" | Captain & Tennille | "Some Like It Hoth" | Song playing in the DHARMA van when Hurley and Miles are driving to the Orchid station. |
"Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor" | Frédéric Chopin | "The Variable" | Played by Daniel on the piano as a boy and again in 2004. |
"Lighthouse" | David Shephard is seen performing this piece and possessing a copy in his room. | ||
"Happily Ever After" | Daniel Widmore is seen performing this piece at Eloise Widmore's charity event. | ||
"Three Cigarettes (In an Ashtray)" | Patsy Cline | "The Incident" | Playing in the convenience store where Kate tried to steal a New Kids on the Block lunchbox. |
Season 6[]
Song Title | Artist | Episodes featuring | Sources |
"Search and Destroy" | Iggy and the Stooges | "The Substitute" | Playing on Sawyer's record player as The Man in Black approaches him |
"Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor" ***** | Frédéric Chopin | "The Variable" | Played by Daniel on the piano as a boy and again in 2004. |
"Lighthouse" | David Shephard is seen performing this piece and possessing a copy in his room. | ||
"Happily Ever After" | Daniel Widmore is seen performing this piece while preparations are made for Eloise Widmore's charity event. | ||
"Catch a Falling Star" ** | Perry Como | "Maternity Leave" | Melody of plane mobile above crib in the Staff nursery |
"Whatever Happened, Happened" | Sung by Kate when she is visiting Cassidy. | ||
"Sundown" | Sung by Claire whilst being held prisoner at the Temple. Also plays when Claire, Kate and Sayid leave the Temple. | ||
"The Candidate" | Played by Claire's music box, bequeathed to her by her father, when she and Jack open it |
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.
**** This song was first featured in season 4.
***** This song was first featured in season 5.
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. |
"LA X" | As Sayid is taken out of the DHARMA van and Hurley takes the guitar case out, Miles asks "Are we gonna sing Kumbaya on the way?". | ||
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, Part 2" | Sawyer calls Frank this. |
"Coconut Telegraph" | Jimmy Buffett | "LaFleur" | Sawyer says that Horace Goodspeed's drunken behavior will find its way out on the "coconut telegraph". |
N/A | Miles Davis | "Some Like It Hoth" | Hurley asks Dr. Chang if Miles's mother is a fan of the legendary jazz trumpeter and named his son after him. |
N/A | New Kids on the Block | "The Incident" | As a young girl, Kate tried to steal a lunch box featuring this band. The lunch box was later used for Kate and Tom's time capsule. |
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"
- An untitled song about brothers, as featured in "Fire + Water", with the lyrics:
“ |
Funny now |
” |
- "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".
Geronimo Jackson[]
Songs by the fictional band Geronimo Jackson featured in Lost are:
Songs featured in the Lost Experience[]
See also[]
- Drive Shaft
- Geronimo Jackson
- Hurley's CD player
- Record player
- Charlie's guitar
- Lost: Season 1 Unofficial Television Score
- Music box
- Musical score
- Musical themes
- Musician – programmer of the communications jamming code in the Looking Glass
- Michael Giacchino
- The Others (band)
- Promotional music
- Soundtracks – selections from the musical score in album format
- The Lost Symphony
- Outside references to Lost – includes musical references to Lost
External links[]
- Lost-Forum Official Lost Songlist - Includes some information taken from this Lostpedia article, but may have additional content
- Lostaudio at Blogspot
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