The Bear Soundtrack: Each Tune in The Emmy Award-Profitable Drama
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Popular FX drama The Bear bagged six awards at the Emmys 2024, including accolades for best comedy series, best comedy actor, and best comedy supporting actor and actress. And deservedly so — The Bear has been lauded for its excellent acting and riveting script, along with a fantastic soundtrack of songs tailored to its pivotal moments.
Starring Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas and Abby Elliott, the show is slated to return this year with a third season. Its previous season ended on a cliffhanger, with Carmy at a crossroads after making some questionable decisions in the lead up to opening his team’s shiny new restaurant. The past episodes also featured several guest stars such as Bob Odenkirk, Will Poulter and Molly Gordon.
While we eagerly await season 3 of The Bear and celebrate its Emmy victories, we also look back on its past seasons’ killer soundtrack that we simply can’t get enough of. From Counting Crows to Otis Redding, there’s a song to suit every mood and occasion.
Read on for a list of all the songs featured in the soundtrack of The Bear, and check out this particularly memorable highlight from the cast’s award acceptance speech at the Emmys 2024.
All the songs from The Bear soundtrack
The Bear season 2
Episode 1 – Beef
The Show Goes On – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Handshake Drugs – Wilco
Transcendental Blues – Steve Earle
New Noise – Refused
Episode 2 – Pasta
She Drives Me Crazy – Fine Young Cannibals
Baby, I’m a Big Star Now – Counting Crows
You Are Not Alone – Mavis Staples
Strange Currencies – R.E.M
Episode 3 – Sundae
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Goodbye Girl – Squeeze
Secret Teardrops – Martin Rev
Twenty Five Miles – Edwin Starr
Future Perfect – The Durutti Column
Make You Happy – Tommy McGee
I Like the Things About Me – Mavis Staples
Episode 4 – Honeydew
Holiday Road – Lindsey Buckingham
I’ve Been Loving You Too Long (To Stop Now) [Live] – Otis Redding
Tezeta – Mulatu Astatke
Beneath the Surface – Bob Bradley & Mia Bradley
Welcome – Harmonia & Eno ’76
Episode 5 – Pop
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Bastards of Young – The Replacements
Anytime – Neil Finn
Pretty in Pink – The Psychedelic Furs
Tonight Tonight – Smashing Pumpkins
Before the Next Teardrop Falls – Freddy Fender
Strange Currencies – R.E.M
Can’t Hardly Wait – The Replacements
Episode 6 – Fishes
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year – Andy Williams
All Alone on Christmas – Darlene Love
Merry Christmas (I Don’t Want To Fight Tonight) – Ramones
Got My Mind Set on You – George Harrison
The Little White Duck – Dorothy Olsen
Dominick the Donkey – Lou Monte
I Want You – Lindsey Buckingham
A Marshmallow World – Dean Martin
Something So Wrong – Crowded House
The Things We Did Last Summer – Dean Martin
The Christmas Song – Weezer
Episode 7 – Forks
Glass Concrete & Stone – David Byrne
Diamond Diary – Tangerine Dream
Love Story (Taylor’s Version) – Taylor Swift
Episode 8 – Bolognese
Lay My Love – Brian Eno and John Cale
Stop Your Sobbing – Pretenders
The Crane Wife 3 – The Decemberists
Episode 9 – Omelette
The Day the World Went Away – Nine Inch Nails
Strange Currencies – R.E.M
New Noise – Refused
Come Back (Live) – Pearl Jam
If You Want Blood – AC/DC
Episode 10 – The Bear
Supernova – Liza Phair
Velouria – The Pixies
Vega-Tables – Brian Wilson
Spiders (Kidsmoke) – Wilco
Animal – Pearl Jam
Half a World Away – R.E.M
The Bear season 1
Episode 1 – System
New Noise – Refused
Old Engine Oil – The Budos Band
Don’t Give a Damn – Serengeti
Don’t Blame Steve – Serengeti
Via Chicago – Wilco
‘Bulls on Parade’ for Orchestra – Walt Ribeiro
Animal – Pearl Jam
Episode 2 – Hands
Rocco and His Brothers – Mi Loco Tango
Ajai Finale – Kenny Segal & Serengeti
Black Venom – The Budos Band
Have You Seen Me Lately? – Counting Crows
Saint Dominic’s Preview – Van Morrison
Saints – The Breeders
Episode 3 – Brigade
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The Dream is Always the Same – Tangerine Dream
In Too Deep – Genesis
Heat Not Heat – Serengeti
Oh My Heart – REM
Episode 4 – Dogs
One Fine Day – David Byrne & Brian Eno
Help Me, Rhonda – The Beach Boys
Loved By You – KIRBY
Check It Out – John Mellencamp
Episode 5 – Sheridan
Wish I Was – Kim Deal
Da Doo Ron Ron – The Crystals
Sisyphus – Andrew Bird
Impossible Germany – Wilco
Episode 6 – Ceres
Call the Police – LCD Soundsystem
Beat City – The Flowerpot Men
Peace Blossom Boogy – The Babe Rainbow
Aphasia – The Budos Band
Last Train Home – John Mayer
Episode 7 – Review
Chicago – Sufjan Stevens
Spiders (Kidsmoke) – Wilco
Episode 8 – Braciole
Homicide – 999
Sashimi – Serengeti
New Noise – Refused
Let Down – Radiohead
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
– Is there a soundtrack from The Bear?
Yes, The Bear has an excellent soundtrack for seasons 1 and 2, filled with songs that tie in nicely with some of its key moments.
– Why are there so many REM songs in The Bear?
In a media interview, executive producer Josh Senior said this is because he and series creator Christopher Storer are fans of REM’s music.
Who created the soundtrack for The Bear?
Josh Senior and Christopher Storer are the creators of The Bear‘s soundtrack.
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