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“Nobody Wants This — Season 1 (Music & Score from the Netflix Series)” – Album Guide to Tracks and Key Scenes

Overview

How do you score a will-they-won’t-they between an agnostic sex podcaster and a rabbi? With millennial memory triggers and clean, modern score that says “heart first, jokes second.”

Season 1 pivots on four beats: arrival → adaptation → rebellion → collapse. Songs do the heavy lifting: Westside cool for the meet-cute fog, 90s slow jams for ritual and family pressure, alt-pop for doubt, and big-hook dance cuts for denial. It’s a crate that knows prom floors and bat mitzvah halls.

Distinctives: a needle-drop forward identity (Haim, Rihanna, Boyz II Men, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo) plus compact original score cues that warm scenes without telegraphing the punchline. The mix is confident: bangers when the couple posture, soft-focus when they risk honesty.

Genres & phases: indie-pop/Valley cool — early flirt; adult-contemporary & 90s R&B — family optics; electro-pop — conflict and self-talk; folk/soft rock — aftermath and choice.

How It Was Made

Composer: Duncan Blickenstaff. Music supervision: Este Haim & Zachary “Zach” Dawes. The brief: contemporary romance set in East L.A., built from familiar-but-fresh cuts with scene-specific irony. The official Season 1 spotlight notes supervision by Haim/Dawes and calls out marquee cues like Haim’s “Summer Girl” (series opener) and Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You” (bat mitzvah slow dance).

Editorially, supervisors and picture tried “cheerful-on-sad” pairings (dance cuts over doubt) and “sincere-on-chaos” pairings (slow jams over mess). According to Film Music Reporter, Blickenstaff handled the original score; Netflix’s own feature highlights the supervisors’ curation across millennial touchstones.

Tracks & Scenes

“Summer Girl” — Haim
Where it plays: S1E1 (00:00). Opening Los Angeles montage, Joanne and Morgan in motion. Non-diegetic, breezy first image.
Why it matters: plants the L.A. thesis — casual sun over complicated lives.

“See Her Out (That’s Just Life)” — Francis and the Lights
Where it plays: S1E2 (≈00:24). First kiss under a theater marquee; blue-neon shimmer, the track’s twinkle matching nerves.
Why it matters: stamps the relationship’s first true leap with pixelated romance.

“Love on the Brain” — Rihanna
Where it plays: S1E3 (≈00:17). After crossed wires, the song underlines mutual fixation before reconciliation.
Why it matters: classic ache; turns indecision into shared confession.

“Together Forever” — STRFKR
Where it plays: S1E5 (00:00). Post-hookup morning; quick cuts, private jokes. Non-diegetic shimmer.
Why it matters: irony in the title; they’re not “together” yet.

“Knock Knock” — Mac Miller
Where it plays: S1E7 (≈00:03). Basketball montage; team intros, ribbing, momentum.
Why it matters: swagger for Noah’s world — he’s more than the “hot rabbi” bit.

“Tubthumping” — Chumbawamba
Where it plays: S1E7 (≈00:16). Missed shots, stubborn smiles; pub-chant resilience gag.
Why it matters: literalizes the bounce-back theme.

“obsessed” — Olivia Rodrigo
Where it plays: S1E8 (00:00). Brushing teeth, box on the table; tension humming.
Why it matters: fixation becomes plot engine.

“If You Need to, Keep Time on Me” — Fleet Foxes
Where it plays: S1E8 (≈00:26). Conversion talk; pauses hang heavy.
Why it matters: folk steadies a scary question.

“Crank That (Soulja Boy)” — Soulja Boy Tell ’Em
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:08). Bat mitzvah slow-mo entrance; sister swagger, camera winks. Diegetic blast from speakers.
Why it matters: joke lands on choreography and generational nostalgia.

“Theme from New York, New York” — Frank Sinatra
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:08). Party arrival fanfare for the honoree; glittery staging.
Why it matters: outsized tradition vs. intimate stakes.

“Levitating” — Dua Lipa (feat. DaBaby)
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:13). Dance-floor montage; quick cuts between factions.
Why it matters: pure sugar rush to mask brewing conflict.

