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Boardwalk Empire season 5 episode 2 soundtrack

The Good Listener, 28 songs

Nucky pays a visit to Johnny Torrio; Eli and Van Alden must recoup money lost during a federal raid by Eliot Ness; Willie has a job interview; in 1884, young Nucky deals with the death of his sister.

  • Havana Romance (Rumba) — Marc Reift & The Ballroom Dance Orchestra
  • When Yuba Plays The Rhumba On The Tuba — The Revelers
    end credits
  • The Yodeling Chinaman — Stephen DeRosa & Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
    A couple makes love.
  • The Star Spangled Banner — studio musicians
    a man & woman making love - cont'd
  • My Song — Rudy Vallee and His Connecticut Yankees
    Torrio agrees to help Nucky find out who tried to kill him in Havana
  • Susan's Dead — David Yazbek
    Enoch & Eli see their dead sister; Enoch eavesdrops on his parents arguing about Susan's burial
  • Hittin' the Bottle — Duke Ellington
    D'Angelo informs AL of the $20k lost in the fed raid. A pissed D'Angelo signals Van Alden & Eli to follow him
  • Happy Days Are Here Again — Tim Streeto
    D'Angelo gives Van Alden & Eli 24 hours to make up for the lost money
  • SCenes From Childhood - Bettendes — studio musicians
    D'Angelo gives Van Alden & Eli 24 hours to make up for the lost money
  • My Sweeter Than Sweet — Sammy Fain (The Crooning Composer)
    mayhem in the bathing room
  • Autumn Gold Waltz — studio musicians
    mayhem in the bathing room
  • Medley of Cape Breton Jigs B — studio musicians
    the Commodore serenades two ladies, learns of Enoch's sister's death
  • Love's Old Sweet Song — John Ellison Conlee
    the Commodore serenades two ladies, learns of Enoch's sister's death
  • let's go sunning — studio musicians
    Van Alden is interrupted by Chester as he searches for hidden guns
  • I'm Just a Vagabond Lover — Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankees
    Sigrid & Van Alden bicker
  • Lovers At Dawn — studio musicians
    Maranzano assures Nucky it was him who ordered the hit
  • Penelope — studio musicians
    Van Alden & Eli discuss their wives; Eli kills two of Capone's thugs while robbing Guzik
  • Creole Love Call — Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
    Nucky is conflicted; Arquimedes doesn't offer much help
  • What Is It — Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks
    LAnsky, Luciano & Benny are nervous about what Maranzano knows
  • Tiger Rag — Johnny Gale & Little Isidore & Buzz Garland
    Van Alden & Eli drop off what they owe
  • Black and Tan Fantasy — Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks
    Eliot Ness holds a press conference. Frank Wilson ascends the stairs and enters the nondescript office
  • East St. Louis Toodle-Oo — Duke Ellington & His Washingtonians
    Tonino exits the social club; Arquimedes approaches him
  • Hearts in Bloom — studio musicians
    Nucky gets Tonino to spill his guts; leaves him alone with Arquimedes
  • Chandeliers — studio musicians
    Nuckys gets Tonino to spill his guts; leaves him alone with Arquimedes
  • Nostalgic Thoughts — studio musicians
    Eli breaks down listening to a father/son radio play
  • Classic Soap — studio musicians
    the Matron asks Gillian to come with her
  • I Dream of Jeannie with the Light Brown Hair — studio musicians
    Gillian exchanges one of her old dressed for a pencil and paper from the Matron
  • Sweetie — studio musicians
    Tonino's dead body is discovered on the front doorstep with a "Greetings From Havana" postcard for Lansky

Theme Song

Straight Up and Down
The Brian Jonestown Massacre