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The Last of Us soundtrack: Full list of songs in HBO series
Music plays a key role in the series.
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- Ben Williams
- , Louise Griffin
Published: Monday, 14 April 2025 at 11:39 am
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Warning: This article contains spoilers for The Last of Us season 1.
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HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us is not only back with a new iteration of the Naughty Dog franchise's gripping tale in season 2, but also new songs by the returning composer from the games' soundtracks — Gustavo Santaolalla — alongside David Fleming.
If you've already watched episode 1 of The Last of Us season 2, as well as the TV show's previous chapters, you'll know that music is also an integral part of the series.
In a way, the soundtrack is its own character alongside its grounded inhabitants as they move forward from the intense events of season 1.
With Pedro Pascal returning as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie, each new soundtrack plays an integral part in helping portray their new lives in Jacksonville, along with the rest of the new and returning characters in TLOU's cast.
With the hidden truth of Joel killing the Firefly doctors to save Ellie, thus preventing the world from getting a cure to the Cordyceps infection, each new song from Santaolalla's tracks plays a key part in setting the tense atmosphere, similar to that of the games.
With the release of episode 1, which dropped in the US on Sunday 13th April and the early hours of Monday 14th April in the UK, there are now some newly composed soundtracks for viewers to listen to as well.
As every new episode drops, we'll be updating this list with the names of additional tracks so you can track them down for yourself when they release on streaming services like Spotify.
Including both season 1 and 2, read on for everything you need to know about The Last of Us's soundtrack.
The Last of Us soundtrack: Full list of songs in the HBO TV show
Below, you'll find the name of every new song introduced in the soundtrack for each episode of The Last of Us across seasons 1 and 2 as they air, alongside the name of the artists behind them.
TLOU Season 2 soundtrack
Episode 1
Catherine O'Hara in The Last of Us season 2. HBO
- Little Sadie - Crooked Still
- Ecstasy - Crooked Still
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TLOU Season 1 soundtrack
Episode 1
- The Last of Us - Gustavo Santaolalla
- Tomorrow – Avril Lavigne
- White Flag – Dido
- Chonophobia – New Oblivion
- I Can’t Believe You’re Back – Jad Mhanna, Roy Abdallah, Carole Aoun
- Unstable - Gustavo Santaolalla
- The Last Of Us (Astray) - Gustavo Santaolalla
- Never Let Me Down Again - Depeche Mode
Episode 2
- Hampa – Ari Lasso
- Allowed to Be Happy – Gustavo Santaolalla
Bella Ramsey as Ellie Williams in The Last of Us. HBO/Warner Media
Episode 3
- I'm Coming Home to Stay - Fleetwood Mac
- White Room - Cream
- On the Nature of Daylight - Max Richter
- Vanishing Grace (Childhood) - Gustavo Santaolalla
- Long Long Time - Linda Ronstadt
Episode 4
- Alone And Forsaken – Hank Williams
- True Faith – Lotte Kestner
Episode 5
- The Way We Were – Eleven.Five
- Fuel to Fire – Agnes Obel
Episode 6
Nick Offerman as Bill in The Last of Us. Liane Hentscher/HBO
- All Gone (The Promise) – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Ruach Elohim (Breath of God) – Sounding of the Shofar
- All Gone (Seasons) – Gustavo Santaolalla
- All Gone (Partners) – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Never Let Me Down Again – Jessica Mazin
Episode 7
- All or None – Pearl Jam
- Take on Me – a-ha
- Solvent – Helicalin
- I Got You Babe – Etta James
- Left Behind – Gustavo Santaolalla
Episode 8
- The Last of Us (You and Me) – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Allowed To Be Happy – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Unbound – Gustavo Santaolalla
- Blue Eyes – Rayz
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What does the radio code in The Last of Us mean?
Pedro Pascal as Joel Miller in The Last of Us. HBO/Warner Media
Ellie discovers Joel's radio code when she finds a note in a book referring to Bill and Frank.
It establishes that a song from the 1960s played over the radio means 'nothing in'.
A song from the 1970s played over the radio means 'new stock'.
She later figures out that a song from the 1980s played over the radio means 'trouble' - so things aren't looking good when the first episode ends with Depeche Mode's Never Let Me Down Again (which was released in 1987) playing.
The Last of Us game score
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The scores for The Last of Us Part I and Part II were composed by Gustavo Santaolalla.
The Last of Us Part I was his first experience composing for a video game, and he received widespread praise for the score.
The tracks used in The Last of Us Part I can be seen below – you can listen to The Last of Us soundtrack on Amazon Music:
- The Quarantine Zone (20 Years Later)
- The Hour
- The Last of Us
- Forgotten Memories
- The Outbreak
- Vanishing Grace
- The Hunters
- All Gone
- Vanishing Grace (Innocence)
- By Any Means
- The Choice
- Smugglers
- The Last of Us (Never Again)
- The Last of Us (Goodnight)
- I Know What You Are
- Home
- Infected
- All Gone (Aftermath)
- The Last Of Us (A New Dawn)
- All Gone (No Escape)
- Vanishing Grace (Childhood)
- The Path
- All Gone (All Alone)
- Blackout
- The Way It Was
- Breathless
- The Last of Us (You and Me)
- All Gone (The Outside)
- The Path (A New Beginning)
- Returning
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Ben Williams
Louise GriffinSci-Fi and Fantasy Editor
Louise Griffin is the Sci-Fi & Fantasy Editor for Radio Times, covering everything from Doctor Who, Star Wars and Marvel to House of the Dragon and Good Omens. She previously worked at Metro as a Senior Entertainment Reporter and has a degree in English Literature.
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