Inside the ‘Wednesday’ season two soundtrack

The cavernous halls of Nevermore and Netflix have never looked, or perhaps, sounded, more haunting than in Wednesday’s season two.

A part of that credit goes to the uptick of menacing forces, and the other goes to the gritty soundtrack that elevated every minute of suspense. Music supervisors Jen Malone and Nicole Weisberg curated a soundtrack so gory, even after the season finale, it rings in every ear (via Tudum). Just like it should.

While Wednesday doubled down on everything this season, from mystery to villains, how could they not expand musically? After all, it’s the heart of the show!

So, for those in search of the show’s entire soundtrack, here you go. Plug in your earphones, and relive the gore musically.

Episode 201: ‘Here We Woe Again’

The opening salvo of Wednesday season two is a haunting version of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s showtune, ‘My Favourite Things.’ It accompanies the scene of her kidnapping at a serial killer’s basement while she’s surrounded by an eerie doll collection. Netflix also pays a homage to the Addams family actors’ Latin heritage with Chavela Vargas’s ‘Un Mundo Raro.’

While on their way back to Nevermore in the Addams’ limo, Berry Lipman Singers’ ‘Tropical Island’ plays in the background. And Wednesday lives up to its reputation of playing with juxtaposition, as Sixpence None the Richer’s cheery music, ‘Kiss Me,’ tunes in as Greg and Debbie get a little too handsy in the woods and Carl Bradbury is pecked to death by crows.

Enid’s introduction this season is one for the playlist. The music supervisors tap right into her on-screen persona with MAMAMOO’s ‘Um Oh Ah Yeh.’ But knowing Wednesday’s brooding persona, the series tunes into Prokofiev’s ‘The Dance of the Knights’ just in time with the deadpan sleuth stealing the scene in the music room. Meanwhile, the Nevermore outcasts collectively break into Sisters of Mercy’s ‘No Time to Cry’ when the Founder’s Pyre is set ablaze.

Consequently, Bianca Barclay leads Pitch Slap’s ‘Nevermore Alma Mater,’ and later, Principal Dort can be seen walking in on Bruce Springsteen’s ‘Dancing in the Dark.’

Episode 202: ‘The Devil You Woe’

The second episode of Wednesday’s season two begins with Prank Day. So, The Kinks ‘You Really Got Me’ perfectly fits the bill. Moving on, as Morticia Addams sits for a chit-chat with Bianca for the fundraising campaign, Mozart’s ‘Voi Che Sapete’ sets the mood. While Wednesday often turns to classic pieces to club the beautiful with bizarre, it’s no wonder they chose Verdi’s ‘Dies Irae’ to make the driving lesson hijack sequence to enhance the comedic factor.

Episode 203: ‘Call of the Woe’

Morticia and Gomez steal quite a few scenes from their dear daughter this season, including the one where they tango to Roberto Alagna’s ‘La Cumparsita.’ Meanwhile, Puglsey’s meet-cute sneaking of his pet zombie in Camp Jericho is accompanied by Roky Erickson’s ‘I Walked with a Zombie.’

The war film classic, Wagner’s ‘The Ride of the Valkyries,’ makes the pitch-perfect track for the battle against normies. In a separate scene, Morticia and Isadora sing a duet, Creedence Clearwater Revival’s ‘Bad Moon Rising.’ But the musical takeaway of the episode is when Gomez sings his lungs out to Pedro Vargas’ ‘Bésame Mucho.’ The playlist for the third episode rounds out with REM’s ‘Losing My Religion,’ when the tension reaches a fever pitch between the Addams family mother and daughter.

Episode 204: ‘If These Woes Could Talk’

Uncle Fester’s brief romance with the lunch lady Louise is comically highlighted with another shower song, Foreigner’s ‘I Want to Know What Love Is.’ Another equally ironic scene is Fester getting the electroshock therapy with Dean Martin’s ‘Ain’t That a Kick in the Head.’ To dial up the comedy factor, Wednesday conjures Mozart’s ‘The Andante di Molto’ for his art class.

Although short-lived, Fester’s goofy romance with Louise has had quite a notable track list. It also includes Gary Wright’s ‘Dream Weaver’ and Bernard Herrmann’s ‘Scene D’Amour.’ Meanwhile, Isadora sings Eric Carmen’s ‘All by Myself’ while driving to Willow Hill at night. She additionally plays The Cranberries’ ‘Zombie’ in the same episode.

Episode 205: ‘Hyde and Woe Seek’

The second part of Wednesday season two kicks off with Squirrel Nut Zippers’ ‘Hell.’ And the power of juxtaposing with music is maintained with ‘La Adelita’s’ instrumental version backing up Slurp’s trail of devastation.

Episode 206: ‘Woe Thyself’

This episode actually shows fans a Wednesday Addams they didn’t know they needed. And thanks to BLACKPINK’s ‘Boombayah,’ the shock factor couldn’t have been more shocking. In the same episode, Wednesday pulls out another rabbit, with Enid playing her best friend’s cello to Blue Öyster Cult’s ‘Don’t Fear the Reaper.’

Episode 207: ‘Woe Me the Money’

‘Woe Me the Money’ opens with a flashback to when Dort met Bianca’s mom, Gabrielle, and Gideon for the very first time in a tiki bar where Clouseaux’s ‘Paraiso’ plays. And did you forget the fundraising gala? It throws it back musically with various classic sets, including Purcell’s Abdelazer Rondo, Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio, Tchaikovsky’s Swan Lake, and Vivaldi’s Concerto in C Minor, among others.

Not to forget the haunting highlight everyone had been waiting for, Lady Gaga’s ‘The Dead Dance.’

Episode 208: ‘This Means Woe’

Remember when Isaac caught Eugene off guard in the woods? The track playing behind was The Rapture’s ‘Miss You.’ As for the werewolves’ ritual meeting, APM Library’s ‘Meditation Dreamy Drones’ does the work. Moving on, Isaac plays JS Bach’s ‘Toccata and Fugue in D Minor’ while rebooting the machine.

And to balance the mood, Fester strikes with The Surfaris’ ‘Walk Don’t Run.’ Wednesday season two pulls the curtain with The Eurythmics’ ‘Sweet Dreams,’ giving fans enough to have nightmares about for season three.

Every song in the Wednesday season two soundtrack

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