Dept. Q soundtrack: A list of every song featured in the Netflix show

Dept. Q is a crime thriller series that revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective who is given the task of handling cold cases due to his erratic behavior with his colleagues. Operating from the basement of his Edinburgh office, Morck leads a team of misfits.

However, the team proves to be a dark horse as they solve some long-standing mysteries with their dedication and skills. The thriller element of the show is accentuated by its background score and soundtrack.

The series’ music and songs stay in the audience’s minds long after they have finished binge-watching all nine episodes. Here is all you need to know about the Dept. Q soundtrack.

Dept. Q soundtrack: Songs featured in the Netflix show

The following songs are featured across nine episodes of the show:

• Run ‘em Down by Graham Lake and Avelino
• Coming at Me by Nutty P and Skripture
• Madama Butterfly, Act II: Un bel di, vedremo by Giacomo Puccini, Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Rouslan Raichev, and Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra
• YARE YARE by LXNGVX and LOSTOV
• YUM YUM by LXNGVX and MC GW
• LOWKEY by HEN$HAW
• Spit Of You by Sam Fender
• Welcome Home, Son by Radical Face
• Hamster Wheel Blues by Storefront Church

Dept. Q original score

Apart from the above songs, the series also features an original score composed by Carlos Rafael Rivera. A total of 21 such tracks appear in the show. Rivera has previously worked on the music of projects like The Queen's Gambit, Lessons in Chemistry, Griselda, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Hacks, and Just Beyond. The list of background score tracks in Dept. Q is given below:

• Department Q by Carlos Rafael Rivera, Alejandro Rafael Rivera, Brian Kilgore
• The Ferry
• The Chamber
• Merritt
• Carl
• Carl's New Office
• The Hatch
• Jasper
• Finch
• William
• Akram and Rose
• Mhòr
• Texts
• Leith Park
• Sam
• The Necklace
• The Press Conference
• Boobrie
• Pressure
• Last Breath
• The Girl in the Bubble

The show is based on Jussi Adler-Olsen’s Danish novel series Department Q. Developed by Scott Frank and Chandni Lakhani, it stars Matthew Goode as Carl Morck, along with Chloe Pirrie as Merritt Lingard, Leah Byrne as Rose, Kelly Macdonald as Dr. Rachel Irving, and Alexej Manvelov as Akram Salim.

The cast also includes Jamie Sives as Detective Chief Inspector James Hardy, Mark Bonnar as Stephen Burns, Kate Dickie as Detective Chief Superintendent Moira Jacobson, Shirley Henderson as Claire Marsh, and Tom Bulpett as William Lingard. The official synopsis of the series by Netflix reads:

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“Dept. Q is an adaptation of the novels of the same name by Danish author Jussi Adler-Olsen. The series revolves around Carl Morck, a former top-rated detective in Edinburgh assigned to a new cold case whilst wracked with guilt following an attack that left his partner paralyzed and another police officer dead.”

All episodes of Dept. Q are streaming on Netflix.

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