
Slow Horses Soundtrack Season 6 (2026) Guide
The sixth season of the Apple TV spy series Slow Horses finds the dysfunctional team of MI5 rejects completely cut off and on the run after a ruthless hit squad targets Slough House. Adapting Mick Herron’s novels Joe Country and Slough House simultaneously, the plot intensifies as newly promoted First Desk Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) embroils the agents in a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge against foreign and media manipulation. With their identities erased and a mysterious assassin hunting them down, Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman) and River Cartwright (Jack Lowden) must put aside old rivalries to track down who is killing their own, all while navigating the unexpected return of long lost figures from their past.
Season six of Apple TV's spy drama Slow Horses plunges the rejects of MI5 into their most desperate crisis yet. Adapting Mick Herron's novels Joe Country and Slough House, the story kicks off as a professional hit squad raids Slough House, forcing the surviving agents onto the run across London with erased identities. Gary Oldman returns as the delightfully obnoxious yet razor-sharp Jackson Lamb, working alongside Jack Lowden's River Cartwright, who is reeling from personal tragedy following his grandfather's passing. With Diana Taverner (Kristin Scott Thomas) manipulating media optics at Regent's Park and a shadowy assassin hunting down former colleagues, the team must rely on street smarts and bitter sarcasm to survive.
Franz Ferdinand set an explosive pace for season six with their 2004 post-punk anthem "This Fffire" in the official trailer, capturing the chaos of Slough House burning down. The season premiere leans immediately into that sharp British curation, contrasting Spandau Ballet's eighties pop classic "Gold" at a street market with Kofi Stone's laid-back UK hip-hop track "Busker Flow". Mick Jagger's gravelly opening theme "Strange Game" returns as the defining anthem for Lamb's band of misfits, while Ghanaian highlife legend Ebo Taylor delivers a hypnotic close to the episode with "Love & Death". Guided by music supervisor Catherine Grieves alongside composers Daniel Pemberton and Toydrum, season six builds directly on the memorable sounds of season five, carrying forward a rich blend of vintage pop, international grooves, and tense orchestral cues.
Popular Songs from Season 6
Episode 1: Circle of Life (Sep 16, 2026)
River braces for his grandfather’s funeral. Lamb looks into the death of an ex–Slow Horse.
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Scene Context: Music playing in the background at the market / Struan presents his container housing concept to a cashier at a convenience store.
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Scene Context: Slow Horses Opening Theme Song
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Busker Flow
Kofi Stone
Scene Context: Hip hop song after the opening credits / JK walks through London streets in the rain.
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Scene Context: Emma informs Jackson of Struan's death at an Italian restaurant.
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Love & Death
Ebo Taylor
Scene Context: River is struck by a car and lies injured on the road outside a cemetery / Slow Horses Season 6 Episode 1 Ending Credits Song
Episode 2: Daddy Issues (Sep 23, 2026)
The reemergence of Frank Harkness and a suspicious string of murders put Lamb and team on high alert.
Episode 3: Resurrection (Sep 30, 2026)
Ex–Slow Horses return to the fold as assassins close in. Taverner faces the fallout of her TV interview.
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Hometown
Scene Context: Lamb interrogates Reece about his father's murder; concurrently, Ho assists Reece with an arcade game.
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You
Jehst , Lee Scott
Scene Context: Music playing in the car radio / River and Sid are joined by Coe, who arrives after receiving an invitation from Lamb.
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Rotation
Verb T
Scene Context: Sid insists on locating a pay phone to report to Taverner, despite River's objections.
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Kangaroo
PVT
Scene Context: Sid advises River to leave, and River follows her out to the lot / Slow Horses Episode 3 Closing Credits Song
Episode 4: Lost & Found (Oct 7, 2026)
Lamb tries figuring out who Frank is working for. Sid, River, and Coe do everything to evade the hit squad.
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Hold On
Foreign Beggars
Scene Context: Listening the song in the car
Episode 5: Sayonara (Oct 14, 2026)
River goes after Sid. Lamb sets his sights on Cantor. Taverner carries on with a treacherous deal.
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The Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a: X. Waltz of the Flowers
Scene Context: Classical music while kids dancing ballet
Episode 6: Judgement Day (Oct 21, 2026)
Season Finale: The safe house becomes unsafe as Lamb and Taverner finally join forces.
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Scene Context: Lamb confronts Natasha Carrington in her kitchen regarding Russian killings; the conversation is interrupted by Carrington's daughter, who enters during a birthday party.
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Sunshiny Day
Pete Masitti
Scene Context: Natasha and a maid are dancing with children at a birthday party. Lamb observes from a doorway.
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Scene Context: Lamb drives Damien Cantor to the airfield as Cantor offers his wealth and connections in exchange for assistance.
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One Of These Things First
Scene Context: River sets up wine and a candlelit dinner for Sid at his grandfather's house, then experiences difficulty using his phone and collapses.
Slow Horses Season 6 Trailer Songs
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This Fffire
Slow Horses Season 6 Apple TV Trailer Music.
Dark British humor and unglamorous spycraft give Slow Horses a completely different rhythm from slick Hollywood thrillers, and the music leans heavily into that grime. Daniel Pemberton's pulsing basslines and moody electronics create genuine suspense during back-alley foot chases, only for sudden bursts of energetic guitar rock to puncture the tension whenever Jackson Lamb cuts someone down with an insult. Fans returning for season six on Apple TV get an espionage soundtrack that celebrates Britain's messiest operatives, where gritty indie rock and classic themes turn every disaster into top-tier television.
Main Cast
- Gary Oldman Jackson Lamb
- Jack Lowden River Cartwright
- Kristin Scott Thomas Diana Taverner
Official Trailer
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Complete Soundtrack List - All Songs Played in Every Episode
| Episode | Song Title | Artist |
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| E1 | Gold | Spandau Ballet |
| E1 | Strange Game (From The ATV+ Original Series "Slow Horses”) | Mick Jagger |
| E1 | Busker Flow | Kofi Stone |
| E1 | E l'italia | Vichenzo Orru |
| E1 | Love & Death | Ebo Taylor |
| E3 | Hometown | French 79 |
| E3 | You | Jehst, Lee Scott |
| E3 | Rotation | Verb T |
| E3 | Kangaroo | PVT |
| E4 | Take On Me | a-ha |
| E4 | Hold On | Foreign Beggars |
| E5 | The Nutcracker Ballet Suite, Op. 71a: X. Waltz of the Flowers | Tchaikovsky |
| E6 | Reach | S Club |
| E6 | Sunshiny Day | Pete Masitti |
| E6 | SOS | ABBA |
| E6 | One Of These Things First | Nick Drake |





