Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery soundtrack guide: A complete list of the music in the latest mystery threequel

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is a film in the mystery genre. A standalone sequel to 2022's Glass Onion and the third entry in the Knives Out franchise, the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was released on Netflix on December 12, 2025. Here's the official synopsis as per Letterboxd:

"When young priest Jud Duplenticy is sent to assist charismatic firebrand Monsignor Jefferson Wicks, it’s clear that all is not well in the pews. After a sudden and seemingly impossible murder rocks the town, the lack of an obvious suspect prompts local police chief Geraldine Scott to join forces with renowned detective Benoit Blanc to unravel a mystery that defies all logic."

Let's explore its soundtrack.

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery soundtrack guide

Nathan Johnson composed Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery's music. Here is a list of its album tracks.

Overture - 0:39
Eve’s Apple - 2:29
The Flock - 2:43
Monsignor Wicks - 3:02
The Confrontation - 1:37
The Good Friday Murder - 3:03
Jud’s Prayer - 2:13
The Hollow Man - 1:49
The Red Thread - 1:40
A Minor Omission - 2:01
False Priest - 1:22
Betrayed - 2:37
Torching the Flock - 2:40
Wake Up Dead Man - 2:11
The Empty Tomb - 1:43
In the Flesh - 4:06
Blanc’s Revelation - 3:47
The Confession - 8:19
Vengeance is Mine - 2:31
Requiem - 2:46

In a Collider interview, composer Nathan Johnson spoke about the score. He said:

"One of the things that I love about these movies is Rian is really not interested in repeating himself, and that applies to all of us. So for the first, for Knives Out, it was the sound of this sharp string quartet in a claustrophobic New England mansion. For Glass Onion, we went big and broad, and it was a lush, lyrical orchestra on the Grecian Isles. For this one, Rian was talking about going much darker, much more gothic. And so I'm using the same orchestral elements, but really bending them and upsteading them in an interesting way."

More about Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery

Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is written by Rian Johnson, who has also produced it with Ram Bergman and Katie McNeil. Its production banners include T-Street Productions and Ram Bergman Productions. The film's cast members include,