Every song in ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3, TV’s queen of classical pop covers

Shondaland and Netflix’s Bridgerton has grow to be synonymous with energetic, romantic string covers of pop songs: Celeste’s “Unusual” from Season 1, Bollywood hit “Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham” from Season 2, and Beyoncé’s “Halo” from spin-off Queen Charlotte, as an illustration.

For Bridgerton‘s third season, new showrunner Jess Brownell takes over from Chris Van Dusen however continues the present’s allegiance to matchmaking its Regency characters’ capers with fashionable pop moments. Having led the music on Seasons 1 and a pair of, Kris Bowers returns, with music supervisor Justin Kamps making certain the ballrooms and carriages of the Ton are stuffed with covers of BTS, Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, and… Pitbull? It occurs. After all, lots of the songs are by Bridgerton stalwarts Vitamin String Quartet.

This is each music in Bridgerton Season 3, and which episode we heard it in. And reader beware, spoilers abound.

“abcdefu” by GAYLE (episode 1)

At Girl Danbury’s 4 Seasons Ball, Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) debuts a verdant new palette to distance herself from her citrus-clad household. She’s additionally reeling from Bridgerton drama: her fallout with Eloise and scorning by her crush, Colin. As she enters the room drawing each single eye, a Vitula cowl of GAYLE’s 2021 banger “​abcdefu” performs. Although the instrumental model does not embrace the music’s not-quite-Regency lyrics — “Fuck you and your mother and your sister and your job” — we all know Pen’s acquired these phrases rampaging by her head.

“Dynamite” by BTS (episode 2)

The Okay-pop superstars’ 2020 megahit performs throughout the ball within the second episode, as Eloise tells owl jokes to a bunch of girls and Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) dances with Miss Stowell. It is tremendous brief and type of random, however we love to listen to it coated by Vitamin String Quartet.

“Jealous” by Nick Jonas (episode 2)

Throughout the identical ball, when Colin insists Penelope should check out her appeal expertise on one of many lords in attendance, she strikes gold with Whistledown fan Lord Remington. Colin can not help himself and watches the trade as a Vitamin String Quartet cowl of Nick Jonas’ 2014 ode to envy makes it fairly apparent to the viewer what is going on on on this Bridgerton’s head. J’accuse!

“Low-cost Thrills” by Sia (episode 3)

A Vitamin String Quartet cowl of Sia’s 2015 celebration anthem performs as Eloise and Colin arrive to this episode’s ball. It isn’t that deep.

“Happier Than Ever” by Billie Eilish (episode 3)

YOU MADE ME HAAAATE THIS CIIIIITYYYYY. The right music for the right second within the Ton. Throughout a ball later within the episode, after Colin is about to lastly ask Pen “a query”, he is interrupted by Lord Debling (Sam Phillips), who leads her away. The Ton ain’t large enough for these two friend-zoned lovers, and although technically Pen has talked shit about Colin on the Ton web, she has waited lengthy sufficient for her like to do one thing whereas Dreamy Debling’s proper there. So this Billie Eilish cowl from Vitamin String Quartet can eat me up and spit me out. Do not waste the time I haven’t got.

“Snow on the Seaside” by Taylor Swift feat. Lana Del Rey (episode 4)

Taylor Swift covers in Regency sequence can keep. Bridgerton’s already featured “Wildest Desires” in probably the greatest covers of Season 1. And in Season 3, episode 4, Swift’s Midnights dream pop duet with Lana Del Rey, coated by Atwood Quartet, simmers as Penelope and Debling dance collectively and converse covertly of marriage — then Colin turns up in a grand romantic gesture that throws everybody. Swift herself says, “The music is about falling in love with somebody concurrently they’re falling in love with you, on this cataclysmic, fated second the place you understand somebody feels precisely the identical manner that you simply really feel.” Bizarre, however fuckin’ stunning.

“Give Me Every thing” by Pitbull feat. Ne-Yo, Afrojack, Nayer (episode 4)

OK, so this one’s a Resolution — and it <em>works</em>. Pitbull’s main membership rollick by hedonism and one-night-only indulgence matches the pure need steaming up the carriage holding Penelope and Colin post-ball in episode 4. They won’t get tomorrow, so…

“POV” by Arianda Grande (episode 5)

Throughout the simmering mirror intercourse scene between Penelope and Colin in episode 5, a canopy of Ariana Grande’s “POV” by Strings from Paris performs. It is a sturdy selection, with Grande’s deeply romantic music all about wanting somebody to “see me out of your perspective”.

“Thunder” by Think about Dragons (episode 6)

When Francesca Bridgerton (Hannah Dodd) and John Stirling, the Earl of Kilmartin (Victor Alli), the quietest pair within the Ton, announce their engagement to the household in episode 6, Thomas Mercier’s cowl of Think about Dragons’ “Thunder” performs — a music about not conforming and discovering your individual manner.

“Assured” by Demi Lovato (episode 6)

When Cressida Cowper (Jessica Madsen) exhibits up uninvited to the Mondrich’s ball in episode 6, having claimed the identification of Girl Whistledown for her personal, she arrives in model. The Ton’s resident Imply Lady struts in along with her mom and her head held excessive, needing to impress the Queen or GTFO. So, Demi Lovato’s anthem of self-confidence, coated by Archer Marsh, booms as Cressida dominates the ballroom in pink. What’s unsuitable with being assured?

“Yellow” by Coldplay (episode 7)

Look, it is a bit of a tacky selection, however you may’t doubt the ability of Coldplay’s toweringly fashionable love music “Yellow” at Penelope and Colin’s wedding ceremony ceremony, coated by Vitamin String Quartet. The music’s performed at infinite wedding ceremony ceremonies the world over because it was launched in 2000, so it is a apparent one however a traditional.

“You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift (episode 7)

Nobody within the Ton was is carrying brief skirts or T-shirts, however Taylor Swift’s singalong pop plea about unrequited love and being on the bleachers seems like a reasonably becoming second for Colin and Penelope’s first dance at their wedding ceremony breakfast reception. It has been an extended highway, folks! Lined by Duomo, it is the second Swift cowl this season, after episode 4’s “Snow on the Seaside.”

“Lights (Stripped Down)” by Ellie Goulding (episode 8)

Firstly of the finale’s glittering, chandelier-adorned Dankworth-Finch ball, held by Featherington sisters Prudence (Bessie Carter) and Philippa (Harriet Cains), Archer Marsh’s cowl of Ellie Goulding’s “Lights” performs. The true music’s lyrics “the queen has been overthrown” are an attention-grabbing undercurrent right here, because the ball will set the scene for Queen Charlotte’s (Golda Rosheuvel) unmasking of the true Girl Whistledown.

“All I Need” by Tori Kelly (episode 8)

This one’s an unique! Bridgerton’s first ever unique music, “All I Need” was carried out stay by Tori Kelly on the Bridgerton fan wedding ceremony between Tiffany Rae and Shanti Hinton, and will get an orchestral model from composer Kris Bowers in episode 8.

Methods to watch: Bridgerton is now streaming on Netflix.