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The Last of Us Season 1 Soundtrack

Songs:  34  | Scene descriptions: 48 timelines  |  Airing date: Finished  |  Episodes: 9  |  Last episode: 13 March 2023
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The soundtrack to The Last of Us 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 HBO Max series.


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Season 1 • Episode 1: ‘When You’re Lost in the Darkness’ (S01E01)

16 January 2023
6 songs


1. playThe Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:03′] Opening credits song.
2. playTomorrow – Avril Lavigne
[0:05′] Sarah wakes up in the morning and starts preparing breakfast for his father’s birthday.
3. playWhite Flag – Dido
[0:05′] Joel and Sarah have a conversation over breakfast. When Tommy arrives, he asks if there are pancakes.
4. playI Can’t Believe You’re Back A – Jad Mhanna, Roy Abdallah & Carole Aoun Team
[0:10′] Sarah goes to a watch and jewelry repair shop to fix her father’s watch.
5. playUnstable – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:50′] Joel checks the route to Wyoming on the map, then starts drinking and takes some pills before passing out in bed.
6. playNever Let Me Down Again – Depeche Mode
[1:19′] Before the episode concludes, the radio turns on by itself and this song starts playing.
End credits.

Season 1 • Episode 2: ‘Infected’ (S01E02)

23 January 2023
3 songs




1. playHampa – Ari Lasso
Starting song / Music plays faintly in the background when the police enter the diner in Jakarta and take professor Ibu Ratna with them.
2. playThe Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:09′] Opening credits song
3. playAllowed to be Happy – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:51′] The song plays in the episode’s final scene after the building blows up.
End credits song

Season 1 • Episode 3: ‘Long, Long Time’ (S01E03)

30 January 2023
7 songs

1. play The Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Opening credits song.
2. play I’m Coming Home to Stay (Bonus Track) – Fleetwood Mac
[0:17′] In order to get the supplies he needs, Bill exits his covert bunker and drives to a gas station and a supermarket and later prepares for the pandemic days.
3. play White Room – Cream
[0:20′] (Four years later) The song plays over the radio as Bill works in the garage.
4. Long Long Time (Linda Ronstadt) – Cast
[0:29′] Frank plays the piano and sings the lyrics of this song after dining with Bill.
[0:30’] Bill plays the piano and sings the song much better than Frank.
5. play On the Nature of Daylight – Max Richter
[0:55′] Bill and Frank finally get married and have dinner for the last time together.
6. play Chains of Love (Remix) – Erasure
[1:10′] Joel and Ellie get inside Bill’s bunker.
7. play Long Long Time – Linda Ronstadt
[1:13′] Joel begins to drive after leaving Bill’s house as Ellie plays a cassette in the car. End credits song.

Season 1 • Episode 4: ‘Please Hold to My Hand’ (S01E04)

6 February 2023
5 songs



1. play The Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Opening credits song.
2. playAlone and Forsaken – Hank Williams
[0:05′] Ellie discovers an old cassette in the car and hands it to Joel so he can listen to it. She then goes looking for more items and comes across an adult magazine, which she throws out the window after looking at the pictures.
3. playAll Gone – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:10′] Joel and Ellie spend the night in the woods.
4. playThe Last Of Us (Astray) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:31′] Joel apologizes to Ellie, and she sobs before she says that she has shot someone before. Joel shows her a better way to hold the gun and lets her keep it.
5. playTrue Faith – Lotte Kestner
[0:44′] End credits.

Season 1 • Episode 5: ‘Endure and Survive’ (S01E05)

13 February 2023
4 songs

1. play The Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Opening credits song.
2. play All Gone (Reunion) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:08′] Sam talks to Henry and reassures him that they are safe, as the kid is showing him a drawing of a superhero.
3. play Soft Descent – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:35′] Following Sam’s plan, the group walks through the suburbs in the evening when they suddenly hear gunfire.
4. play Fuel to Fire – Agnes Obel
[0:57′] Joel buries the two brothers, then leaves with Ellie, heading west.
End credits.

Season 1 • Episode 6: ‘Kin’ (S01E06)

20 February 2023
5 songs


1. play The Last Of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Opening credits song.
2. Up On The Housetop – Cast
[0:27′] The children sing the lyrics of this song when Joel goes outside and holds onto a pole as he feels that he can’t breathe.
3. playAll Gone (Partners) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:42′] After arguing with Ellie, Joel goes to his room and thinks about his lost daughter before turning off the lights and going to sleep.
4. playThe Path (A New Beginning) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:47′] Ellie and Joel ride the horse through the woods as they travel to the Fireflies.
5. Never Let Me Down Again (Depeche Mode) – Unknown Artist
[0:57′] The song plays in the final scene when Ellie begs please for Joel to get up.
End credits.

Season 1 • Episode 7: ‘Left Behind’ (S01E07)

27 February 2023
6 songs

1. The Last of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Intro song / Opening theme.
2. All or None – Pearl Jam
[0:03’] Ellie listens to this song on her headphones while running with the other teenagers in class. Bethany grabs her headphones and starts bullying her so Ellie starts a fight, ending up in the principal’s office.
3. Take on Me – A-ha
[0:21’] Riley observes Ellie’s excitement as she prepares to use the mall escalator.
4. Just Like Heaven – Rockabye Baby!
[0:25’] Riley turns on the carousel and rides it with Ellie while taking sips from the bottle of alcohol.
5. I Got You Babe – Etta James
[0:45’] Riley hooks up the walkman to a speaker and plays this song, then she and Ellie put on creepy masks and dance on the store counter. Ellie asks Riley not to leave, then they kiss.
6. Left Behind – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:53’] After she finds a needle and some thread, Ellie returns to Joel and begins treating his wounds. End credits song.

Season 1 • Episode 8: ‘When We Are in Need’ (S01E08)

6 March 2023
3 songs

1. The Last of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
Intro song / Opening theme.
2. Allowed to be Happy – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:22’] Ellie continues to sit by Joel, taking care of his wounds.
3. Unbound – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:48’] Joel locates Ellie and hugs her tightly to help her recover from the shock.

Season 1 • Episode 9: ‘Look for the Light’ (S01E09)

13 March 2023
6 songs


1.playThe Last of Us – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:04’] Intro song / Opening theme.
[0:20’] Joel and Ellie decide to stick together after all that they have been through and they continue walking through the triage camp.
[0:29’] Joel kills his escort and fights his way through the hospital to save Ellie, killing a lot of people until he gets to the pediatric yard.
2. Take on Me – Cast
[0:07’] Marlene finds Anna holding the baby and notices that she got bitten.
3. playVanishing Grace (Childhood) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:15’] On their way to the hospital, Ellie and Joe find a giraffe munching on some leaves growing on the building. Ellie pets the giraffe and gives her more leaves while Joel watches her enjoying the moment.
4. playAll Gone (The Promise) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:34’] Ellie wakes up in the back of the car and Joel explains what happened to her.
5. playUnbroken – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:38’] As they enter Wyoming, the car breaks down so they have to continue to travel by foot.
6.playThe Path (A New Beginning) – Gustavo Santaolalla
[0:42’] End credits.


The Last of Us Season 1 official OST album tracklist, original motion picture score.
Original music composed by David Fleming & Gustavo Santaolalla
 
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The Last of Us Season 1  TV information
The Last of Us Season 1 Soundtrack
Production: Naughty Dog, PlayStation Productions, Sony Pictures Television
Distributor: HBO Max
Directors: Ali Abbasi, Jeremy Webb, Neil Druckmann
Actors: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna


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