Music

This page tracks the composers, theme music, soundtrack leads, and standout songs connected to Person of Interest.

Series Music Credits

  • Composer: Ramin Djawadi

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Songs by Episode

Tunefind currently lists the songs below. Some entries are community-added and may need later confirmation, but this gives the page a real episode-by-episode music trail instead of a placeholder.

Season 1

E1 | Pilot

  • Person Of Interest by Ramin Djawadi, Theme song.
  • Les Roll by E. Mazin, R. Barron (community-added entry), (0:22) Anton and his friends pull up in the silver Range Rover as this song plays on the radio.
  • Angel by Massive Attack, (0:36) Two men walk into the hotel and try to kill Wheeler with his son in tow.
  • The Truth (feat. Roisin & J-Live) by Handsome Boy Modeling School, This song is in episode 2. I think the final song might be Ramin Djwadi’s, Listening With A Million Ears.

E2 | Ghosts

  • The Truth (feat. Roisin & J-Live) by Handsome Boy Modeling School, (0:40) At the end, Theresa Whitaker is talking to Detective Carter and reunites with her aunt. Reese returns to the office to find Finch’s desk empty.
  • The Truth by Roisin Murphy, (0:40)

E3 | Mission Creep

  • Live With Me (2006 Remastered) by Massive Attack, (CODA) Reese & Finch talk about the situation at the end of the episode. Reese finds Sam Latimer murdered. Reese watches Joey Durban wait for his girlfriend. Reese has flashbacks of Jessica.
  • I’ve Been Thinking About You by BLUES VERSION, In end of episode
  • Angel Of Death by Ramin Djawadi (community-added entry)
  • Knock Knock by Ramin Djawadi, (community-added entry)

E4 | Cura Te Ipsum

  • Exceeder by DJ Mason, (0:04) Dr. Tillman at the club.
  • Do People Change? by Ramin Djawadi (community-added entry), At the end, he asks Andrew to help him make a good decision.

E5 | Judgement

  • Intro by The XX, Scene Montage – father & son reunited. Finch leaves evidence for the ADA. Reese leaves the bad guys tied up for Carter & Fusco. Reese thanks Finch for giving him a job.
  • May You Have Great Wisdom by You Can’t Explain Logic, Not in the episode.

E6 | The Fix

  • New York by Cat Power, Closing Song.
  • After Hours by Stanley Sulzmann, (community-added entry), John opened this song to Zoe
  • Sea of Love by Cat Power (community-added entry), Not in this episode.

E7 | Witness

  • Sinnerman by Nina Simone, Elias leaves the boat in a car, Finch helps Fusco up and Reese intersects with them. In the end, one of Elias’ men kills russian mob boss. After, he and his crew walk away into the sunset of Bay area

E8 | Foe

  • I Know You Are But What Am I? by Mogwai, Ulrich confesses to Reese in the park. The song plays in the last 3 minutes.

E9 | Get Carter

  • It’s personal by The Radio Dept., End of Episode

E10 | Number Crunch

  • When Things Explode by UNKLE featuring Ian Astbury, Parking garage scene.
  • When Things Explode (feat. Ian Astbury) by UNKLE (community-added entry), While John is on top of a car parking garage Agent Snow and detective Carter show up. John is shot by sniper fire and Harold must come to the rescue.

E14 | Wolf And Cub

  • Rising Down by The Roots Feat. Mos Def and Styles P., (0:12) Basketball game.
  • Push Back by Butta Verses (community-added entry), (0:25) Curtis and Trim transport the money; Before Reese crashes into them.
  • Knock Knock by Ramin Djawadi, (community-added entry), (0:26) After Mr. Reese crashes the car.

E15 | Blue Code

  • Let the Music Play by Shamur (community-added entry), Reese cleans his gun.
  • If I Had a Heart by Fever Ray, In the woods, Fusco is about to be shot by another dirty cop.

E16 | Risk

  • Down Boy by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, End of the episode.

E17 | Baby Blue

  • If I Had a Heart by Fever Ray (community-added entry), Closing Scene
  • Watch Me by Macha (community-added entry), When Reese walks into the Albanian bar and drops the necklace into the guy’s beer.

E18 | Identity Crisis

  • Black & Bleach by Further Down (community-added entry), At the bar where Reese and Fusco meet.
  • Amongster by POLIÇA, Closing scene.

