The Fallout TV Show's Soundtrack List Explained

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All Songs In the Fallout TV Show

Dark Times Call For Dark Humor

The Amazon Prime show Fallout is the latest hit series based on a classic video game franchise. Season 1 of the dystopian saga has earned high praise from critics and audiences for its relevant storyline, engaging characters, and dark humor. With a 93% certified fresh score on Rotten Tomatoes and a rating of 73 on Metacritic, there’s an excellent chance that Prime will announce the pickup of Fallout Season 2 before long.

Part of Fallout’s appeal as a TV show is how well it captures the spirit of the popular Bethesda Fallout video game franchise. It features plenty of recognizable details from the games, such as vaults, factions, mutated monsters, and the discernible Pip Boy mascot. Of course, another trait of the Fallout games beloved by its fans is the nifty 1950s music. The game features an option of radio stations for players to tune into on their Pip-Boy gadget while they traverse the dangers of the surface, all with fun little ditties from the era. Keeping with the tradition, the Fallout TV series also features classic 1950s tracks throughout the eight episodes, maintaining the aesthetic of the beloved games. Here’s a list of all the songs from the show.

All Songs In the Fallout TV Show

Fallout Season 1 Episodes	Song/Artist	Scene
Episode 1: The End	“Orange Colored Sky” – Nat King Cole	Cooper does lasso tricks at a boy’s birthday party.
	“Don’t Let The Stars Get In Your Eyes” – Perry Como	Lucy is interviewed for marriage candidacy.
	“Who Do You Suppose” – Connie Conway	The Vault 33 wedding reception dinner.
	“Some Enchanted Evening” – The Castells	Lucy dances with Hank; the Raiders attack Vault 33’s residents.
	“Start It Slow” – Mari Jones	Monty asks Lucy to show him to his new home.
	“Keep That Coffee Hot” – Scatman Crothers	Lucy and Monty have sex on their wedding night.
	“A Nervous Kiss” – Carl Coccomo	Lucy lies in bed while Monty, naked, looks out the window.
	“So Doggone Lonesome” – Johnny Cash	Maximus is beaten up by fellow Brotherhood aspirants.
	“All Over Again” – Johnny Cash	Maximus sits in his bunk before learning that Dane is the new squire.
	“Brighter Side” – Connie Conway	The residents of Vault 33 clear away the dead, while Lucy staples her wound closed.
	“Crawl Out Through The Fallout” – Sheldon Allman	Plays during the Episode 1 end credits.
Episode 2: The Target	“Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” – The Ink Spots featuring Ella Fitzgerald	Wilzig trains and bonds with the German Shepard dog.
	“Don’t Fence Me In” – Bing Crosby & The Andrews Sisters	Lucy explores the Wasteland for the first time.
	“It’s A Man” – Betty Hutton	Maximus tests out the power armor.
	“I Don’t Want To Set The World On Fire” – The Ink Spots	Lucy starts up a chainsaw as the Episode 2 end credits start.
Episode 3: The Head	“Maybe” – The Ink Spots	Lucy treks across the Wasteland with Wilzig’s head.
	“We’ll Meet Again” – The Ink Spots	Chet gets emotional while telling Norm about his reassignment.
	“Tweedle-Dee” – LaVern Baker	Norm serves food to the raider prisoners.
	“In The Mood” – Glenn Miller Orchestra	Maximus rescues Thaddeus from a gulper.
	“Act Naturally” – Buck Owens And The Buckaroos	A flashback of Cooper doing a Vault-tec photoshoot.
Episode 4: The Ghouls	“Let’s Go Sunning” – Jack Shaindlin	Lucy and The Ghoul explore Filly.
	“Just Fine” – Michael Brown	Woody and Reg hang their Overseer candidate posters.
	“What To Do” – Buddy Holly	Chet’s dinner is interrupted by Stephanie.
	“It Ain’t The Meat It’s The Motion” – The Swallows	Chet and Stephanie start to have sex when her water breaks.
	“I Can Dream Can’t I” – The Andrews Sisters	The Ghoul loots drugs and liquor from the convenience store.
Episode 5: The Past	“Henry” – The Jet Tones	Maximus brands Thaddeus after the two of them bond.
	“Robin In The Pine” – Bonnie Guitar	Lucy rescues Maximus from radroaches.
	“Ladyfingers” – Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass	Lucy and Maximus cross paths with fiends on a bridge.
	“What A Difference A Day Made” – Dinah Washington	Vault 33 residents are relocated to Vault 32.
	“It’s Just A Matter Of Time” – Brook Benton	Lucy and Maximus awaken in Vault 4, followed by the end credits.
Episode 6: The Trap	“Improvisation On Tchaikovski” – Django Reinhardt	Cooper gives a tour of a vault in an old ad for Vault-Tec.
	“Dardanella” – Alvino Rey And His Orchestra	A flashback of Cooper hosting a wrap party.
	“Theme From A Summer Place” – Percy Faith	Lucy and Maximus in the infirmary of Vault 4.
	“Lonely Hours” – Gene Armstrong & His Texas Nite Hawks	A flashback of Cooper with his wife Barb in a jacuzzi.
	“Give Me The Simple Life” – June Christy	Maximus explores the luxuries of Vault 4.
	“I’m Tickled Pink” – Jack Shaindlin	Lucy tries to convince Maximus to leave Vault 4, followed by the end credits.
Episode 7: The Radio	“I’m Tickled Pink” – Jack Shaindlin	Maximus eats popcorn in a bathrobe.
	“Sixteen Tons” – Merle Travis	Thaddeus lugs a heavy tote of supplies with his dog to the Red Rocket gas station.
	“Only You (And You Alone)” – The Platters	Maximus attacks the Vault 4 residents in the power armor.
	“Yeah Yeah Baby” – Cool Papa Jarvis	A Flashback of Cooper bugging Barb’s Pip Boy wrist band.
	“You’re Everything” – The Danleers	Lucy and Maximus kiss outside the radio station as the Brotherhood closes in.
	“From The First Hellow To the Last Goodbye” – Jane Morgan	The residents of Vault 33 are transferred to Vault 32.
Episode 8: The End	“I Don’t Want To See Tomorrow” – Nat King Cole	The Brotherhood attacks the New Californian Republic.
Episode 8: The End	“We Three (My Echo, My Shadow, And Me) – The Ink Spots	Maximus is hailed as a Knight of the Brotherhood; Lucy, The Ghoul, and the dog travel toward the Hollywood sign; Hank in power armor heads for New Vegas.

Dark Times Call For Dark Humor

The relevance of using songs from the 1950s in Fallout goes beyond just paying homage to the video games — after all, there’s a reason the games used this type of music in the first place. In most instances, the songs provided a tonal contrast, or even humor, to the dystopian horrors that occur on screen. The Castells croon “Some Enchanted Evening” as the raiders commit bloody violence on Vault 33’s residents, giving an ironic twist to a classic show tune. As Lucy carries Wilvig’s decapitated head across the Wastelands, The Ink Spots “Maybe” is a dulcet melody that juxtaposes the grim situation in which she has found herself. (It’s also a song that plays in the original Fallout video game).

The soundtrack for Fallout is also an extension of a major theme of the series. While the Vault-Tec corporation sold safety and security to consumers, the vaults themselves turned out to be hubs of horrifying experimentation and DNA manipulation. There’s nothing like offering peace of mind to the average American while committing atrocities right under their noses. They might as well calm the masses with classic, catchy music while they’re at it.