The Queen's Gambit S01E02 Soundtrack

Oct 23, 2020
13 songs

This guide currently identifies 13 songs from The Queen's Gambit season 1, episode 2, with scene and placement details where available.

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The Queen's Gambit S01E02 soundtrack songs

  1. Jolene!
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:02) Beth and Jolene watch a car drive up.

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  2. Beth's Story
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:07) Beth in the car on her way to her new home; (0:25) Beth steals the Chess magazine from drugstore

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  3. Gnossienne: No. 1
    Erik Satie
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    Alma is playing this song on the piano when Beth wakes and walks downstairs.

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  4. First Day at School
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:13) Beth goes to her first day at her new school. (1:02) Repeats, End Credits.

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  5. The Green Pills
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:29) Beth fills Alma's prescription and discovers they are her green pills.

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  6. Kentucky State Championship 1963
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:34) Beth's first tournament.

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  7. Top Boards
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:37) Beth observes the other players, going behind the screen to watch the top players.

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  8. Playing Townes
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:42) Beth plays against Townes.

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  9. Gymnopédie No. 1
    Eric Le Sage
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    (0:48) [Cast performance] Alma plays piano as Beth returns from the tournament.

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  10. Playing Beltik
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    (0:56) Beth takes a pill and then finishes playing Harry Beltik, the defending state champion, in final match of the tournament.

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  11. Training with Mr. Schaibel
    Carlos Rafael Rivera
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    Towards the end, Beth spends up on things using proceeds from the win.

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  12. Gnossienne: No. 1
    Erik Satie, Alexandre Tharaud
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    (0:11) [Cast performance, unreleased recording by Peter Yarin] Beth wakes up and goes downstairs to find Alma playing the piano.

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  13. String Quartet No. 3 in F Major, Op. 73: IV. Adagio
    Dmitri Shostakovich
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