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The Dropout Soundtrack (2022) Guide

Hulu 7.3 Drama 2022

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).

Soundtrack by Episode

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Episode 8: Lizzy (Apr 7, 2022)

In the wake of the Wall Street Journal article, Elizabeth and Sunny face a reckoning.

The Dropout (Original Score)

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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Complete Soundtrack List - All Songs Played in Every Episode

Episode Song Title Artist
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
SHOW INFO
Composer Anne Nikitin
Supervisors Maggie Phillips
Network Hulu
External Links IMDb, TMDB