Only Murders in the Building Season 5 Has a Killer Soundtrack—Here’s Every Song You Heard
From surprising throwbacks to brand new bops, we’ve rounded up all the tunes featured in Only Murders in the Building’s latest season—playlist included.
Only Murders in the Building is back with Season 5, the first three episodes are up on Hulu, and yes, the music game is still strong. If you came digging for the songs you heard (or want to pretend you recognized them before Shazam did), here’s the rundown and a few quick notes on what else is new this season.
Who’s handling the score
The season’s original score is by Siddhartha Khosla, who has become a steady presence on buzzy shows and movies. You might know his work from TV series like Love, Victor and Welcome to Chippendales, and films The Idea of You and A Family Affair. Inside baseball detail: some listings even call out his background score right alongside the needle-drops, which is a little unusual but fair game since it’s such a big part of the show’s vibe.
The songs you hear in Episodes 1–3
- Siddhartha Khosla’s background score
- "Ey I’m Talking Here" podcast theme song – performed by Johnny and his brothers
- "It’s A Hap, Hap, Happy Day" – Eddy Duchin
- "Sleigh Ride" – Brett Eldredge
- "There Will Never Be Another You" – Frances Faye
Release plan and where to watch
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The first three episodes are streaming now on Hulu. New episodes drop every Tuesday, so pace your theories accordingly.
How it’s playing with critics
As of this writing, Season 5 is sitting at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes’ Tomatometer with a 91% audience score on the Popcornmeter. For a fifth season, that’s a flex.
"aren’t yet running out of ideas."
That’s FandomWire’s Sean Boelman on the show’s new direction, who also called the core trio "charming and game as ever."
"hits all the right notes, with the same serio-bizarre fun layered with emotion, a hard mix to pull off."
Shubhra Gupta at The Indian Express also called this season "a strong hook" for the series so far (with the exception of last season).
Who’s in front of the camera
Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez are back as Charles, Oliver, and Mabel. Recurring and guest players this round include Bobby Cannavale, Jermaine Fowler, Keegan-Michael Key, Téa Leoni, and Renée Zellweger.