Noah Hawley gets a lot of things right in his latest Alien spin-off series, Alien: Earth, and the songs are a big part of it. If you’ve paid close attention, you’ll know that the show is utilizing different genres of music that haven’t been used in the franchise before.
Here’s a list of all the songs from the show, and also what the show creator had to say about the reasoning behind the change.
Here’s every song that has featured in Alien: Earth episodes 1-3
Alien: Earth is the latest Hulu series based on Ridley Scott’s Alien franchise. Scott is also returning as the executive producer for the show. It follows the events after a Weyland-Yutani ship carrying samples of an alien species crash-lands on Earth. The story takes place a few years before the original movie.
Hawley’s longtime collaborator, Jeff Russo, is the composer for the show. He’s previously worked with Hawley on Fargo and Legion. While Russo’s incredible and chilling score is used throughout the show, the end credits bring classic metal and hard rock songs into the mix.
Here’s a list of the songs that feature in the show:
Neverland – Episode 1
- Nina Simone – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
- TV on the Radio – Killer Crane
- Lord Afrixana – No Dey Tire
- Black Sabbath – The Mob Rules (end credits)
Mr. October – Episode 2
- Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
- Stinkfest – Tool (end credits)
Metamorphosis – Episode 3
- Bayaka – Berg
- Wherever I May Roam – Metallica (end credits)
In an interview with Decider, while discussing the music, Hawley said, “I mean, classic film, classic rock, right? I think that literally in the movie, Aliens, Vasquez yells, ‘Let’s rock!’”
He continues, “I didn’t go into the filming planning to do that, but as I got into the editorial process, each episode kind of ends on a cliffhanger,” Hawley said. “What I’m looking for is to make an arena show, right? It’s something that feels bigger than a small theater. It’s an arena show. And so, you know, I started to put these songs in at the end, these big classic metal or hard rock songs.”
With that, we know that we can expect more classic metal and hard rock songs with each new episode. So, now you can stream Alien: Earth for both horror and music on Hulu every Tuesday.
