Painkiller soundtrack: Every song in the Netflix drama

Painkiller eerily opens up with a specific song, Simon & Garfunkel's The Sound of Silence, playing in the very first scene of the series which sees Richard Sackler (Matthew Broderick) wake up to a beeping smoke alarm in his big mansion.

But The Sound of Silence is only one of the songs featured in the series, which also has a complete soundtrack to accompany it. Keen to learn more about the music featured in Painkiller? Scroll on to find out.

Painkiller official soundtrack

The series is obviously home to some very fast-paced and, also, ominous-sounding songs that course through the background of the show, which bring to life some of Painkiller's most tense scenes. As you can tell by the song names, they punctuate some of the drama's most pivotal scenes and help give a sense of the story.

The score for the series comes from award-winning musical composer Matt Morton, who has composed music for productions like Apollo 11, Dinosaur 13 and Why Did You Kill Me?.

The soundtrack is available to stream on all major streaming services including Spotify and Apple Music, and is also available to purchase via Amazon.

The full track list for the Painkiller soundtrack is as follows:

1. Little Sexy Aliens
2. Richard Was Here
3. Searing Pain
4. An Endless Supply of Customers
5. Lobotomy in a Bottle
6. Heart Attack
7. Living in the Stone Age
8. It’s a Cycle
9. Felt Like a Sheriff
10. A Drug Is Born
11. Target Curtis Wright
12. Visiting Shawn
13. Glen Spills
14. You’re Not Being Honest With Me
15. I Enjoy Every Day That I Live
16. Is Believed
17. Merchant of Death
18. Fake Crutches
19. Glen Lies to Get More Pills
20. The Landmark Study
21. Swerving
22. That’s a Lie
23. I’m Not Intimidated
24. Things You Wanna Know
25. Day of Reckoning
26. It’s Going to Keep Happening
27. I Want You to Know Me
28. Relapse

Painkiller: Every song featured in the Netflix drama

Episode 1 - The One to Start With, The One to Stay With

• The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel
• Top Yourself - The Raconteurs
• Sabotage - The Beastie Boys
• Blow Your Whistle - Chuck Brown & The Soul Searchers
• Candy - Iggy Pop

Episode 2 - Jesus Gave Me Water

• Psycho Killer (LP Version) - Talking Heads

Episode 3 - Blizzard of the Century

• Hustlin' - Rick Ross
• Tusk - Fleetwood Mac
• I Want Candy - The Rubix Cubes
• Kickstart My Heart - Mötley Crüe
• I Put a Spell On You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins

Episode 4 - Is Believed

• Chicken Train Stomp - The Ozark Mountain Daredevils
• Feel So Good - Mase

Episode 5 - Hot! Hot! Hot!

• Macarena - Los del Río
• Groove is in the Heart - Deee-Lite
• Step into the Breeze - Spiritualized

Episode 6 - What's in a Name?

• Heroin - The Velvet Underground & Nico
• Via Luna - Peter Davidson
• The Sound of Silence - Simon & Garfunkel

Painkiller is available to stream on Netflix on now. Check out more of our Drama coverage or visit our TV guide and Streaming Guide to see what’s on tonight.

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