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Some shows on Netflix have turned fear into fascination. Others drape darkness in velvet and eyeliner, making goth look cool all over again. There are shows we binge through wide-eyed gasps and also those where A-listers saunter in and effortlessly steal every scene. And then, there’s Too Much. A rom-com lovechild of every Hollywood story we’ve swooned over, Too Much doesn’t just flirt with the genre; it gives it a fresh first kiss.

While everyone’s busy decoding how the show redefines romance, a hidden co-star is whispering through every scene, one that doesn’t walk or talk but sings straight to the soul. Spoiler alert: it’s not Jessica or Felix. It is the soundtrack, quietly and powerfully stealing hearts in the background. However, viewers shouldn’t mistake the soundtrack as just background noise; it’s a narrative voice of its own.

The Too Much soundtrack does what words cannot say. And just like every rom-com lives by mood, Too Much uses tracks to shape them instead of matching. The tracks know when to swell, when to ache, and when to vanish, akin to Jessica’s life of ups and downs in London. Creator Lena Dunham’s husband, Luis Felber, who is said to have inspired the Netflix series, had his band, Attawalpa, debut songs, ‘Always the Girls’ and ‘True Love Trajectory.’

But if you hear closely, you’ll find everyone from Suki Waterhouse to Keisha. Too Much uses Fergie’s ‘London Bridge,’ Cam’Ron’s ‘Dead or Alive,’ Fiona Apple’s ‘Slow Like Honey,’ Viagra Boys with Amy Taylor’s ‘In Spite of Ourselves,’ Songs: Ohia’s ‘Farewell Transmission,’ and Funkadelic’s ‘Maggot Brain.’ Jensen McRae’s ‘Massachusetts,’ Suki Waterhouse’s ‘Dream Woman,’ Waxahatchee and Kevin Morby’s ‘You Found Me,’ Misty Miller’s cover of Kesha’s ‘Praying,’ and Sleaze’s ‘Push Tuck’ are also heard in the show.

The music selection often reflects the emotional moodboard of the protagonist. It allows fans a sneak-peek into her private playlist, which carries equal parts hope and equal parts heartbreak. Too Much clubs itself into the cult of classic rom-coms, but updates it for the modern audience where the music does that heavy lifting.

You can also hear Slow Pulp’s ‘Falling Apart,’ Adrianne Lenker and Beggars Group’s ‘Anything,’ Saweetie’s ‘Tap In,’ Kacey Musgraves ‘Butterflies,’ and Misty Miller’s ‘Green Girl.’ The Wombats’ ‘Greek Tragedy,’ Sarah Meth’s ‘Sister You Said,’ Sugababes’s ‘Run for Cover,’ and Richard and Linda Thompson’s ‘I Want to See The Bright Lights Tonight’ round out the soundtrack in Too Much.

So, if you thought tracks could be reduced to background noise or sidekicks, you’re mistaken. In Too Much, it’s the lead that narrates the unsaid and feels fresh yet comfortably familiar.

Every track played in Too Much:

• ‘London Bridge’ by Fergie
• ‘Dead or Alive’ by Cam’Ron
• ‘Always the Girls’ by Attawalpa
• ‘Slow Like Honey’ by Fiona Apple
• ‘Farewell Transmission’ by Songs: Ohia
• ‘Falling Apart’ by Slow Pulp
• ‘Anything’ by Adrianne Lenker and Beggars Group
• ‘In Spite of Ourselves’ by Viagra Boys with Amy Taylor (John Prine cover)
• ‘Tap In’ by Saweetie
• ‘Dream Woman’ by Suki Waterhouse
• ‘Greek Tragedy’ by The Wombats
• ‘Green Girl’ by Misty Miller
• ‘Push Tuck’ by Sleaze
• ‘Butterflies’ by Kacey Musgraves
• ‘Sister You Said’ by Sarah Meth
• ‘Massachusetts’ by Jensen McRae
• ‘Praying’ by Misty Miller, backing vocals by Luis Felber
• ‘You Found Me’ by Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee
• ‘True Love Trajectory’ by Attawalpa (Solo Piano and band version)
• ‘Run for Cover’ by Sugababes
• ‘I Want to See The Bright Lights Tonight’ by Richard and Linda Thompson