The supernatural horror comedy Dead Boy Detectives has just been released on Netflix, but what songs are on the soundtrack?
The series is based on the DC Comics characters of the same name, created by Neil Gaiman and Matt Wagner, while the show has been helmed by Steve Yockey, who also developed The Flight Attendant.
It stars George Rexstrew and Jayden Revri as the titular detectives Charles Rowland and Edwin Paine, who opt not to enter the afterlife, but to stay on Earth and investigate crimes involving the supernatural.
The show is set in the same universe as Gaiman’s The Sandman, which was released by Netflix in 2022.
Speaking about the show to Radio Times, Revri has said: “It’s a very, very complex relationship. You’ve got to think, these two boys, they were both 16, they both died, it’s pretty awful what happened to them, and then they find this perfect connection between each other of wanting to do good for people who went through the same things that they did.
“And then on that journey, they then meet Crystal and Niko, who kind of bring out these different sides to the boys that they probably haven’t shown each other for 30-plus years.”
All eight episodes of the show were released onto Netflix this morning (April 25).
Here’s every song on the Dead Boy Detectives soundtrack
The soundtrack features a number of classic artists such David Bowie and Joy Division rubbing shoulders with more contemporary acts, including Kali Uchis and The Vaccines. See the full list of songs below.
EPISODE 1
‘Doorman’ – Slowthai, Mura Masa
‘Hang On to Yourself’ – David Bowie
‘Bad Feeling’ – Cobra Man
‘It’s Not Unusual’ – Tom Jones
‘Bones of Rock’ – Boneless Ones
‘Deal Wiv It’ – Mura Masa, Slowthai
‘So What’ – NOISY
‘White Teeth’ – Screaming Gypsy Bandits
‘Surfing in the Sky’ – The Vaccines
‘Missing’ – Slowthai
EPISODE 2
‘Natural Successor’ – Pictish Trail
EPISODE 3
‘Oceans’ – The Yada Yada Yadas
‘Owner of a Lonely Heart’ – Yes
EPISODE 4
‘RoMaNcE’ – S**tKid
‘Young Blood (White Sea Remix)’ – The Naked and Famous, White Sea
EPISODE 5
‘Thunder’ – ZEE MACHINE
‘Apocalypse’ – Cigarettes After Sex
‘Melting’ – Kali Uchis
‘Disorder’ – Joy Division
EPISODE 6
‘Who’s Ur Girl?’ – The Mysterines
‘ATTACK’ – Arre! Arre!
‘Shakedown’ – Infamous Stiffs
EPISODE 7
‘Under the Milky Way’ – The Church
‘Revolution Action’ – Atari Teenage Riot
‘Circle In The Sand’ – Cast (Jenny)
‘Burning’ – Yeah Yeah Yeahs
EPISODE 8
‘Standing in the Way of Control’ – Gossip
‘I’m What You Want’ – Walt Disco
‘When I’m Gone’ – Ging
‘Sleeping On Grassy Ground’ – The Heavy Heavy
‘Who’s Sorry Now’ – Connie Francis
‘Loss & Relax’ – Black Belt Eagle Scout
