Sarea's Unofficial Breaking Bad Soundtrack

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WOW was this effort challenging. As anyone who watches the show knows, the music used on Breaking Bad is extremely unusual in that it is very diverse, running the gamut from Pink to Nancy Sinatra to Narcocorrido (Mexican drug ballad). Some of the genres covered on the show include neo-bop jazz, southern rock, English pop, rap, country, dance, modern and Mexican rock (there's actually a lot of Mexican influence), to name a few. O.o Most TV shows stick to either new popular music (in order to introduce new artists and ultimately, sell songs) or a score with only the occasional popular song thrown in. I don't think that I have ever encountered a show that uses established songs solely because it adds to the mood of a particular scene and not because they want to promote an artist or sell MP3s. It's great, but it also makes creating a limited playlist really hard. ;-)

I tried to stay true to the show by including a good selection of the variety of types of music it uses, while also attempting to highlight more significant moments on the show. Naturally, this unofficial soundtrack is biased toward my own musical preferences!

The tracks are compiled and numbered in the order listed below; they're meant to be listened to in that order. There were so many great tracks that I found it difficult to cull the list down to what would fit a CD, but then I figured that most people listen to music on their MP3 players these days anyway, so what was the harm of an extra-long playlist? :P I ended up compromising; the 6 tracks in italics (which can be considered bonus tracks, I suppose) can be removed from the list if you actually do want to make an audio CD; the remaining 23 should fit.

Warning: There are SPOILERS for Breaking Bad through season 4 in the track listing. I wanted to provide context for where the tracks came from for those familiar with the show, but they do reveal a lot of information about what happens/the characters to someone who hasn't watched it.

Now for a giant note of thanks. I could never, ever have done this without the work of John Bishop, aka Il Idioto, whose awesome work in creating Breaking Bad bootlegs is what made this fanmix possible. While I did replace files here and there, the fact remains that his comprehensive collection inspired me and made putting together this unofficial soundtrack much easier.



Sarea's Unofficial Breaking Bad Soundtrack

Track no.	Song Title	Artist	Scene Where It Was Used	Season
1	Main Title	Dave Porter	Opening title theme.	All
2	Apocalypshit	Molotov	Walt saves himself and Jesse from Krazy-8 and his cousin, fleeing the desert in the RV.	1
3	Good Morning Freedom	Blue Mink	Walt and Jesse begin their weekend-long cook session.	2
4	Money	D/R Period	Badger and Skinny Pete look on as Jesse tries out his brand-new stereo system.	4
5	Boots of Chinese Plastic	The Pretenders	Instead of taking Walt Jr.'s muscle car back to the dealership, Walt takes it on a joyride in an empty parking lot.	4
6	Negro y Azul: Ballad of Heisenberg	Los Cuates de Sinaloa	"Negro Y Azul: The Ballad of Heisenberg" is a Narcocorrido song (drug ballad) that tells the story of a "gringo boss" named "Heisenberg" and his infamous "blue meth," which has crossed the border into Mexico.	2
7	Heard It In a Love Song	Marshall Tucker Band	Hank, Walt, and Walt Jr. are chatting poolside right before Walt loses it.	2
8	We Are Born When We Die	Apollo Sunshine	Walt sits alone in his backyard, spinning his revolver on the patio table while contemplating his current predicament.	4
9	Truth	Alexander Ebert	Walt walks to his car while the police work the crime scene at Gale Boetticher's apartment.	4
10	1977	Ana Tijoux	Mike and Jesse drive all over picking up money; Jesse is incredibly bored. Back at the superlab, Walt is works feverishly without Jesse to help.	4
11	Uh	Fujiya & Miyagi	Badger hangs around while Jesse tries to cook the perfect batch of meth.	2
12	Crapa Pelada	Quartetto Cetra	Gale is singing while watering his plants, before Gus arrives for a chat.	3
13	It's Such a Pretty World Today	Nancy Sinatra	Skyler reflects on her unhappiness, and decides to smoke a cigarette, despite her pregnancy.	2
14	Digital Animal	Honey Claws	Alone, Jesse cranks up the music and slumps next to the thumping speakers, trying to block everything out.	4
15	Freestyle	Taalbi Brothers	Walt and Jesse clean up the lab and remove any incriminating evidence.	4
16	Black	Danger Mouse & Daniele Luppi [feat. Norah Jones]	Walt tells Skyler that he's "won."	4
17	Rocket Scientist	Teddybears [feat. Eve]	Song that's playing over Jesse, Combo, and Skinny Pete partying at the strip club using Walt's money for the RV.	3
18	Baby Girl, I'm a Blur	Say Anything	Douchebag with the BMW pulls into the parking spot Walt was waiting for.	1
19	Windy	The Association	Wendy gives a series of blow jobs to johns while hanging out at the motel.	3
20	Catch Me (I'm Falling)	Pretty Poison	Playing over the car wash sound system as Walt and Skyler talk about returning Walt Jr.'s muscle car.	4
21	Peanut Vendor	Alvin 'Red' Tyler	Jesse's crew sells product like crazy, and it seems Jesse and Heisenberg are well on their way to becoming drug overlords.	2
22	Enchanted	The Platters	Jesse gets high on Jane's drug concoction.	2
23	Nuevos Ojos	Pistolera	Detective Gomez and a K-9 unit inspect Gus' industrial laundry facility for evidence of drug-related activity.	4
24	DLZ	TV On the Radio	Walt leaves the hardware store after schooling a newb about cooking, taking on his Heisenberg persona once more.	2
25	Shimmy Shimmy Ya	Prince Fatty	Jesse enjoys himself in the new superlab.	3
26	Till I'm Gone	Tinie Tempah [feat. Wiz Khalifa]	Walt Jr. pulls into the driveway with his brand-new muscle car, music blaring.	4
27	Who's Gonna Save My Soul	Gnarls Barkley	Heisenberg and Jesse have just made a satisfactory deal with Tuco, ending the first season.	1
28	Let Your Love Flow	The Bellamy Brothers	Jesse is stressing out over not having a place to stay, and takes it out on a pay phone.	2
29	Trouble	Pink	Used in a Breaking Bad commercial spot.	1

Click here to download the entire unofficial soundtrack in a .rar file.

Click here to view the folder and download individual tracks.

Please leave a comment if you do take something, because I spent way more time than I should have on this and I'd love to know if it appealed to anyone. <3 If I left out any of your favorite songs from seasons 1-4, I'm sorry! There was limited space and I agonized over what to cut. Do tell me what they were, though. :D

I hope you enjoy!!