![]() Playing during a fancy charity event where Bernard and Stubbs are trying to find and kidnap Liam, the public face of Incite that Dolores tried and failed to woo and who Bernard and Stubbs suspect might now be a host (he is not), the song most obviously refers to Dolores's web of manipulation, but a few of its lyrics point to the emotional insecurities any one of the characters have internalized on top of that. One of the most recent songs Westworld has used on the show, 2011's "Wicked Games," like most of The Weeknd's club-ready jams, is about being horny, getting fucked up, and feeling bad, but there are a couple subtextual reasons producers might have chosen it. Thus, behold: this compendium of all the pop cover songs Westworld has used, where it appeared, and (likely) why. But besides all the Radiohead (Hey! They got a real one in the finale: " Codex" from 2011's King of Limbs), it's kind of hard to keep track of every modern song that ever had its day in Sweetwater and beyond. ![]() Composed for orchestra, string quartet, and a very real player piano by Ramin Djawadi, who also scores Game of Thrones (if you couldn't tell by comparing the theme songs), most every song has deliberate purpose hiding in the original lyrics that are applicable to a character's development and motivations. But one thing has remained consistent after all these years: Some of its best nuggets come from its heavy use of incongruous song covers. With every episode packing in timeline jumps and thin metaphors adding fuel to the show’s theories fire, the HBO series has moved a long way away from its initial draw as a sentient robot drama. That’s why we felt the piano arrangement was perfect.Westworld has sort of lost the thread in Season 4. He learns how life was not how it was presented to them. It’s this eye-opening moment when he sees not only his love but also all of his other friends, these replacements, going on. “So I feel that is was the perfect fit for this heartbreaking scene. The piano version is very emotional,” said Djawadi. “Before I do the orchestral arrangement, I do the piano version itself. ‘HEART-SHAPED BOX’ | This Nirvana song actually has two Westworld versions: one used in a trailer and one used in Season 2, Episode 8 while Akecheta wandered around the park’s underground control area. I took out most of the Western solo instruments and replaced it with shakuhachi and taiko drums and things like that to give it that ethnic spin.” ![]() “We thought it was the perfect idea to then choose the same song, but in the style of the other world it is in. “The reason we chose the same song was to show the parallel world and parallel actions,” said Djawadi. ‘PAINT IT BLACK’ | Used in Season 1 in the bank-robbery scene in Westworld’s Sweetwater, Djawadi updated the Rolling Stones cut to match its new setting: Shogunworld. “The next scene after that is when I start to plant thematic material for her as a new characterm and it is kind of related to the Man in Black theme, but describes in a way that you don’t necessarily recognize it,” said Djawadi. ‘SEVEN NATION ARMY’ | The series did not spend much time in The Raj, but this Indian-themed cover of the hit White Stripes song made it oh-so memorable - that, and the fact that it shows up in Episode 3, as we met Emily. Just after returning from the European leg of Thrones‘ concert tour - which will continue in North America starting September 5 - and ahead of Westworld‘s 90-minute season finale Sunday (9/8c), TVLine picked Djawadi’s brain about four of the series’ biggest musical moments. ![]()
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