Unforgotten soundtrack: What is the theme song and music in the ITV drama?

The new season kicks off with the discovery of human remains on Whitney Marsh, and soon the team discover that they're not dealing with a cold case and that the remains were actually placed on the marsh already dismembered.

But who's the killer? Well, all will be revealed in the new batch of six episodes, which are sure to leave us bemused and shocked as ever.

Of course, it wouldn't quite be Unforgotten without its notable theme song that welcomes in each episode, as well as its haunting backing track packed full of piano keys, cellos, violins and more.

While the drama doesn't have a classic kind of soundtrack, it does show off the talents of Michael Price, the Emmy Award-winning composer behind the sound of Unforgotten.

Read on for everything you need to know about Unforgotten season 6's soundtrack.

What is the Unforgotten theme song?

The theme tune has remained the same throughout all six seasons and is not only an emotional insight into the series, but is also playing as part of a title sequence that is regularly packed full of clues.

The song that plays in the opening credits for Unforgotten is All We Do, written and performed by Oh Wonder (songwriting duo Ant West and Josephine Vander Gucht) and was released on their 2014 self-titled album.

As for the classical theme tune that ends each episode, that's composed by Michael Price. For the fourth season, Price gave fans an insight into the musical magic that goes into each piece of music, which can be watched below.

Unforgotten composer

Emmy Award-winning composer Michael Price is back at the series's musical helm, composing further classical songs for this fifth season.

Price has also previously worked as a music editor in films such as Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Love Actually and Nanny McPhee.

But in his work as a composer, he has scored countless films with a major recent focus on contemporary dramas, including Unforgotten.

Price often works with David Arnold, and together the pair have composed music for all episodes of Sherlock, Jekyll and Hyde, Dracula and Sister Boniface Mysteries.

He has composed the music for Unforgotten since it debuted back in 2015, and for seasons 3 and 4, released a 2021 soundtrack album which includes tracks such as Sorry to Trouble You, The Hillside, Praying for Air and many others, which have all fitted beautifully with the dramatic moments of the series.

The score features the solo cello of Peter Gregson and Price’s haunting piano.

Teasing some of the music to come in season 6, Price shared a video of him playing the piano, which can be found on his official Facebook page.

You can also watch a 2023 video of Unforgotten star Sanjeev Bhaskar visiting Price at Abbey Road Studios below.

Unforgotten soundtrack: Songs in the ITV crime drama

While the track list for Unforgotten season 6 has not yet been released, we do have a run through of the soundtrack for the show's previous third and fourth seasons, as they were released as an album in 2021.

Like season 6's score, each piece has been beautifully curated to capture the mood of the scene – you only have to watch Unforgotten to know.

The track list for seasons 3 and 4 are as follows:

1. Theme from Unforgotten
2. A Motorway
3. The Salesman
4. Sorry to Trouble You
5. Suspicion
6. See Me That Way
7. Simply Unfair
8. Leaving the Pub
9. Evicted
10. My Mistake
11. Desperately Sad
12. Get Dressed
13. I Insist
14. The Hillside
15. Cold Storage
16. Cambridge by Bike
17. A Struggle
18. Utterly Brokenhearted
19. Storage of Possessions
20. Career Development
21. A Kid Like Any Other
22. The Forest
23. Cause of Death
24. I Am Who I Am
25. Sirens
26. Praying for Air
27. I Love You So Much
28. Call You
29. Always Unforgotten

Unforgotten season 6 will premiere on ITV1 (and STV in Scotland) on Sunday 9th February at 9pm, with all episodes of the season available to stream on ITVX as a boxset on the same day. Seasons 1-5 are available to stream on ITVX.

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