Now, binge with your ears
Brunch|December 07, 2024
Hear us out: These 10 series are worth a watch just for their killer background scores
Urvee Modwel
Now, binge with your ears

1 Mirzapur (2018-): When your openingcredits track is your calling card, you know you've won. Mirzapur feels desi (thank you, tabla) but sounds international. S1 features 12 songs, and is the best of the three seasons. There's just so much diversity: A Sufi song (Varoon), a Bhojpuri number (Sajanwa Ki Gunwa), a Punjabi wedding tune (Saure Chali Ve) and the Munna rap, a rare hit about a villain.

2 Scrubs (20012010): How did a sitcom about life in a hospital manage to nail every single feeling on screen with the music? They picked right, making us hear Joshua Radin,The Fray, Deathcab for Cutie, The Coral, Keane, Five for Fighting, Outkast and even Abba in a new way. Listening to it now is nostalgic too. One of our top moments: When Ain't No Reason by Brett Dennen plays after Laverne's crash. Argh.

3 Sacred Games (2018-2019): Netflix India's first original series knew its soundtrack had to shine independently of the show. It also needed a Mumbai sound that the world could appreciate. So, a song by rapper Divine (Kaam 25)and instrumental tunes that never overshadowed the catand-mouse mood of the show. Yashraj Jaiswal and Alokananda Dasgupta composed the score.Dasgupta also worked on Netflix's Leila and Prime's Breathe, which we love.

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