Every Song in Netflix's Wake Up Dead Man: Your Complete Knives Out Mystery Soundtrack Guide
Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc returns in Wake Up Dead Man, the third Knives Out installment—a razor-sharp whodunit packed with star power, devious twists, and a killer official soundtrack that cranks up the tension.
Rian Johnson is back with the third Knives Out flick, and yes, Daniel Craig is still having a blast as Benoit Blanc. Wake Up Dead Man leans hard into a moody, church-set mystery with sharp twists and a loaded ensemble, but the music is doing a lot of the heavy lifting. If you came out humming something or Googling a lyric during the credits, here’s the full breakdown of everything you heard and where to find it.
Who made the music this time?
The score comes from Nathan Johnson, who also happens to be Rian Johnson's cousin and has been his go-to composer since 2005's Brick. He scored Knives Out (2019) and Glass Onion (2022), and their tag-team continues here. The difference: this one goes darker and more ornate than the previous two, leaning into the film’s Gothic church vibes and tightening the screws on the mystery. Think classical bones with brooding, atmospheric muscle.
Every track on the official score
Overture - 0:39
Eve's Apple - 2:28
The Flock - 2:42
Monsignor Wicks - 3:01
The Confrontation - 1:37
The Good Friday Murder - 3:03
Jud's Prayer - 2:13
The Hollow Man - 1:48
The Red Thread - 1:40
A Minor Omission - 2:00
False Priest - 1:21
Betrayed - 2:37
Torching the Flock - 2:39
Wake Up Dead Man - 2:11
The Empty Tomb - 1:42
In the Flesh - 4:06
Blanc's Revelation - 3:46
The Confession (Violin Concerto in G Minor) - 8:18
Vengeance is Mine - 2:31
Requiem - 2:46
The needle drops you clocked during the movie
On top of Nathan Johnson's score, the film sprinkles in a few well-placed tracks that give the whole thing a slightly mischievous, eclectic edge. They pop up at just the right moments and keep the tone off-balance in a good way:
Wanted Dead Or Alive - Warren Zevon - 2:38
Why Should The Devil Have All The Good Music - Larry Norman - 2:37
What A Fool Believes - The Doobie Brothers - 3:41
Skimbleshanks: The Railway Cat - Andrew Lloyd Webber - 4:43
Overture - Tom Waits - 2:26
Come On Up To My House - Tom Waits - 4:36
Where to listen
The official Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery score is out on all the usual suspects: Spotify, Apple Music/iTunes, YouTube Music, and Amazon Music. The licensed songs are available individually on those platforms too, so you can chase whatever earworm got stuck in your head.
The quick take
This is easily the moodiest Knives Out score so far. The mix of classical flourishes and shadowy textures fits the film's church-set paranoia, while the needle drops keep poking holes in the solemnity just enough to make the twists land harder. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery is streaming now on Netflix, and the soundtrack’s already primed for repeat plays.