
The Dropout Soundtrack (2022) Guide
The Dropout is an biographical drama miniseries that chronicles the unbelievable rise and spectacular fall of Elizabeth Holmes and her biotechnology company, Theranos. The story follows Holmes, an ambitious Stanford University dropout played by Amanda Seyfried, as she attempts to revolutionize the healthcare industry with a fraudulent medical technology that claims to run comprehensive blood tests using just a single drop of blood. Driven by a desperate obsession with fame and fortune, Holmes cons the world’s top billionaires, only for her multi-billion-dollar empire to crumble into paranoia and white-collar crime once the dangerous deception is exposed, putting thousands of lives at risk.
Powered by Amanda Seyfried's Emmy-winning performance as disgraced Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, Hulu's limited series The Dropout uses an electrifying, era-defining soundtrack to chart the intoxicating rise and catastrophic unraveling of Silicon Valley's most notorious medical fraud. Curated by acclaimed music supervisor Maggie Phillips (Fargo, The Great), the music functions as Elizabeth's psychological armor and corporate war paint. Spanning early-2000s millennial pop anthems, vibrant indie-rock staples, and awkward hype tracks, the soundtrack chronicles Holmes' transformation from an earnest, Steve Jobs-obsessed Stanford dropout into a cold, turtleneck-clad CEO willing to deceive the world with a single drop of blood.
Each chapter of Theranos' deception is punctuated by unforgettable licensed music that captures the surreal culture of startup mania. From the early Stanford days scored to Alabama's 'I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)', LEN's sunny hit 'Steal My Sunshine', and Wolf Parade's 'I'll Believe In Anything', the series moves toward corporate mania with Robyn's 'Crash and Burn Girl', Feist's breezy '1234', and Passion Pit's 'Sleepyhead'. The show's most viral and agonizingly candid character moments unfold during Elizabeth's solitary, high-energy dancing rituals, most notably her unhinged celebration to Lil Wayne's 'How to Love' in episode 5, contrasted with solemn Puccini opera arias (Tosca, La fanciulla del West) that underline the tragic ethical dilemma facing chief scientist Ian Gibbons (Stephen Fry).
Episode 1: I'm in a Hurry (Mar 3, 2022)
Elizabeth Holmes, an optimistic and determined young woman, drops out of Stanford to found a promising new blood testing startup.
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I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why)
Scene Context: Elizabeth's brother inserts a CD into the car stereo as they drive home.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth dons her headphones and listens to the song as she walks to the kitchen.
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Gold Day
Sparklehorse
Scene Context: Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny are shown riding bicycles, studying together, and walking in the park.
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Rock Your Body
Scene Context: Holmes engages in her first intimate relationship experience.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth runs through the campus while wearing headphones.
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Leave It To The Expert
Andy Cooper
Scene Context: Elizabeth Holmes speaks aloud to herself while standing in front of a mirror.
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Y Control
Scene Context: Elizabeth uses her laptop and listens to music. She subsequently presents her idea in the lab.
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North American Scum
Scene Context: Elizabeth kisses Sunny; interview footage is intercut throughout.
Episode 2: Satori (Mar 3, 2022)
In need of money, Elizabeth brings her fledgling technology to the venture capitalists of Silicon Valley. In Switzerland, she is forced to make a difficult decision.
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We Run This
Scene Context: Holmes wakes up and puts on her headphones. She then starts dancing.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth discusses topics with Larry Ellison aboard his vessel.
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Crash and Burn Girl
Scene Context: Elizabeth transports her luggage to her hotel room in Basel.
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Living In America
Dom
Scene Context: Sunny takes Elizabeth back to her home
Episode 3: Green Juice (Mar 3, 2022)
As Theranos rapidly expands, Elizabeth’s technology struggles to keep pace and members of the board become increasingly wary of her secretive behavior. Sunny considers joining the company.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth waits in line and sends a text message to Sunny, who is at the airport.
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Sleepyhead
Scene Context: Elizabeth Holmes spills her coffee while speaking to her parents on the phone while driving.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth proposes a collaboration to Sunny, with intercut scenes from their investigation interview.
Episode 4: Old White Men (Mar 10, 2022)
Walgreens is enticed by Elizabeth to seal the deal on a new partnership with Theranos. Ian tries to investigate what’s going on behind closed doors.
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Scene Context: Dr. J tunes the radio to a station playing the desired song and sings along while driving.
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Scene Context: Dr. J listens to a song while driving to Theranos.
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La fanciulla del West, SC 78, Act II: Or son sei mesi che mio padre morì
Scene Context: Ian listens to music and drinks at home until his wife brings up a work-related incident.
Episode 5: Flower of Life (Mar 17, 2022)
With the Walgreens deadline looming, Elizabeth and Sunny scramble to find solutions to their technological failures. Ian is drawn into Elizabeth’s lawsuit against Richard.
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La rondine, Act I: Parigi! (Live)
Scene Context: Ian is in his office with headphones on, listening to classical music.
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How to Love
Scene Context: Elizabeth plays music, sings, and dances while moving toward Sunny's desk.
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Scene Context: Elizabeth discusses matters with her mother in the garden.