E19 | Flesh and Blood

  • Burn My Shadow by UNKLE, Fight scene in there warehouse were Reese rescues Carter’s son.
  • Ne Me Quitte Pas by Nina Simone, Starts playing just before the scene where Elias is getting fingerprinted, and continues until the end of the episode.

E20 | Matsya Nyaya

  • Lonely Soul by UNKLE,, At the end.

E21 | Many Happy Returns

  • Revenge (feat. The Flaming Lips) by Danger Mouse,, At the end, John remembers the old girlfriend/husband that killed her.

E22 | No Good Deed

  • I’m Afraid of Americans by David Bowie, John trying to drive Henry away while the assassin is trying to kill them.
  • I’m Afraid of Americans – Nine Inch Nails V1 Mix by David Bowie, Reprised during final scene as Harold admits to building the machine

E23 | Firewall

  • Machine Theme (finale version) by Ramin Djawadi, It’s called "Listening with a Million Ears."

Season 2

E1 | The Contingency

  • French by Phronesis
  • In da Club by 50 Cent (community-added entry)

E3 | Masquerade

  • Moon Drop by Sherry St. Germain, As Reese enters the clothing boutique this song can be heard playing in the background. "I see the way that you be lookin’ at me. I wore my outer planetary boots intentionally."
  • Titanium (feat. Geno Segers, Rizwan Manji & Tymberlee Hill) by Perfect Harmony Cast, nightclub song
  • Say My Name (Radio Edit) by Porter Robinson (community-added entry), During the second dance club scene.
  • She’s Long Gone by The Black Keys, End Scene
  • None Shall Pass by Aesop Rock, Not in the episode.

E4 | Triggerman

  • The Greatest by Cat Power, Closing scenes, as John is seeing Annie off at the train station, and as Finch and Elias are playing chess.
  • Ride by Lana Del Rey, Not in the episode.

E5 | Bury the Lede

  • Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt by DJ Shadow, Plays at the end of the episode, after Walker is arrested by the FBI.

E6 | High Road

  • It Serves You Right to Suffer by John Lee Hooker, Graham goes home to leave a note. Again at the end.
  • Boom Boom by John Lee Hooker, John and Zoe play cards
  • Building Steam With a Grain of Salt by DJ Shadow (community-added entry), Previous episode.

E8 | ‘Til Death

  • One of These Mornings by Patti LaBelle, At the end of the episode, when Harold and Grace are leaving the art museum.
  • One of These Mornings by Moby, End of episode.

E9 | C.O.D.

  • For You (feat. Fred the Godson) by Trillogy, Finch meets with D3MIN 8 in the bar.
  • Mi Familia by Person of Interest OST (community-added entry), Instrumental song in the end as the family reunites. It’s the show’s traditional theme with different instruments included. By Ramin Djawadi.
  • We Have Arrived by Wick-it The Instigator (community-added entry), Not in the episode.

E10 | Shadow Box

  • Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones, This song plays as the episode comes to an end, Reese hiding in plain sight and taken away in cuffs by the Feds.

E11 | 2-Pi-R

  • The Hop (feat. Bajka) by Radio Citizen, Detective Carter looking for a specific guy in a night club
  • The Hop by Radio City, Detective Carter looking for a specific guy in a night club

E12 | Prisoner’s Dilemma

  • Eminence Front by The Who, Reese gets released and meets Carter on the bridge.s

E14 | One Percent

  • Ante Up by M.O.P., Beginning song of the episode; it’s pictured a basketball court
  • Yeh Zapylilas’ Dorojka by Limpopo (community-added entry), As John Reese and Logan Pierce walk into the Russian bar.
  • Ty Moy Geroy by Infinity (community-added entry), Second song playing in the bar in St. Petersburg.
  • Ты мой герой by Infiniti (community-added entry), Second song playing in the bar in St. Petersburg. (corrected artist spelling)

E16 | Relevance

  • Future Starts Slow by The Kills, Song at the end of the episode.

E18 | All In

  • High Roller by Ramin Djawadi,, Plays during the casino scene when Leon Tao is distracting the owners and security guards

E21 | Zero Day

  • Day 3191 by Ramin Djawadi, (community-added entry), I think this plays when Finch leave the triage area after the ferry bombing.

E22 | God Mode

  • I"ll be gone by Female, Not in the episode.
  • I’ll Be Gone by Bess Rogers (community-added entry), Not in the episode.

