Every song featured in the Netflix British crime series.
Legends. (L to R) Aml Ameen as Bailey, Hayley Squires as Kate in Legends. Cr. Courtesy of Sally Mais/Netflix © 2026
Netflix’s new British crime drama Legends takes viewers back to the early 1990s. The six-part series follows a top-secret operation where ordinary Customs employees are sent undercover to infiltrate dangerous heroin smuggling rings. Naturally, a 1990s-set series needs a fitting soundtrack, and Legends delivers a solid lineup of era-appropriate tracks to set the scene.
Director Brady Hood was intentional about how the decade was portrayed on screen. Rather than viewing the era with a nostalgic filter, Hood aimed to capture its true energy, explaining:
“I didn’t want to look back at the ’90s through a sepia lens. From what I recall of the ’90s, it was vibrant and exciting; tracksuits and pills and dance music. I wanted to capture that exuberant nature…”
Music also played a practical role behind the scenes for the cast. To help the actors navigate the headspace of their dual roles, Hood used music as a character-building exercise:
“One other little thing I did early on was ask all the actors to send me a couple of songs each: one they’d listen to at home, which was more of a guilty pleasure, then one that they’d play in front of a crowd, in their legend. It was a nice way to see where they were coming from.”
If you are looking for a specific song you heard while watching the series, here is the complete episode-by-episode tracklist for Legends:
Episode 1 – “Could You Offer More?”
- “Set You Free” – N-Trance
- “Unbelievable” – EMF
- “Cherry-coloured Funk” – Cocteau Twins
- “The Gonzo” – Lost
- “Made of Stone” – The Stone Roses
- “April Skies” – The Jesus & Mary Chain
Episode 2 – “Alliance”
- “Hallelujah” [Club Mix] – Happy Mondays
- “Killer” – Adamski ft. Seal
- “Baby I Don’t Care” – Transvision Vamp
- “Personal Jesus” – Depeche Mode
Episode 3 – “This Is Liverpool”
- “Where Love Lives” – Alison Limerick
- “Everybody’s Free (To Feel Good)” – Rozalla
Episode 4 – “The War on Drugs”
- “Irresistible Force” – Inspiral Carpets
- “I Wanna Be Adored” – The Stone Roses
Episode 5 – “Old Kings”
- “A Forest” – The Cure
- “Infinity” – Guru Josh
Episode 6 – “Legends Never Die”
- “Hit the North, Part 1” – The Fall
- “Loose Fit” (Remastered Version) – Happy Mondays
- “Motorcycle Emptiness” – Manic Street Preachers
And if you’re on Spotify, we’ve put together a full soundtrack list here:
What was your favorite track in the new Netflix series? Let us know in the comments. Legends is now streaming on Netflix globally.
