Ballad of a Small Player soundtrack guide: A complete list of the music in the latest Colin Farrell thriller

Ballad of a Small Player is a British psychological thriller that had its world premiere at the 52nd Telluride Film Festival. Edward Berger has directed the film, while writer Rowan Joffe has adapted it from Lawrence Osborne's 2014 novel of the same name. It premiered on Netflix on October 17, 2025. Here is the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

Amid the glittering casinos of Macau, a gambler running from his past — and his debts — becomes fascinated by an enigmatic woman at the baccarat table.

Let us explore the entire list of its soundtrack featured in the film.

A complete song list of Ballad of a Small Player Soundtrack

Volker Bertelmann has composed the score of Ballad of a Small Player. Below is the tracklist of the film.

The City of Dreams - 1:38
Cloaked in Invisibility - 2:29
Spirit World My Arse - 0:43
Skin Her Alive - 3:21
Hungry Ghost - 2:25
Waking Up - 2:25
Handbag Theft - 1:20
Sit Back and Relax - 0:39
Not So Lucky After All - 2:14
Open the Door - 2:32
1955-09-01 - 2:47
Plates - 0:31
Tell Me It’s You - 1:57
Lamma Island - 2:01
Not Too Late for You - 1:34
Take Play Win Part 1 - 2:23
Take Play Win Part 2 - 1:55
F**king Hate Champagne - 0:37
All of It - 1:11
Asking You to Dance - 0:50
Another Card - 2:31
F**king Hate Cigars - 1:34
I Was With Her - 1:42
Apartment, Running & Ghost Day - 6:13
Ballad Closing Credits - 1:26
How About That Dance - 3:56

More about Ballad of a Small Player

Ballad of a Small Player is produced by Mike Goodridge, Edward Berger, and Mathew James Wilkinson under the banners of Good Chaos, Nine Hours, and Stigma Films. Its cast members include,

Colin Farrell as Lord Freddy Doyle, aka Brendan Thomas Reilly
Fala Chen as Dao Ming
Tilda Swinton as Betty Grayso,n aka Cynthia Blithe
Deanie Ip as Grandma
Alex Jennings as Adrian Lippett
Fala Chen as Dao Ming
Jason Tobin as Mr. Huang
Alan K Chang as Bellman Kai

Edward Berger, as per Netflix, spoke about the film's tone.

"On the surface you might paint this movie as a drama of a guy that goes through a bout of addiction. That can be a very heavy story, and I have no interest in making stories that reject the audience, that makes something heavy and indigestible. Taking the surroundings and this manic world into consideration, I thought, we’ve got to bring all this colorful, exploding life to the audience."

He added,

"We wanted to make something completely new that embraces pop, opera, and drama with Tilda Swinton and Colin Farrell both bringing their great sense of humor into the film. Supernatural cultural elements and a ghost story are all part of the film."

Ballad of a Small Player is streaming on Netflix.