Music plays a significant role inWednesdayseason 2, featuring plenty of fun songs and covers to explore.Wednesdayseason 2, part 1, is now available on Netflix, with the horror-comedy expanding on the first season’s fantastical genre blend, using music as a powerful tool to demonstrate the tone mash-up.
While audiences awaitWednesdayseason 2, part 2, the show’s soundtrack, featuring classical masters like Mozart and Wagner, as well as rock icons like Bruce Springsteen, will be an exciting way to stay in the Nevermore mood.
Wednesday Season 2 Episode 1 Songs
“My Favorite Things” - The Lennon Sisters:The Lennon Sisters' cover of this classic song fromThe Sound of Musiccan be heard in the background duringWednesdayseason 2, episode 1’s opening sequence, in which the titular character sits tied up in a serial killer’s basement. It’s a rather menacing use of a typically cheerful song, as Wednesday is gagged at a table of dolls.
“Un Mundo Raro” - Chavela Vargas:This is the second time Chavela Vargas has been featured on Wednesday, with her song “La Llorona” playing in the background in season 1’s premiere. The song can be heard during Wednesday and Morticia Addams’ first scene together, where the latter asks her daughter when she’ll be allowed to read her novel.
“Tropical Island” - Berry Lipman Singers:Along the highway, the Addams family drives past another vehicle, from which the song “Tropical Island” by Berry Lipman Singers can be heard. The sound is muffled, coming from the inside of that car.
“Kiss Me” - Sixpence None the Richer:Shortly after the previous song, the first car arrives at a picnic site, where a man is listening to Kiss Me on the radio. In a fitting choice for the song, a woman emerges from the car and passionately kisses the man at the site.
“Um Oh Ah Yeh” - MAMAMOO:The song accompanies Enid’s first appearance in season 2, andNetflix Tudumrevealed that it was picked exclusively to resemble Enid’s personality.
“The Dance Of The Knights”- Prokofiev:Wednesday picks up her celloplaying where she left off with a performance from Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet in season 2’s premiere. She plays alone in a dark room while the show cuts away to a montage of Morticia, Pugsley, Wednesday’s stalker, and other characters.
“No Time to Cry” - Sisters of Mercy:The song plays in the background at the Nevermore Founder’s Pyre event as Wednesday and Enid first arrive to find the novel manuscript. The goth genre song perfectly fits the show’s tone, adding a sense of somberness and excitement.
“Nevermore Alma Mater” - Pitch Slaps:The choir song is sung by Nevermore’s glee club, including Bianca Barclay. This song was written for the series, with the Pitch Slaps performing the song.
“Dancing in the Dark” - Bruce Springsteen:Shortly after the Nevermore Alma Mater, Principal Dort shifts the vibe with some Bruce Springsteen, playing one of the all-time classics as he dances onto the stage. While the crowd of students celebrates the song, there’s complete silence when Dort announces his own name.
Wednesday Season 2 Episode 2 Songs
“You Really Got Me” - The Kinks:The Kinks are one of the most iconic rock bands of all time, and one of their hits is used in Wednesday season 2, episode 2. After Enid introduces the idea of Prank Day, we see it in full swing as the scene shifts to the Nevermore courtyard, where the students use their powers in absurdly dangerous ways to mess with each other.
“Voi Che Sapete” - Mozart:Although it can only be heard very faintly in the background, Morticia Addams and Bianca’s meeting at the cottage early in episode 2 features Mozart’s Voi Che Sapete.
“Dies Irae” - Verdi:Wednesdayseason 2, episode 2 features another opera piece, Verdi’s “Dies Irae” in one of the show’s funniest scenes to date. Wednesday takes over Enid’s driving lesson from both the intended student and the teacher, taking the driving instructor for a terrifying ride. The intense, powerful opera adds to the humor.
Wednesday Season 2 Episode 3 Songs
“La Cumparsita” - Roberto Alagna:“Call of the Woe” opens with a scene of Morticia and Gomez Addams addressing the former’s maternal stress, before engaging in a passionate dance. Their tango is accompanied by a classic 1916 piece, performed by Roberto Alagna in 2012.
“I Walked with a Zombie” - Roky Erickson:One ofWednesdayseason 2’s stories sees Pugsley becoming companions with a zombie named Slurp, and the song accompanies Pugsley as he arrives at Camp Jericho with him.
“The Ride of the Valkyries” - Wagner:FromApocalypse Nowto numerous other films, Wagner’s epic opera is one of the most familiar cinematic tunes of all time. InWednesdayseason 2, the Cadets vs Outcasts game features “The Ride of the Valkyries” playing when Wednesday calls for air support. This involves Eugene’s bees getting involved and taking out the young cadets.
“Bad Moon Rising” - Creedence Clearwater Revival:Season 2, episode 3 features yet another rock classic, this time from Creedence Clearwater Revival, though it’s sung by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Billie Piper in character as Morticia Addams and Miss Capri. The folk-like iteration of this number is performed over the campfire at Camp Jericho while Wednesday conducts her investigation separately.
“Bésame Mucho” - Pedro Vargas:Morticia isn’t the only Addams Family parent to get a musical number in season 2. Gomez also gets an opportunity to do some singing, though in a more isolated shower setting. That is, until Slurp interrupts his bathing time.
“Losing My Religion” - R.E.M. (covered by GnusCello):Following Wednesday and Morticia’s blind fencing duel, the episode ends with a closing montage. The montage is voiced over by Wednesday, paired with a classical rendition of R.E.M.’s Losing My Religion. Audiences might recognize the tune, though it’s a vastly different musical style from the original.
Wednesday Season 2 Episode 4 Songs
“I Want to Know What Love Is” - Foreigner:SNL alum Fred Armisen is one ofWednesday’sfan-favorite guest stars, and he returns in season 2 as Uncle Fester. When the police burst into his motel room, he’s found singing along to the classic rock song in a bathtub filled with bubbles.
“Ain’t That a Kick in the Head” - Dean Martin:Uncle Fester’s journey to the psychiatric institution begins with some high voltage, as this Dean Martin song plays during his electroshock therapy.
“The Andante di Molto” - Mozart:This Mozart piece can be heard in the background during Fester’s outdoor art class, though it’s very faint and difficult to hear without specifically listening for it.
“Dream Weaver” - Gary Wright:Fester has a new love interest inWednesdayseason 2, episode 4: the lunch lady, Louise. This passionate love song plays in the background as they meet for the first time, then again moments later when they begin making out in a nearby broom closet.
“All by Myself” - Eric Carmen:Miss Capri drives down the highway, jamming to herself, singing “All by Myself” by Eric Carmen while Wednesday listens from the trunk, sneaking into Willow Hill.
“Zombie” - The Cranberries (original piano cover):Offering to heal the wounds that medicine can’t, Miss Capri performs a piano rendition of “Zombie,” another rock classic. She plays music for the Willow Hill community while Wednesday and Fester hatch their plan, setting off alarms and interrupting the number. Of course, an actual zombie is loose.
“Scene D’Amour” - Bernard Herrmann:The musical score from Vertigo is used for the next part of Fester and Louise’s Widow Hill love story, toward the end of Wednesday season 2, episode 4, standing in the rain as the asylum riot breaks out around them.