Season 3

E1 | Liberty

  • Arenita Playita (feat. Eska) by Cuarto Poder, (community-added entry), (0:01) Rafael and his date walk down the street.
  • She’s Long Gone by The Black Keys, (0:13) At the secret sailor’s bar, looking for swabbie with Carter.
  • Feeling Good by Nina Simone, (0:35) Scarface picks up the diamonds and money left by the Russians.
  • Dawn of a New Day (Song of the World’s Fair) by Horace Heidt & His Musical Knights, (0:40) Reese leaves the pawnshop; Carter views clippings on her secret wall.

E2 | Nothing To Hide

  • Birthright (Birthwrong Remix By Blue Stahli) by Celldweller, Song played during the "Cheating" part of the Slide Show and later in the car scene.
  • Falling In Love by Ben Rector, The song during the anniversary slideshow.
  • Pieces of Me by Dying Regret, When the man is driving the car and the car is "hacked" and being taken over, the first song that plays is Dying Regret’s "Pieces Of Me".

E3 | Lady Killer

  • I Know U Know by Tatiana Owens, Second song played at night club
  • Give Me Everything (feat. Afrojack, Nayer & Ne-Yo) [Afrojack Remix] by Pitbull, First song played at night club

E5 | Razgovor

  • When Things Explode by UNKLE featuring Ian Astbury (community-added entry), Not in the episode.

E6 | Mors Praematura

  • The Number Song by DJ Shadow, Massive shootout – all the parties come together in one big showdown.

E8 | Endgame

  • Heron Blue by Sun Kil Moon, This song was a promo for season three’s Endgame/The Crossing/The Devil’s Share trilogy.

E9 | The Crossing

  • Heron Blue by Sun Kil Moon, Promo.
  • Colour In Your Hands (feat. Fink) by D.L.i.d (community-added entry), This song was in ”The Devil’s Share” There was no music in ”The Crossing” from what I recall. It’s possible CBS used it in a promo for the trilogy of ”Endgame, The Crossing & The Devil’s Share

E10 | The Devil’s Share

  • Hurt by Johnny Cash, Opening scenes
  • Miami Showdown by Digitalism, Reese shoots up SWAT team in the motel; Shaw, Fusco, Finch and Root show up
  • Colour In Your Hands (feat. Fink) by D.L.i.d, Fusco arrests Simmons; Shaw and Finch in the hospital by Reese’s side; Finch returns to library to find Root there.

E11 | Lethe

  • Whiskey by Sam Morrison Band, In the background during the second "bar" scene as John Reese orders another ‘Whiskey"
  • Moving In Stereo by The Cars, The scene when Finch flashes back to 1979 when he’s in the telephone booth. It’s around the 36 minute mark of the show.
  • The Sky Is Crying by Elmore James, When John and Fusco fights outside the bar under the rain.

E14 | Provenance

  • Battleflag by lo fidelity allstars, Starts up when Reese enters the parking garage with the other man, shakes the security guard’s hand.
  • Take California by Propellerheads, Finch is "playing" with his new 3D printer
  • Air On The G String, from Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major, BWV 1068 by J.S. Bach Orchestra, background tune on the museum

E16 | RAM

  • I Might Be Wrong by Radiohead, Harold talks to Mr. Dilinger after Ms. Shaw killed him!
  • Reckoner by Radiohead, Not in the episode.

E18 | Allegiance

  • Fade into You by Mazzy Star, (IN THE NEXT EPISODE, NOT THIS ONE.) Shaw slow dances with Matthew Reid at the reunion.

E19 | Most Likely To…

  • Low by Cracker (community-added entry), While bowling.
  • Fade into You by Mazzy Star, During the reunion when Shaw is asked for a dance.
  • Gone Away by The Offspring (community-added entry), Not in the episode.

E20 | Death Benefit

  • Para La Habana by Johannes Linstead, Root and Shaw drink at a bar in Miami
  • Il Trovatore: "Di tale amor" by Dame Joan Sutherland,, Finch and Reese watch the Senator from their car
  • Medicine by Daughter, When they are running in the forest at the end of the episode, escaping the authorities.

E23 | Deus Ex Machina

  • Exit Music (For a Film) by Radiohead, Closing narration

Season 4

E1 | Panopticon

  • I’d Love To Change The World by Jetta, At the end, Finch decodes a message from a paper and pulls a library book.
  • I’d Love To Change the World (From the "Nightcrawler" Movie Trailer) [Cover Version] by The Firelights (community-added entry), At the end, Finch investigates the tunnels and finds in a book from the library.

