Legends soundtrack: Every song in the Netflix series as fans slam ‘baffling’ mistake with hit ’90s track
'How hard is it to check?'
Legends, Netflix’s new ’90s-set drug thriller, boasts one of the best soundtracks of the year so far – even though it made a “baffling” mistake with one of the songs.
The new series (currently number one on the streamer’s chart) is based on an untold, extraordinary true story. Amid rising heroin deaths in the UK, Customs officers were recruited to infiltrate and bust some of the UK’s most dangerous drug gangs.
Guy Stanton (a real-life man, played by Strike’s Tom Burke) is among them, ingratiating himself with Turkish traffickers while his colleagues investigate dealers in Liverpool.
It’s an incredible story. As tense as it can be, it helps that Legend features a soundtrack of all-time bangers… even if one song is slightly out of place.
Legends soundtrack leaves viewers ‘rattled’ with unexpected mistake
Legends episode 1 opens with a teenager going to a party with his friends. If you didn’t recognise the song that was playing, it’s N-Trance’s ‘Set You Free, one of the most iconic songs of the 1990s.
Here’s the thing: Legends takes place in 1990, specifically.
However, ‘Set You Free’ was first released in October 1993, followed by two re-releases in ’94 and ’95.
If you didn’t grow up in the ’90s, or you’re not clued up on your music history, you probably don’t care. Unfortunately, it’s wound up more than a few viewers.
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“My husband and I are rattled with this error,” one user wrote on X. “A major goof in the first minute… d’oh!” another posted.
“It’s very good despite a shocker of an opening – it’s supposed to be 1990 at end of Thatcher era yet N-Trance’s Set You Free… is playing,” a third complained.
“How hard is it to check that if you are making the show?” a fourth viewer asked, while another called it a “baffling” slip-up.
“It really pulls you out of the drama to have the wrong song playing,” another commented.
Every song in Netflix’s Legends soundtrack
The Legends soundtrack features some incredibly recognisable tunes, whether it’s two songs by The Stone Roses, Guru Josh’s timeless Infinity, or a Depeche Mode classic.
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
Legends director wanted the “true feel” of the ’90s
Criticism of the ‘Set You Free’ usage aside, the creatives behind Legends strove to capture the essence of the ’90s.
“The overall aim for the look and feel of the show was to be true. We did extensive research and did what we could to capture 1990s-era Britain in contemporary London and Liverpool,” director Brady Hood told Netflix.
“I feel sometimes people get hung up on shooting ‘period’ shows, and needing to make a mark of that fact.
“I don’t think human beings walking around in the moment really see the period; we’re just living it. It was important to me that the period aspect was all correct, but that we’re not necessarily making a deal of it.”
