The Strain Music
The Strain season 1 poster

The Strain season 1 episode 1 soundtrack

Night Zero, 3 songs

When a plane lands in New York City with everyone on board dead, Dr. Ephraim Goodweather, head of the CDC’s Canary Project, and his team are called upon to investigate. Harlem pawnbroker Abraham Setrakian races to the airport, convinced that what looks at first like a mysterious viral outbreak might be the beginning of something infinitely more sinister.

  • When You and I Were Young, Maggie — Bob Milne
    (0:18) Setrakian is talking to a heart in his secret room.
  • Gimme Tha Power — Molotov
    (1:06) Gus is driving through the 59th bridge, there is a Spanish/English background song that Gus later sings.
  • Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good) — Neil Diamond
    The pathologist weighs the heart and then hears a sudden noise.

Theme Song

Main Title - The Strain
Ramin Djawadi