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Explore the Mixtape soundtrack by scene, moment, and mood. Find where each song appears and which chapter of the story it comes from.
01Post-Punk
Atmosphere
Joy Division
Chapter 30End Credits / FinaleThe closing placement makes this the song players remember after the final memory resolves.
It anchors the farewell mood and gives the ending a slow sense of distance, grief, and release.
Sound: Spacious post-punk with solemn synths, steady drums, and a suspended vocal line.
02New Wave
That's Good
DEVO
Chapter 1Skate to Rockford'sThe opening skate uses the track to turn a simple trip into the first rush of movement.
It is tied to the first-step momentum of Mixtape, when teenage chaos starts feeling playable.
Sound: Clipped synths, elastic rhythm, and dry new-wave hooks.
03Post-Punk
Plainsong
The Cure
Chapter 26Eight Minute OdysseyThis long memory sequence gives the song room to stretch across awe, drift, and emotional scale.
The chapter treats the track like a wide-screen emotional cue rather than background music.
Sound: Huge synth washes and slow-motion percussion with intimate vocals.
04Alternative
Just Like Honey
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Chapter 18Matching The DrapesThe scene uses the song to make awkward intimacy feel soft, exposed, and slightly out of reach.
It is the cue that turns a vulnerable beat into one of the game's most cinematic pauses.
Sound: Fuzzy guitars, simple drums, and soft vocal haze.
05Alternative
Monochrome
Lush
Chapter 8Grunge Metal AlchemistThe chapter leans on the track's haze to make loud teenage taste feel remembered in soft focus.
It marks a bedroom-poster kind of memory, full of big feelings and blurred edges.
Sound: Shoegaze texture, airy melody, and softened guitar movement.
06Soul
Have You Seen Her?
The Chi-Lites
Chapter 6Bedroom FlashbackThe flashback uses the song like an old radio signal, pulling private longing into the room.
It explains the tender, older-memory feeling behind one of Mixtape's quieter scenes.
Sound: Spoken-sung soul phrasing, warm harmonies, and patient arrangement.
07Synth
Remember When
Mitch Murder
Chapter 7Morning MemoryThe morning scene uses the song to feel reconstructed rather than fully realistic.
It gives the chapter its clean nostalgic glow, like a memory sharpened by a cassette label.
Sound: Retro synth lines, glossy drums, and VHS-tinted polish.
08Rock
State of the Heart
Mondo Rock
Chapter 10Cassandra's RoomCassandra's room uses the track for guarded sincerity, where feelings sit close to the surface.
It is attached to a near-confession mood, serious but still restrained.
Sound: Polished rock, clean guitar, and direct chorus writing.
09Rock
The Touch
Stan Bush
Chapter 11Rooftop DareThe rooftop dare becomes a mock-epic set piece, briefly letting teenage confidence feel invincible.
It is the chapter's big action-fantasy cue, deliberately larger than the situation.
Sound: Bright power-rock chords, heroic vocals, and arena drums.
10Soul
Most of All
B.J. Thomas
Chapter 12Party DetourThe party detour uses the song to reveal a private feeling underneath the social noise.
It softens a busy scene and points attention toward what the characters are not saying.
Sound: Country-soul warmth, gentle strings, and plainspoken vocals.
11Alternative
Roads
Portishead
Chapter 13Quiet DriveThe drive sequence uses the song to hold the characters between choices, with the road feeling suspended.
It is the cue that gives a quiet travel scene its pressure and sadness.
Sound: Trip-hop drums, aching strings, and a tense vocal center.
12Alternative
Freak
Silverchair
Chapter 14Storefront MemoryThe storefront memory uses the track to make embarrassment and self-image feel loud and confrontational.
It sticks because the song turns a remembered social sting into physical volume.
Sound: Jagged grunge guitars, strained vocals, and clenched dynamics.
13Alternative
Love
The Smashing Pumpkins
Chapter 16Backseat ConfessionThe confession scene uses the song to make intimacy feel charged, unstable, and too close.
It turns the backseat moment into a flash of romantic static rather than a neat conversation.
Sound: Distorted guitars, a driving groove, and tense alt-rock pulse.
14Rock
Candy
Iggy Pop
Chapter 17First-Kiss SetupThe first-kiss setup uses the duet to keep romance messy, funny, and exposed.
It is the chapter's awkward-sweet cue, memorable because it refuses to make the moment too polished.
Sound: Plain guitar movement and contrasting duet vocals.
