Music plays an important role in setting the mood for movies that take place in a time period next to the present, and this is certainly true of Amazon Prime’s my police officer. Simultaneously in 1958 and 1999, my police officer follows the tragic love story of Harry Styles’ Tom and David Dawson’s Patrick, the former of whom is married to Emma Corrin’s Marion. The film’s soundtrack varies widely, with 1950s rock and roll tracks and classical music, helping not only determine the settings in my police officerbut also the characters and their points of view.
my police officerThe soundtrack works extremely well when it comes to juggling the different time periods in which the story takes place. The music from the Amazon Prime movie makes the transitions between 1958 and 1999 feel seamless and easy. Steven Price’s score also effectively captures the loneliness that encapsulates all three characters in 1999 during my police officer.
Here’s every song from my police officerin order:
- “This is where memories are made” by Dean Martin
- “Magic MIRROR” by The Empire
- “Honey Drop” by The 3 Honey Drops
- “Baby” by Little Richard
- “Lachyrmae, op. 48” by Benjamin Britten, performed by Judith Busbridge and Chris Ma
- “I get lit (when the lights go out in London)” performed by Joe Alexander, Emma Corrin, David Dawson and Harry Styles
- “La Traviata: Addio del passato” by Giuseppe Verdic
- “With all my heart” by Petula Clark
- “Don’t come around much anymore” by Duke Ellington
- “Bewitched, harassed and cheated” by Ella Fitzgerald
- “La Traviata, first act: Libiamo nei’lieti calici” by Giuseppe Verdic
- “Gloria in excelsis Deo” by Antonio Vivaldic
When every song is played in my police officer
“This is where memories are made” by Dean Martin – This song plays early during my police officer about shooting the main characters during the opening credits.
“Magic MIRROR” by The Empire – The Empire song plays as Marion remembers meeting Tom for the first time in 1958.
“Honey Drop” by The 3 Honeydrops – “Honey Drop” can be heard via a montage of Tom teaching Marion to swim.
“Baby” by Little Richard – Little Richard sings this tune during a montage of Marion and Tom’s early relationship during My Policeman.
“Lachyrmae, op. 48” by Benjamin Britten, performed by Judith Busbridge and Chris Ma – This piece is performed during the recital that Marion, Tom and Patrick attend together.
“I get lit (when the lights go out in London)” performed by Joe Alexander, Emma Corrin, David Dawson and Harry Styles – This is played by a musician performing at a club where Tom, Patrick and Marion go. The three main characters later also sing it together in the car.
“La Traviata: Addio del passato” by Giuseppe Verdi – This piece is from Verdi’s opera that Tom, Patrick and Marion see together.
“With all my heart” by Petula Clark – This Petula Clark song can be heard while Marion and Tom are together in the pub.
“Don’t come around much anymore” by Duke Ellington – Duke Ellington’s song can be heard in the background as Tom first goes to Patrick’s flat, just after Patrick has painted Tom’s portrait.
“Bewitched, harassed and cheated” by Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald sings this song about a montage of Tom’s overlapping relationships with Patrick and Marion.
“La Traviata, first act: Libiamo nei’lieti calici” by Giuseppe Verdi – This Verdi piece plays when Patrick comes to dinner with Marion and Tom.
“Gloria in excelsis Deo” by Antonio Vivaldi – Vivaldi’s play is about a montage of Patrick and Tom’s trip to Venice.
Where to listen to my police officer’s score
While my police officer contains many pop and rock songs from the 1950s as well as some classic pieces, all of them have been relegated to the parts of my police officer is set in 1958, while other scenes are accompanied by an original score. The my police officer score is by Steven Price and can be heard on My Police Officer (Amazon Motion Picture Soundtrack). It can be streamed on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon musicand YouTube.
