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High Desert Season 1 Soundtrack

Songs:  34  | Scene descriptions: 39 timelines  |  Airing date: 7 June 2023  |  Episodes: 6  |  Next episode: 14 June 2023

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The soundtrack to High Desert Season 1 music, view and listen to all the songs from the 2023 TV series, listed by episode, with scene descriptions and timelines, entire tracklist from the Apple TV+ series.


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Season 1 • Episode 1: ‘Pain Management’ (S01E01)

17 May 2023
10 songs


1. playI’ve Got the World On a String – Frank Sinatra
Opening song. Peggy holds a family pool party.
2. playI Am A Poseur – X-Ray Spex
[0:03′] When the DEA arrives at their home, Peggy and Denny rush to hide the drugs.
3. playTalkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[0:03′] Opening credits song.
4. I Like To Yodel – Cast
[0:07′] A band performs live on stage when Stewart and Dianne arrive at the bar.
5. playCancan music – Offenbach
[0:08′] Stewart and Diana sit at their table and watch the show in which Peggy is starring.
6. playSaloon Piano – Nino Nardini & Roger Roger
[0:10′] Stewart and Dianne persuade Peggy to get a real job.
7. playTristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod – Philharmonia Orchestra & Yuri Simonov
[0:16′] Peggy gets in the car after arguing with a drug dealer in the parking lot.
8. playHit Or Miss – Odetta
[0:24′] Peggy discovers a box full of narcotics in the closet after her siblings leave, then relaxes in the pool under the starry sky.
9. playWheel In You – Sunfields
[0:30′] Peggy calls her sister to tell her she got the job, then gets high in the car when she notices her siblings are ignoring her phone calls.
10. playFlaming Red – Patty Griffin
[0:36′] The song plays in the final scene and continues as the credits roll.

Season 1 • Episode 2: ‘Two Knockers and No Boyfriend = A Felony’ (S01E02)

17 May 2023
8 songs





1. playChoco 1 – DJ Maikel Music
Opening song. Peggy is listening to music in the car while experiencing memories as a result of the drugs she has consumed.
2. playTalkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[0:03′] Opening credits song.
3. playOrpheus in the Underworld: “Infernal Galop “Can Can”” (Arr. for 4-Hands Piano) – Eric Artz
[0:08′] Peggy shows up at the pub when the rehearsal is almost over.
[0:09′] Peggy gets on stage and starts dancing with the other girls.
4. playSaloon Piano – Nino Nardini & Roger Roger
[0:12′] During the show, Peggy finds out that Tammy broke up with her boyfriend.
5. playBlister In The Sun – Violent Femmes
[0:14′] Peggy drives to Tammy’s boyfriend’s villa.
[0:19′] The song repeats when Peggy leaves Bob’s place.
6. playFarewell Transmission – Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee
[0:20′] Peggy tells Carol about the prescription bottle she saw at Bob’s place, then starts crying when she arrives at the Grand Oasis.
7. playAin’t What You Do – Dodo Greene
[0:22′] Peggy is playing bingo and has flashbacks of when she used to play with her mother.
8. playHappy Woman Blues – Lucinda Williams
[0:24′] Ending credits song.

Season 1 • Episode 3: ‘I’m Getting Close to This Guru Bastard’ (S01E03)

17 May 2023
8 songs


1. play(I’m A) TV Savage – Bow Wow Wow
Opening song. Bob arrives at the hospital, yelling that he has lost his nipple.
2. playVenus – Bananarama
[0:01′] Peggy wakes up in the car after having lost the upper half of it.
3. playTalkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[0:01′] Opening credits song.
4. playThe Killer – Sheer Mag
[0:02′] Peggy returns home, where she runs into her sister, Dianne, who is there with a realtor having the house evaluated.
5. playWhere To Start – Bully
[0:08′] Carol phones Peggy to tell her that she saw her mother board the bus. Peggy and Carol follow the bus in order to meet the woman who looks like Peggy’s mother.
6. playTristan und Isolde: Prelude and Liebestod – Philharmonia Orchestra & Yuri Simonov
[0:16′] Peggy sits at the desk and writes for the play.
7. By The One – The Heaters
[0:28′] Peggy and Bob have dinner together at the restaurant and she accepts to help him sell the painting.
8. playNice Work If You Can Get It – Mel Tormé
[0:30′] Peggy returns home, where she finds Denny, who has been released from prison early. Ending credits song.

Season 1 • Episode 4: ‘Get Judy off the Bed’ (S01E04)

24 May 2023
4 songs




1. play In Your Room – The Bangles
Opening song / Young Peggy has a fight with her dad’s new girlfriend.
2. play Talkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[00:02’] Opening theme.
3. play Can’t Find My Way Home – Ellen McIlwaine
[00:07’] Peggy takes some pills and tries to go to sleep.
4. play Codeine Arms – Eilen Jewell
[00:13’] Peggy catches a drone that was spying on her and gives it to Carol.

Season 1 • Episode 5: ‘Soul Retrieval’ (S01E05)

31 May 2023
3 songs

1.play Talkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[0:02’] Opening credits song.
2.play It Feels Alright – The Black Lips
[0:07’] Peggy parks the car in front of the motel, then tells Denny to cover his tattoos before they go.
[0:09’] The song continues when they get in the car and head to Bob’s house.
3.play High Ticket Attractions – The New Pornographers
[0:24’] The song plays in the final scene and continues as the credits roll.

Season 1 • Episode 6: ‘A Nod Is Not a Hello’ (S01E06)

7 June 2023
2 songs

1.play Talkin’ to Myself – Sarah Shook & the Disarmers
[0:02’] Intro song / Opening theme.
2.play What A Girl Like You – The Troggs
[0:27’] Nick is telling Leo to try to find Sylvia Plath before returning to him.
[0:28’] End credits song.


High Desert Season 1 official OST album tracklist, original motion picture score.
Original music composed by Jeff Russo
 
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High Desert Season 1  TV information
Production: 3 Arts Entertainment, Apple Studios, Delirious Media
Distributor: Apple TV+
Director: Jay Roach
Actors: Patricia Arquette, Weruche Opia, Jayden Gomez


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