Music and popular songs are used through-out New Amsterdam's trailers and episodes. The following is a list of tracks used in each episode and promo advert of "New Amsterdam" as identified by viewers of the series. If you use any portion of this listing, please give credit to all those involved or simply send them to the original source(s).

The theme music and musical score is composed by Mychael Danna.

Click on the song title to purchase it via iTunes.

If you know of a song we've missed, please let us know.


Season 1:

S01E01 - Pilot
S01E02 - Golden Boy
S01E03 - Soldier's Heart
S01E04 - Honor
S01E05 - Keep The Change
S01E06 - Legacy
S01E07 - Reclassified

Official Promos

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Song: The Island: Come And See
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: The Crane Wife
Scene: John enters his back room workshop/building desk


Song: Nogo
Artist: Issa Bagayogo
Album: Timbuktu
Scene: John and Eva in the Hooka bar
(Purchase: Amazon or iTunes)



Song: Your Heart Is An Empty Room
Artist: Death Cab For Cutie
Album: Plans
Scene: final moments of episode as John finds Sara in the video footage

Song: One Night On Earth
Artist: The Veils
Album: Nux Vomica
Scene: John at the train station / John chasing the ambulance



Song: Haunted Town
Artist: Lena Horne
Album:Anthology Deluxe Edition
Scene: First flashback with John in his office, seeing Lily
(Thanks to Patrice for finding this one!)



Song: Nature Boy
Artist: Nat "King" Cole
Album: The World Of Nat King Cole
Scene: Sung by Omar (Stephen Henderson) during the final scene

Song: Someday The Wind
Artist: Fauxliage
Album: Fauxliage
Scene: Sara Dillane gives John a physical

Song: Of Angels And Angles
Artist: The Decemberists
Album: Picaresque
Scene: Final scenes, John leaving Fanny / John and Sara together

Song: Let's Fall In Love
Artist: Lee Wiley
Album: 's Wonderul
Scene: John and Sara in bed, as the record skips
(Purchase: Amazon)

NOTE: This version is not currently available on iTunes. You may purchase the CD from Amazon or choose a similar version by Ella Fitzgerald below.



Song: Let's Fall In Love
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
Scene: John and Sara in bed, as the record skips

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Song: Last This Day
Artist: Faithless featuring Dido
Album: To All New Arrivals
Scene: John & Sara dream sequence / John waking in hospital

Song: History Repeating
Artist: Propellerheads & Shirley Bassey
Album: decksandrumsandrockandroll
Scene: S01E01 Pilot/Episode 1 "History" Promo (February 2008)



Song: From Yesterday
Artist: 30 Seconds To Mars
Album: A Beautiful Lie
Scene: various S01E01 Pilot/Episode 1 Promos (Summer 2007 / Early 2008)



Song: These Are The Days
Artist: The Exies
Album: A Modern Way Of Living With The Truth
Scene: S01E01 Pilot/Episode 1 Promo (Summer 2007)



Song: In This Place
Artist: FirstCom Production Music Library
Album: HM-040Q Hollywood Music/Rock This!
Scene: S01E01 Pilot/Episode 1 2+ minute Promo (Summer 2007)


Special thanks to "JerseyGirl" and "Taltos" for their help in finding "In This Place".