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The 1940s Soundtrack of Ryan Murphy's Hollywood Will Have You Feeling Jazzed

07/05/2020 - 07:25 PM

One of Netflix's swankiest new releases [1], Ryan Murphy's Hollywood [2], has a lot going for it — a beautiful wardrobe [3], a star-studded cast, and, of course, an oldies-packed soundtrack. Not only is the show visually striking, but it also creates a vintage ambiance through its music, which will make you want to get up and swing dance. Set in 1947, the post-World War II miniseries features songs predominantly from the '40s and earlier.

Hollywood rewrites the past [4] as we know it, imagining a world in the '40s where women run studios and people of colour have agency in the entertainment industry. While Murphy and his coproducers (including Ian Brennan, Darren Criss, and Janet Mock) take creative liberties with history, they use real music from the '40s, not modernised covers. Full of jazz bands and crooners, the soundtrack features the era's biggest names, including Peggy Lee, Ella Fitzgerald, and The Mills Brothers. There aren't many anachronisms, save for some minor exceptions such as Perry Como's rendition of "Catch a Falling Star," which was technically recorded in the late '50s [5].

Get jazzed — ahead, we've compiled all of the songs from the show in one place for your listening pleasure.

"Snuf Stuff" by Bobby Sherwood And His Orchestra

"You Better Change Your Way Of Lovin'" by Gerald Wilson and His Orchestra

"Catch a Falling Star" by Perry Como

"It's a Good Day" by Peggy Lee

"Embraceable You" by The Pied Pipers

"The Gold Diggers’ Song (We’re In The Money)" by Leo Reisman and Fred Astaire

"Ooh, Baby You Knock Me Out" by Billy Kyle

"After Hours" by Bobby Sherwood and His Orchestra

"Begin the Beguine" by Artie Shaw

"Blue Lou" by Eddie Heywood

"Button Up Your Overcoat" by Johnny Mercer

"Sing, Sing, Sing" by Benny Goodman

"You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" by Dinah Shore

"Just One Of Those Things" by Coleman Hawkins

"I'm In The Mood For Love" by Erroll Garner

"Let's Misbehave" by Irving Aaronson

"I'm Beginning To See The Light" by The Ink Spots and Ella Fitzgerald

"Paper Doll" by The Mills Brothers

"Dance of the Seven Veils" by The Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

"Solid Rock" by Rex Stewart

"Madeleine" by Rex Stewart

"A Penny For Your Blues" by J. C. Higgenbotham

"Soft And Warm" by Earle Spencer and His Orchestra

"Omaha Flash" by Johnny Otis Orchestra

"Angel Face" by Coleman Hawkins

"Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye" by Benny Goodman Quintet

"Sometimes I'm Happy" by Jo Safford

"After Hours On Dream Street" by Sandy Williams

"Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" by Ella Fitzgerald and The Ink Spots

"Slap that Bass" by The Ink Spots

"Personality" by Johnny Mercer and The Pied Pipers

"Rhapsody in Blue" by Glenn Miller

"King Porter Stomp" by Glenn Miller and His Orchestra

"There's No Business Like Show Business" by Ethel Merman

"I Need a Knife, a Fork, and a Spoon" by Basin Street Boys

"I Double Dare You" by Larry Clinton

"My Love Lingers On" by Peter Sivo Band

"Good Listening (Intermission)" by Raymond Scott

"Friendship" by Judy Garland and Johnny Mercer

"Frankie And Johnnie" by Gloria Hart & Art Kassell

"As Time Goes By" by Frank Sinatra

"You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You" by Russ Morgan

"The Way You Look Tonight" by the Keynoters

"I Get A Kick Out Of You" by Margaret Whiting

"Just Imagine" by Doris Day

"Old Juice on the Loose" by Jimmy Jones

"You Do Something to Me" by Lee Wiley

"How 'Bout That" by Louis Jordan

"Sugar Lump" by Joe Liggins

"Bounce Me Brother With a Solid Four" by The Andrews Sisters

"Preston Love's Mansion" by Johnny Otis and His Orchestra

"A Slick Chick (On The Mellow Side)" by Dinah Washington


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