Aziz Ansari’s “Master of None” Season 2: The Music in Every Episode
The second season of Aziz Ansari’s hit Netflix series “Master of None” premieres today. Like the first season, it features some great music. David Bowie, Kraftwerk, D’Angelo, Tupac Shakur, Digable Planets, and Vengaboys—yes, Vengaboys—are just some of the artists heard throughout the season’s episodes. The show also features a performance from John Legend covering a Michael Jackson classic, some Italian music to match the show’s early setting in Italy (including Mac DeMarco favorite Ryan Paris), and “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)” as a minor plotline. See the full list below (if you don’t mind some very mild spoilers) and check out Pitchfork’s playlists of the songs on Spotify and Apple Music. The official soundtrack for the new season has also been announced, with a vinyl edition to ship later this summer.
The first season of the show featured music from Aphex Twin, Father John Misty, the Slits, Arthur Russell, Lou Reed, New Edition, Spandau Ballet, and more. Revisit our interview with Ansari about it here.
Episode 1
Ennio Morricone: “Alla Luce Del Giorno”
Episode 2
Ryan Paris: “La Dolce Vita”
Rainbow Team: “Bite the Apple”
Episode 3
2Pac: “Only God Can Judge Me”
Poison: “Nothing But a Good Time”
Bobby Charles: “I Must Be in a Good Place Now”
Episode 4
Kraftwerk: “Computer Love”
Sylvester: “I Need Somebody to Love Tonight”
Scatman John: “Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)”
Episode 5
Soft Cell: “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye”
John Legend: “I Can’t Help It” (Michael Jackson cover)
Episode 6
Little Sister: “You’re the One”
Vengaboys: “We Like to Party! (The Vengabus)”
Bohannon: “Take the Country to New York City”
Canco Hamisi: “Umugabo w’ukuri”
Episode 7
Will Powers: “Adventures in Success”
David Bowie: “A New Career in a New Town”
Episode 8
Digable Planets: “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like That)”
D’Angelo: “Brown Sugar”
Craig Mack: “Flava in Ya Ear (Remix) [ft. The Notorious B.I.G.]
Musical Youth: “Pass the Dutchie”
New Edition: “Can You Stand the Rain”
Step by Step: “Time After Time”
Episode 9
Sergio Endrigo: “Canzone Per Te”
Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons: “You’re a Song (That I Can’t Sing)”
Mr. Fingers: “Mystery of Love”
Walker Brothers: “I Can’t Let It Happen to You”
Lucio Battisti: “Amarsi Un Po”
Episode 10
Skeeter Davis: “Gonna Get Along Without You Now”
Timmy Thomas: “The Coldest Days of My Life”
Mina: “Se Piangi, Se Ridi”
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