After three long years, Wednesday is finally back. Part One of Season Two drops on August 6 (naturally, that’s a Wednesday), and ahead of the release, Netflix has revealed all the songs featured in Part One, exclusively with Rolling Stone.
The four episodes of Part One (just like Season One, they each have titles that play off the word “woe”) feature a variety of music genres, curated by music supervisors Jen Malone and Nicole Weisberg. There’s classic rock (Bruce Springsteen’s “Dancing in the Dark,” the Kinks’ “You Really Got Me”), Latin artists (Pedro Vargas, Chavela Vargas), and classical (Wagner and Mozart).
There’s also renditions of Nineties classics, like GnusCello’s take on R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and a piano version of the Cranberries’ “Zombie.” And let’s take a moment to appreciate the inclusion of soft rock classics, like Eric Carmen’s “All By Myself” and Gary Wright’s “Dream Weaver.” Check out the full list below.
In addition, Part One’s original score (composed by Chris Bacon) and soundtrack have been released, both via Milan Records. The Vol. 1 soundtrack includes a rendition of Creedence Clearwater Revival’s “Bad Moon Rising,” performed onscreen by the cast, as well as the original song “Nevermore Alma Mater.” Part Two will have its own original score and soundtrack, dropping alongside the episodes on Sept. 3.
Netflix unveiled the first six minutes of Season Two back in June, which features Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) and Haley Joel Osment as a serial killer, dubbed the Kansas City Scalper. Lady Gaga’s highly anticipated appearance won’t happen until Part Two, when she plays Rosaline Rotwood, “a legendary Nevermore teacher who crosses paths with Wednesday,” Netflix said. For now, let’s enjoy the spooky selection of songs in Part One; here’s hoping we get another meme-heavy dance scene.
Ortega, Tim Burton and the Wednesday team are scheduled to hit Australia next week in support of the second season.
Episode 1: “Here We Woe Again”
“My Favorite Things” by The Lennon Sisters
“Un Mundo Raro” by Chavela Vargas
“Tropical Island” by Barry Lipman Singers
“Kiss Me” by Sixpence None the Richer
“Um Oh Ah Yey” by MAMAMOO
Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet Op. 64, Act 1: Dance of the Knights
“No Time To Cry” by Sisters of Mercy
“Nevermore Alma Mater” by Pitch Slaps
“Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen
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Episode 2: “The Devil You Woe”
“You Really Got Me” by The Kinks
“The Marriage of Figaro” by Voi Che Sapete (Pantheon Classics)
Verdi’s “Dies Irae” (Pantheon Classics)
Episode 3: “Call of the Woe”
“La Cumparsita” by Roberto Alagna
“I Walked with a Zombie” by Roky Erickson
Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries”
“Bad Moon Rising” by Creedence Clearwater Revival covered by Cast
“Besame Mucho” by Pedro Vargas
“Losing My Religion” by R.E.M. covered by GnusCello
Episode 4: “Hyde and Woe Seek”
“I Want To Know What Love Is” by Foreigner
“Ain’t That A Kick In The Head” by Dean Martin
Symphony No. 34 in C Major K. 338 – Adante di Molto by Mozart
“Dream Weaver” by Gary Wright
“All By Myself” by Eric Carmen
“Zombie” by the Cranberries (Piano Cover)
Scene D’Amour by Bernard Hermann
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