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The Defiant Ones season 1 episode 1 soundtrack

Part 1, 16 songs

Years before they brokered one of the biggest deals in music history--the 2015 sale of Beats Electronics to Apple for $3 billion--Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine navigated very different environments towards destinies that would, ultimately and improbably, bring them together. Dre's story began in Compton, CA, where his fascination with dance music, DJ innovations and sound brought him into contact with Eazy-E, Ice Cube, DJ Yella and MC Ren. Together, they would become the core of the 1980s gangsta-rap supergroup N.W.A. A native of Red Hook, Brooklyn, Jimmy gravitated to music following an indifferent academic career, and with a determination to avoid continuing in the family business as a longshoreman, he turned stints answering phones in recording studios to connecting with artists like John Lennon, Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen through a combination of hard work and old-fashioned luck, eventually building a reputation as a fearless, talented, indefatigable producer.

  • The Mark Has Been Made — Nine Inch Nails
    Beginning. Jimmy starts telling the story of the Beats/Apple deal leak. We see a clip from Goodfellas.
  • The Strength of the Righteous (Main Title) — Ennio Morricone
    (0:07) Opening Titles, until title card.
  • Stay Away — Nirvana
    (0:12) 6 months later, in the Bahamas. Dre listens to Nirvana.
  • Metal On Metal (Remastered) — Kraftwerk
    (0:13) Dre plays music on his laptop; He says it's a pivotal melody for Hip Hop.
  • Main Theme from Trouble Man (2) — Marvin Gaye
    (0:15) Dre's mom, Verna recalls him loving music as a baby; She and Dre talk about him DJing parties as a kid.
  • I Want You (A Cappella with Bass & Congas) — Marvin Gaye
    (0:17) Dre remixes in his studio.
  • Can You Feel It (Single Version) — The Jacksons
    (0:22) Dre and his mom talk about him making mix tapes and starting to play shows.
  • Issues (feat. Ice Cube, Anderson .Paak & Dem Jointz) — Dr. Dre
    (0:26) After Jimmy talks about his experience with John Lennon; Dre at the mixing board.
  • Turntable Talk — 5 Fingers Of Death
    (0:30) Alonzo Williams describes how Dr. Dre was first introduced at Eve After Dark cutting records on stage.
  • Please Mr. Postman - Single Version / Mono — The Marvelettes
    Dre remixes this at Eve's After Dark.
  • Born To Run (Live at Giants Stadium, E. Rutherford, NJ - August 1985) — Bruce Springsteen
    Hammersmith Odeon performance in London.
  • Surgery (Dr. Dre) — World Class Wreckin' Cru
    (0:40) Dr. Dre describes his first official single released on Kru-Cut Records from 1984 with cameos from Snoop Dogg and DJ Yella.
  • Slow Ride (Single Version) — Foghat
    JImmy's first producing gig.
  • Because the Night — Patti Smith
    Jimmy, Patti, and Bruce recall how Patti came to record Because the Night. Footage from a BBC performance of the song.
  • Gunfiyah — Dr. Dre
  • Boyz-N-The-Hood (Remix) — Eazy-E
    End Credits.
Season 1 Episode 2

Theme Song

The Strength of the Righteous (Main Title)
Ennio Morricone
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