Emerald Fennell's Saltburn premiered in cinemas back in November and soon became one of the most-talked about films of the year, with audiences divided by the movie's portrayal of class, as well as its twisted ending.

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Set in 2006, the film revolves around Oliver (Barry Keoghan), a middle-class Oxford student who is taken under the wing of Felix (Jacob Elordi). But chaos ensues when he's invited to spend the summer at his family estate, Saltburn, and a series of increasingly bizarre events occur.

There's also been plenty of hype around the film's soundtrack, which features plenty of early 2000s hits from MGMT’s Time to Pretend to Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s Murder on the Dancefloor.

Saltburn also features a brilliant score composed by Anthony Willis, who also made the music for Fennell’s 2020 film Promising Young Woman.

Talking about the task of composing the music for Saltburn, Willis told Deadline: "I don’t want to ruin it, but the score is [for the] audience to navigate what we want to know about Oliver.

"He goes to Oxford, thinks his life going to be perfect, and then he falls desperately in love with Felix [Jacob Elordi]. It’s really about managing how you feel about him any given moment."

But which other tracks feature in the film? Read on for more details about which songs appear in the Saltburn soundtrack, as well as everything you need to know about the captivating original score by Anthony Willis.

Saltburn soundtrack: Full list of songs in the film

Jacob Elordi in Saltburn looking backwards and smiling
Jacob Elordi in Saltburn. Warner Bros Pictures

Ahead of release, Fennell spoke exclusively to RadioTimes.com about putting together the film's soundtrack, and how some of the very different songs that appear combined to give it a "more British" flavour.

"Music in general, for me, is really, really important," she explained. "It's a huge part of the writing process, and then a lot of songs will be in the script just so I kind of know where we are as these sort of anchor points."

Fennell added: "But then obviously, I mean, songs like Have a Cheeky Christmas by The Cheeky Girls come later. And, you know, it just completely transformed the film, because to see Zadok the Priest next to Have a Cheeky Christmas really does feel, for some reason, more British!"

The following songs all feature in the Saltburn soundtrack:

  • Zadok the Priest performed by Simon Preston / Choir of Westminster / ECO
  • Have a Cheeky Christmas performed by The Cheeky Girls
  • Merry Xmas Everybody performed by Slade
  • Merry Christmas Everyone performed by Shakin' Stevens
  • No Cars Go performed by Arcade Fire
  • Sound Of The Underground performed by Girls Aloud
  • Destroy Everything You Touch performed by Ladytron
  • Hang Me Up to Dry performed by Cold War Kids
  • This Modern Love performed by Bloc Party
  • Satisfaction performed by Benny Benassi and The Biz
  • I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor performed by Arctic Monkeys
  • Time to Pretend performed by MGMT
  • You're Gorgeous performed by Babybird
  • Low performed by Flo Rida feat T-Pain
  • Rent performed by Blur
  • Country House performed by Blur
  • Mr Brightside performed by The Killers
  • Perfect (Exceeder) performed by Mason and Princess Superstar
  • Saltwater performed by Chicanne
  • Loneliness (Radio Cut) performed by Tomcraft
  • Lord of All Hopefulness performed by York Minster Choir
  • Murder On The Dancefloor performed by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

You can listen to the Saltburn official playlist on Spotify, which contains a number of tracks featured in the film:

Saltburn score

You can find the titles of all the tracks featured in the score below:

  • I Loved Him/Oliver Quick!
  • NFI’D
  • Felix Amica
  • Throwing Pebbles
  • Journey to Saltburn
  • Felix’s Tour
  • You’re So Real
  • A Shared Bathroom/Inconsistent Stories
  • Venetia’s See-Through Night Dress
  • Slightly Bad Form
  • Accusations & Departures
  • The Summer Burned On
  • Spit Roast
  • Blood Run Cold
  • The Maze
  • Staff Exit
  • Almost None
  • Felix’s Suite

What's more, you can listen to the Saltburn score by Anthony Willis on Spotify! Check it out below:

You can also purchase a digital MP3 download of the original score on Amazon.

Saltburn is showing in now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. Check out more of our Film and Drama coverage, or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.

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