“I’ll Make Love to You” — Boyz II Men
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:14). Slow dance for Joanne and Noah; camera lingers, room softens.
Why it matters: the most 90s way to ask: are we serious?

“Strange” — Celeste
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:25). Break-up montage, bus ride, silence between lines.
Why it matters: restraint over melodrama; pain reads honest.

“See Her Out (reprise)” — Francis and the Lights
Where it plays: S1E10 (≈00:28). Chase and choice; ending grace note.
Why it matters: mirrors the kiss — now with stakes.

Notes & Trivia

• Score by Duncan Blickenstaff; supervision by Este Haim & Zach Dawes.
• Season 1’s opener uses Haim’s “Summer Girl”; first kiss lands to Francis and the Lights.
• Bat mitzvah set-piece stacks Frank Sinatra → Soulja Boy → Dua Lipa → Boyz II Men.
• Season 1 shipped without a single “OST” album; Netflix hosts official playlists.
• Haim & Dawes’ supervision earned industry press and awards notice in late 2024.

Music–Story Links

When Joanne and Noah posture, the show leans on shiny anthems (Dua Lipa, Mac Miller) — armor you can dance to. When faith, family, or conversion cut deeper, the palette flips to soul/folk (Rihanna, Fleet Foxes, Celeste) so dialogue can breathe. The bat mitzvah mash-up turns community ritual into a comic pressure cooker — “Crank That” for bravado, Boyz II Men for the truth, then fallout.

Reception & Quotes

Critics flagged the needle-drops as character work in disguise; fans treated the playlist like a group chat.

“A complete list of songs — and yes, the bat mitzvah bangers are here.” TheWrap

“Perfectly sets the tone for this delightful romance.” Glamour UK

“Millennial music magic with Haim, Boyz II Men, Dua Lipa, Olivia Rodrigo.” Netflix Tudum

Interesting Facts

• The official playlist credits curation partners The Core, Interscope, and Aperture Music.
• Blickenstaff’s cues sit under dialogue; most emotional spikes are song-led.
• “See Her Out” bookends kiss and closure — neat structural rhyme.
• Season 2 (2025) added an original-songs album; Season 1 relied on licensed cuts.
• Francis and the Lights, Mini Mansions, and Haim links reflect Dawes’ scene ties.
• “Crank That” slow-mo entrance is the season’s most GIF-ed gag.

Technical Info

• Title: Nobody Wants This — Season 1 (Music & Score)
• Year / Type: 2024 — Television soundtrack (licensed songs) + original score
• Composer: Duncan Blickenstaff
• Music Supervision: Este Haim; Zachary Dawes
• Selected notable placements: “Summer Girl” (S1E1 open); “See Her Out” (S1E2 kiss; S1E10 finale); “Love on the Brain” (S1E3 turn); “Crank That”/“I’ll Make Love to You” (S1E10 bat mitzvah); “Strange” (S1E10 break-up)
• Release context: Series premiered Sep 26, 2024 (Netflix)
• Album/availability: No single S1 OST; official playlists on Spotify/Apple; per-season coverage on Netflix Tudum

Questions & Answers

Who composed the score?

Duncan Blickenstaff composed the original score for Season 1.

Who supervised the needle-drops?

Este Haim and Zachary Dawes led music supervision.

Is there an official Season 1 album?

No single OST; Netflix maintains official playlists (Spotify/Apple) gathering the show’s songs.

What plays at the first kiss?

“See Her Out (That’s Just Life)” by Francis and the Lights — marquee glow, S1E2.

What anchors the bat mitzvah sequence?

A stack: Sinatra’s “New York, New York,” Soulja Boy’s “Crank That,” Dua Lipa’s “Levitating,” and Boyz II Men’s “I’ll Make Love to You.”

Canonical Entities & Relations

Sources: Netflix Tudum (Season 1 soundtrack feature); Film Music Reporter; Vague Visages timecodes; TheWrap episode-by-episode list; ScreenRant guide; Spotify/Apple official playlists; Netflix/IMDb/Wikipedia series pages.

November, 17th 2025