‘Bridgerton’ Is Bringing More Fan-Favorite Hits to Its Soundtrack for Season 4 Finale
Bridgerton has turned orchestral pop covers into a cultural force of their own.
With Season 4 Part 2 landing this week, the show is rolling out seven new classical reimaginings of songs by Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, Teddy Swims, Camila Cabello, and others.
The catch: most of them won’t be available to hear anywhere until they appear on screen.
Season 4 Part 2 debuts on Netflix on Thursday, Feb. 26, delivering the final four episodes of Benedict Bridgerton’s (Luke Thompson) love story with the Lady in Silver, Sophie Beck (Yerin Ha).
The full soundtrack releases the same day via Capitol Records on streaming platforms.
The Full Episode-by-Episode Tracklist
Netflix revealed the covers on Feb. 24. The mix spans five covers pulling from the last few years of pop music, while two lean into catalog cuts from The Cars and Sting.
Episode 405 packs the most covers of any episode in Part 2, with three orchestral arrangements:
- “360” by Charli XCX, arranged by Peter Gregson
- “Birds of a Feather” by Billie Eilish, performed by Gemini Strings
- “Lose Control” by Teddy Swims, performed by Vitamin String Quartet
Episode 406 shifts to two covers with a more nostalgic feel:
- “Just What I Needed” by The Cars, performed by Altum Quartet
- “Fields of Gold” by Sting, performed by Music Lab Collective
Episode 407 has no featured covers. It leans entirely on the original score by composer Kris Bowers.
Episode 408 — the season finale — closes things out with two covers:
- “Never Be the Same” by Camila Cabello, performed by Strings From Paris
- “The Night We Met” by Lord Huron, performed by Joni Fuller
The chart pedigree of the source material is hard to miss. “Lose Control” was a former No. 1 hit, “Birds of a Feather” peaked at No. 2, and “Never Be the Same” peaked at No. 6, per Billboard.
Unlike past seasons where some covers leaked out or dropped ahead of episodes, the Part 2 rollout is keeping nearly everything under wraps until it airs.
“Part two is extra special because all but one of the covers are premiering first in the show, so fans won’t have a chance to hear them ahead of time and get to discover them organically along with everyone else,” Justin Kamps, Bridgerton’s music supervisor, said in an interview with Billboard, published Feb. 24.
How the Music Team Picks Each Song
Kamps described the selection process as deeply tied to character arcs rather than pure popularity.
“We’re always looking for songs that can match the emotions our characters are experiencing and moments that can best accentuate and enhance those feelings for the audience as our characters go through their arcs this season,” Kamps said in the Billboard interview.
The pairing of “The Night We Met” by Lord Huron with the season finale stands out given the song’s reputation as a slow-burn emotional gut punch.
Placing it alongside “Never Be the Same” by Camila Cabello suggests the finale leans into heightened romantic stakes, fitting for a season built around Benedict’s relationship with Sophie.
Alexandra Patsavas, Netflix’s senior director of music, framed the broader ambition of the show’s music strategy in that same Billboard piece.
“Our primary goal has always been for the music to act as the heartbeat of the series, crafting something truly special by reimagining songs that fans know and love,” Patsavas told Billboard.
“This approach has done more than just serve the story; Bridgerton has significantly impacted culture by bridging the gap between classical and pop music, popularizing string-quartet covers of modern hits,” she added.
‘Bridgerton’ Season 4 Part 1 Covers
After Season 4 Part 1 debuted on Jan. 29, the average daily streams for the Bridgerton Official Playlist increased by 271% on Spotify, according to Billboard.
Season 4 Part 1 included these arrangements, per Netflix:
- “Life in Technicolor” (Coldplay) by Vitamin String Quartet
- “DJ Got Us Fallin’ In Love” (Usher ft. Pitbull) by Strings From Paris
- “Never Let You Go” (Third Eye Blind) by Vitamin String Quartet
- “Enchanted” (Taylor Swift) by Joseph William Morgan
- “All I Wanted” (Paramore) by Vitamin String Quartet
- “bad idea right?” (Olivia Rodrigo) by Caleb Chan
That’s a wide stylistic range — Coldplay and Paramore alongside Olivia Rodrigo and Usher. Part 2 continues the pattern.
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