15Jazz/Folk
Galaxy in Turiya
Alice Coltrane
Chapter 19Slater's RoomSlater's room uses the track to open a private universe behind the jokes and surface weirdness.
It changes the room's tone from comic detail to a strange, reflective inner space.
Sound: Spiritual jazz harmony, modal movement, and cosmic lift.
16New Wave
More Than This
Roxy Music
Chapter 20Starlight VideoThe video-store scene uses the song as a soft-focus pause, turning ordinary shelves into a dreamlike memory.
It is tied to the Starlight Video beat, so the placement matters more than a general song review.
Sound: Smooth synth-pop textures, relaxed guitar, and cool vocals.
17Post-Punk
Spellbound
Siouxsie & The Banshees
Chapter 21Video Store RunThe run through the video store uses the song to push browsing into pursuit and panic.
It is the kinetic follow-up to the Starlight Video moment, with the scene suddenly moving fast.
Sound: Galloping drums, ringing guitar, and urgent gothic tension.
18Rock
Sensitive to Light
Rainbow
Chapter 22Night RoadThe night-road sequence uses the song to make speed, glare, and late momentum feel slightly overwhelming.
It is remembered as a road cue where the world feels too bright to hold still.
Sound: Hard-rock guitar, theatrical vocals, and blazing forward drive.
19Jazz/Folk
Witchi Tai To
Harper's Bizarre
Chapter 23Couch MovingThe couch-moving scene uses the track to turn awkward teamwork into a small ritual of friendship.
It stands out because a physical comedy beat suddenly feels warm, communal, and odd.
Sound: Gentle folk-pop harmony and circular phrasing.
20Rock
Yesterday's Hero
John Paul Young
Chapter 24Camcorder SceneThe camcorder scene uses the song to make everyone feel like they are performing for a future version of themselves.
It defines the chapter's self-aware, filmed-memory energy.
Sound: Pop-rock brightness, brisk vocals, and showbiz bounce.
21Alternative
Shine
David Gray
Chapter 25Last TalkThe last talk uses the song to leave space for words the characters cannot hide behind jokes.
It belongs to a direct emotional exchange, making the scene feel bruised but open.
Sound: Acoustic intimacy, restrained build, and plainspoken melody.
22Rock
Dare
Stan Bush
Chapter 27The RunThe run uses the song as a sincere action montage cue, giving the chapter permission to go big.
It is the moment where Mixtape leans into heroic feeling without winking at it.
Sound: High-gloss power rock with motivational vocals and clean rhythm.
23Jazz/Folk
Drunk Flamingo
Abrahams and Mole
Chapter 28Cruise MemoryThe cruise memory uses this credited cue as a strange breather before the final emotional climb.
The title is distinctive, and the placement helps bridge loose memory into finale momentum.
Sound: Listed as an unavailable cue; the title suggests off-center comic imbalance.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.
24Alternative
Powder
Allclear
Chapter 29Finale ApproachThe finale approach uses this cue to pull scattered memories toward the last stretch.
It is part of the late-game transition, where the soundtrack starts tightening the emotional path.
Sound: Unavailable on Spotify; credited like a compact alternative-rock bridge.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.
25Synth
Airwalker
Bertrand Dolby
Chapter 29Fireworks SetupThe fireworks setup uses the cue to create lift before the sky becomes the focus of the scene.
It sits right before a visual payoff, so the placement is the useful detail.
Sound: Unavailable on Spotify; the title points toward buoyant synth motion.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.
26Synth
Deep Space Scan
Curtis Dunn
Chapter 30Final MontageThe final montage uses the cue to make personal memory feel bigger than the town around it.
It is one of the late credits-era placements that widens the ending instead of closing it down.
Sound: Unavailable on Spotify; the title suggests distant electronic texture.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.
27Rock
Zebra Crossing
The Eye Gougers
Chapter 30Credits RollThe credits roll uses the cue to keep the ending from settling into silence too quickly.
It adds one last scratch of teenage noise during the closing stretch.
Sound: Unavailable on Spotify; credited like a short, jagged rock cue.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.
28Synth
Moon Unit
Wooden Sword
Chapter 30Last TapeThe last tape placement uses the cue like a final cassette label before the page turns away.
It is the closing oddity, pointing past goodbye rather than repeating the finale's main emotion.
Sound: Unavailable on Spotify; the title suggests cool synth tones and final drift.
Spotify unavailableCredited in Mixtape, but no public Spotify track link was provided.