Monster: The Ed Gein Story continues Netflix’s hit anthology series based on the lives of some gruesome killers. The new season focuses on the titular serial murderer who wreaked havoc in Wisconsin in the 1950s.
The show’s gloomy narrative and a deep insight into the killer's mind have kept the audience on the edge of their seats. Like the previous installments, music plays an important role in the new season.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story has a soundtrack featuring songs by the likes of Arthur Collins, Dean Martin, and The Rolling Stones. At the same time, the series also has an original score composed by Mac Quayle.
Monster: The Ed Gein Story soundtrack - Every song featured in the show
A total of 17 songs are featured across eight episodes of Monster: The Ed Gein Story. These are listed below:
Episode 2 - Sick as Your Secrets
- The Aba Daba Honeymoon by Arthur Collins
- I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time by The Andrews Sisters
- Changing Partners by Jonny Greenwood (featuring Helen Forrest)
- I'll Be Seeing You by Vera Lynn
- What A Difference A Day Made by Dinah Washington
Episode 3 - The Babysitter
- Texas (When I Die) by Ed Bruce
Episode 5 - Ice
- The Tennessee Waltz by Patti Page
- The Glory of Love by Bette Midler
Episode 6 - Buxom Bird
- Don't Forbid Me by Pat Boone
- Cuddle Up A Little Closer, Lovey Mine by Dean Martin
Episode 7 - Ham Radio
- Endless Sleep by Jody Reynolds
- A Wonderful Time Up There by Pat Boone
- I Enjoy Being A Girl by Pat Suzuki
- Goodbye Horses by Q Lazzarus
Episode 8 - The Godfather
- Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
- I'll Be With You In Apple Blossom Time by The Andrews Sisters
- Owner of a Lonely Heart by Yes
Monster: The Ed Gein Story soundtrack - Original score
The background music for the show has been composed by Mac Quayle. The score comprises 23 tracks, which are given below:
- Monster
- Fire
- Funeral
- Cemetery
- Corpse
- End
- Understand
- Vulvas
- Burden
- Moving
- Polio
- Finger
- Imagination
- Auction
- Back
- Cured
- Ring
- Zen
- Wear
- Naughty
- Bad
- Blood
- Voices
Mac Quayle is an Emmy-winning composer who has previously worked on the score of shows like Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Scream Queens, and American Crime Story.
He has been nominated for the Creative Arts Emmy Award four times and won the trophy for Outstanding Music Composition for Mr. Robot. Quayle has also written music for the films Only God Forgives, Leave the World Behind, The Company You Keep, Contagion, The Lincoln Lawyer, and Spring Breakers.
Coming back to Monster: The Ed Gein Story, the show revolves around the crimes of the titular serial killer, who not only murdered people in the 1950s but also robbed their graves. The series stars Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein, along with Laurie Metcalf as Augusta Gein, Suzanna Son as Adeline Watkins, Vicky Krieps as Ilse Koch, and Tom Hollander as Alfred Hitchcock.
All episodes of Monster: The Ed Gein Story are streaming on Netflix.