With its 1977 setting, Mindhunter [1] has a wonderful catalog of music contemporary to the show's time period to choose from to set its scenes. From Toto and Don McLean to The Steve Miller Band and the Talking Heads, the music is used strategically to not only give the show a sense of time and place but also to illustrate musically what is happening on screen (as any good soundtrack should).
If you're looking to put together the ultimate Mindhunter song library, we're here to help with a list of tunes and a Spotify playlist.
"Do You Feel Like We Do" by Peter Frampton
"I'm Not in Love" by 10CC
"Hold the Line" by Toto
"Crying" by Don McLean
"Breezin'" by George Benson
"Fly Like an Eagle" by The Steve Miller Band
"A Fifth of Beethoven" by Walter Murphy
"Psycho Killer" by Talking Heads
"So Into You" by Atlanta Rhythm Section
"Right" by David Bowie
"Calling Occupants of Interplanetary Craft" by Klaatu
"Fox on the Run" by The Sweet
"Baker Street" by Gerry Rafferty
"Albatross" by Fleetwood Mac
"I Just Wanna Stop" by Gino Vannelli
"I Don't Like Mondays" by The Boomtown Rats
"Rise" by Herb Alpert
"Hot Child in the City" by Nick Gilder
"What You Won't Do For Love" by Bobby Caldwell
"Two Out of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf
"Kiss You All Over" by Exile
"Zero Bars (Mr. Smith)" by Tubeway Army & Gary Numan
"I Wouldn't Want to Be Like You" by The Alan Parsons Project
"In the Light" by Led Zeppelin
"Express" by B.T. Express