E2 | Nautilus

  • Roads by Portishead, When the camera switches to Claire going to the end of the puzzle.

E3 | Wingman

  • Whatta Man (feat. en Vogue) by Salt-N-Pepa,, When Fusco is waitng for the wingman
  • Too Marvelous For Words by Frank Sinatra, When Lionel and the wingman walk into the bar.

E4 | Brotherhood

  • G by Emiliana Torrini, closing scene

E5 | Prophets

  • Young Men Dead by The Black Angels, Plays during Root’s shootout towards the end of the episode

E7 | Honor Among Thieves

  • Infinity by The XX, Sameen at the bar with Thomas.
  • Quack Like a Duck by The Goat and Your Mom (community-added entry)

E8 | Point of Origin

  • Still Alive by Will Hanson, In the bar when Martine threatens Romeo.

E10 | The Cold War

  • Deus Ex Machina by Ramin Djawadi (community-added entry)
  • Miami Showdown by Digitalism (community-added entry), Reese breaks in to the building where Alonzo Quinn is being held

E11 | If-Then-Else

  • Fortune Days by The Glitch Mob, escaping from break room and shooting down Samaritan agents.
  • Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: VI. Lacrimosa by London Philharmonic Choir, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Franz Welser-Möst (community-added entry), The final gunfight where Shaw gets shot.
  • ‘Til Death Do Us Part by Brandon Campbell (community-added entry), (Original score) Final scene at the Stock Exchange elevator, with Shaw’s sacrifice.
  • Til Death Do Us Part by Ramin Djawadi (community-added entry), End of episode

E12 | Control-Alt-Delete

  • The Violent Bear It Away by Moby, Final scene with John and Root driving down a highway and Control investigating
  • Ya Ahbabina by Zakaria Ibrahim & Al Arish Group, During the raid on the terrorist’s house

E14 | Guilty

  • U Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer (community-added entry), When the jury member’s cell phone goes off in the courtroom.

E16 | Blunt

  • Blame (feat. John Newman) by Calvin Harris, Harper in the club.

E17 | Karma

  • I Want to Change the World by Seraphin (community-added entry)

E19 | Search and Destroy

  • Hard – Working Man by The Coasts, Reese sits at the bar.

E20 | Terra Incognita

  • Happy New Year by Nat "King" Cole, John Reese and Joss Carter talk in the car…
  • Take It Off by 7k, Reese and Carter stalking out the cop, in the car.
  • Hard – Working Man by The Coasts (community-added entry), Previous episode

E22 | YHWH

  • Welcome to the Machine by Pink Floyd, At the end, the machine dies.

Season 5

E1 | B.S.O.D.

  • This Is a War by The Phantoms, Season 5 premiere TRAILER music
  • No Wow by The Kills, Opening sequence of the episode, containing scenes of each character fleeing Samaritan after the events of YHWH.

E4 | 6,741

  • Do I Move You? by Nina Simone, Root and Shaw consummate their relationship.

E6 | A More Perfect Union

  • We’re Not Gonna Take It by Michael Emerson, During the wedding reception Finch sings/recite as Uncle Ralph the unforgettable Twisted Sisters number.
  • Love Is the Thing by Nat "King" Cole, Harold and Root dance at the wedding reception together.
  • Body High by Mike Taylor, Root and Finch join Mr. Reese at the table during the last dance
  • Booty Shakin’ by G-$tack (community-added entry), Takes place during the scene where The man in the suit encounters the police stripper; after going inside to meet his number, Reese looks at him in disbelief as the man strips (music plays)!

E9 | Sotto Voce

  • Fake Empire by The National, End of the episode with Reese and Fusco on the roof with Reese telling Fusco the rest of the truth. Then the team meets up by the ocean and Shaw joins them.

E10 | The Day The World Went Away

  • New Dawn Fades by Moby, Root and Shaw converse during the shootout with Samaritan’s agents and rescue Harry. ‘Shapes’ conversation.
  • The Day the World Went Away by Nine Inch Nails, At the end, Finch gets a call from the machine. Reese gets the call that Root is dead.

E13 | Return 0

  • Bunsen Burner by CUTS, Harold on the rooftop in opening scene.
  • Metamorphosis: Metamorphosis One by Philip Glass, Reese’s last stand on the rooftop while Finch is on wrong rooftop.