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Scene Context: Detectives seize Ian's possessions from his residence. Concurrently, all employees at Theranos are notified via email of Ian's death and the patents associated with him.
Episode 6: Iron Sisters (Mar 24, 2022)
Fresh out of college and newly employed by Theranos, Tyler Schultz and Erika Cheung discover shocking truths about Elizabeth and the company. Richard and Phyllis work with John Carreyrou to build a case against Elizabeth.
Episode 7: Heroes (Mar 31, 2022)
Under intense scrutiny from the Wall Street Journal, Elizabeth and Sunny double down on defense. Tyler and Erika face a difficult choice.
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Scene Context: The scene depicts Elizabeth jogging, consuming a green smoothie, commuting to her office, and participating in television appearances.
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2 Legit 2 Quit
Scene Context: Elizabeth steps onto the stage to mark the approval, receiving applause from the audience.
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Hold Tight
Episode 8: Lizzy (Apr 7, 2022)
In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.
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Scene Context: Ending Song
The Dropout (Original Score)
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Beijing
Anne Nikitin
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Running Elizabeth
Anne Nikitin
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Meeting Sunny
Anne Nikitin
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The Lab
Anne Nikitin
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Sunny and Elizabeth
Anne Nikitin
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Offices
Anne Nikitin
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Don Lucas Wants a Tour
Anne Nikitin
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Show the Prototype
Anne Nikitin
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Down the Rabbit Hole
Anne Nikitin
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Awaiting Results
Anne Nikitin
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Faked the Demo
Anne Nikitin
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Contracts with Pfizer
Anne Nikitin
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What Happened in Nashville?
Anne Nikitin
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Edmund Is Fired
Anne Nikitin
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Genius Bar
Anne Nikitin
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Did Everything Right
Anne Nikitin
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Walgreens Men
Anne Nikitin
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Ian Is Relegated
Anne Nikitin
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Mr. Shultz
Anne Nikitin
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Today We Launch
Anne Nikitin
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We Delete Outliers
Anne Nikitin
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Real People
Anne Nikitin
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Siemens Stickers
Anne Nikitin
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Iron Sisters
Anne Nikitin
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Breaking the Glass Ceiling
Anne Nikitin
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Mark's Cold Feet
Anne Nikitin
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Good Enough for Gorbachev
Anne Nikitin
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It Comes from You Figure It Out
Anne Nikitin
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A Spiteful Man
Anne Nikitin
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Slow Boring and Beautiful
Anne Nikitin
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Sunny Steps Down
Anne Nikitin
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It's Devastating
Anne Nikitin
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If You Choose to Forget
Anne Nikitin
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Empty Theranos
Anne Nikitin
Underpinning the millennial pop landscape is an anxiety-inducing original score by composer Anne Nikitin, whose pulsating synthesizers, ticking-clock percussion, and tense chamber strings capture the suffocating paranoia inside Theranos as whistleblowers and journalists close in. SeekerTune delivers the definitive, episode-by-episode soundtrack guide for The Dropout, mapping every licensed track across all eight episodes—from 'I'm in a Hurry' and 'Satori' to the climactic moments featuring David Bowie's 'Heroes', MC Hammer's '2 Legit 2 Quit', and St. Vincent's biting finale track 'Pay Your Way In Pain'. Explore verified scene placements, preview audio clips, and listen directly on Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music.
Main Cast
- Amanda Seyfried Elizabeth Holmes
- Naveen Andrews Sunny Balwani
Official Trailer
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Soundtrack Crossovers
Complete Soundtrack List - All Songs Played in Every Episode
| Episode | Song Title | Artist |
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| E1 | I'm In a Hurry (And Don't Know Why) | Alabama |
| E1 | Steal My Sunshine | LEN |
| E1 | Gold Day | Sparklehorse |
| E1 | Rock Your Body | Justin Timberlake |
| E1 | I'll Believe In Anything | Wolf Parade |
| E1 | Leave It To The Expert | Andy Cooper |
| E1 | Y Control | Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| E1 | North American Scum | LCD Soundsystem |
| E2 | We Run This | Missy Elliott |
| E2 | Temperature | Sean Paul |
| E2 | Crash and Burn Girl | Robyn |
| E2 | Living In America | Dom |
| E3 | 1234 | Feist |
| E3 | Sleepyhead | Passion Pit |
| E3 | Back to Black | Amy Winehouse |
| E4 | Firework | Katy Perry |
| E4 | Suddenly I See | KT Tunstall |
| E4 | La fanciulla del West, SC 78, Act II: Or son sei mesi che mio padre morì | Puccini |
| E5 | La rondine, Act I: Parigi! (Live) | Puccini |
| E5 | How to Love | Lil Wayne |
| E5 | My Way | Frank Sinatra |
| E5 | Tosca, Act 2: "Vissi d'arte" (Tosca) | Puccini |
| E6 | Die Young | Kesha |
| E6 | Jealous | Nick Jonas |
| E7 | Heroes | David Bowie |
| E7 | 2 Legit 2 Quit | MC Hammer |
| E7 | Hold Tight | Jamie xx |
| E8 | Pay Your Way In Pain | St. Vincent |





