History AwesomeMusic / PersonOfInterest

* There is a separate {{Leitmotif}} for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou93H6cWv1o Finch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OR5EnqdnwK0 Reese]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBMfUzxp4n4 the Machine]] ("Listening With a Million Ears").

* Take The Machine's {{Leitmotif}} and play it [[SdrawkcabName backwards]], and you get [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pIxb3cwmNs Samaritan's chilling theme]]. This piece is more of an ImageSong since it doesn't really appear in the show itself, but still features both the aforementioned leitmotif and a second string backing theme that also appears quite often to represent Samaritan. Also particularly memorable is [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXngHll-OWc the version that plays]] when the Machine gives it her location in exchange for Harold and Root's lives, also intertwined with The Machine's theme.
* A particularly fantastic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RNCGZOYmbM4 version of Martine's theme]] appears in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E05 "Prophets"]], duelling with a combination of the Machine's and Root's themes.
* The themes evolve: for example, here are Season 2 compilations of new music pieces for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlC0QSFK7x8 Finch]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IOgX1hvz7g Reese]], and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8Jw_KVD5l4 the Machine]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cj5si_HJFcI Root]] has a unique theme, which is usually introduced by the main notes of it being played in absence of other music. How awesome is it?

* The music from the AmbiguousEnding of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E04 "Cura te Ipsum"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37MNDqPJZgo "Do People Change?"]] is deliciously menacing.
* What makes [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_3hLJ_rd3E "Elias"]] more awesome is how well it still fits him throughout his development. In the beginning, it gives an air of mystery to the man behind the name. When his motives are revealed, it highlights his quest for revenge well, fading slowly until returning loud and bombastic, like the man himself. After all is said and done, it adopts a tone that speaks very much to Elias' new power and control over New York. Truly a theme worthy of the Evolution of Organized Crime.
* Introduced in "Relevance", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQWFeKwjhhE Shaw's theme]] encompasses the character's motivations perfectly. The tone is distinctive from previous themes to indicate her independence compared to the rest of Team Machine, while more intense parts indicate when she's ready to lay down the hammer on her foes.
* Out of all Reese's Pieces, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HYh4nX0BbgE Knock Knock]], featured during the scenes of action and vehicular mayhem, is the most awesome. Carter gets her own version of "Knock Knock" when committing Reese-style vehicular mayhem in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E08 "Endgame"]]. [[spoiler:As does Root, in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E10 "The Day The World Went Away"]].]]
* [[PlayingTheHeartStrings The slow, heartbreaking version]] of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU6cAdBxpHo Shaw's theme]] that plays at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E11 "If-Then-Else"]] during [[spoiler:Shaw's HeroicSacrifice and TheBigDamnKiss with Root. Oh, and the title? "Til Death Do Us Part".]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdzRMM1V9_s Control's theme is gloriously sinister.]]
* Aside from The Glitch Mob's "Fortune Days", "If-Then-Else" also features [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_fqeVCQUMa track of the same name]] that consists of Reese's and Machine's leitmotifs InTheStyleOf The Glitch Mob.

* One Website/YouTube user has put together [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sPA0YBcomtI a]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8tyM2tTpP0 series]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hW2-zgq7P8g of]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcy9sKIBNsQ videos]] illustrating the various {{leitmotif}}s featured in the show and where and when they crop up. From the more obvious themes like those of Team Machine, Team Samaritan, and other major recurrers like Zoe Morgan and the Brotherhood, to more obscure themes like those of Iris Campbell, Claire Mahoney, and even a theme shared by several of the one-shot [=POIs=] during their [[ActionFilmQuietDramaScene quieter scenes]].

* "Revenge" by Dangermouse and Sparklehorse was particularly appropriate for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDzuwhkIm5s the ending]] of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E21 "Many Happy Returns"]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFGCAk7Rg_Y "Ty Moy Geroy"]] by Russian {{Techno}}-pop band [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infinity_%28Russian_band%29 Infiniti]], playing in the St. Petersburg nightclub in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E14 "One Percent"]]--exactly the sort of music you'd hear in a St. Petersburg nightclub.
* "Future Starts Slow" by The Kills, absolutely perfect for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TpB_rBIgLmQ the ending of]] [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E16 "Relevance"]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AznJpGpkDFM "Number Song" by DJ Shadow]] during the climax of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E06 "Mors Praematura"]]--and the 2013 San Diego Comic Con [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8sCVE9EHE0 highlight reel]].

** First, Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", the soundtrack for [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AD8qvpMw8Vw the wordless opening sequence]].

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Music/RaminDjawadi on ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* "Young Men Dead" by The Black Angels, used as the music bed for the 2014 San Diego Comic Con [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ng0JFB2hH-M teaser reel]]. It returns in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E05 Prophets]]" when [[spoiler:Root engages in a massive gunfight with Martine Rousseau across a hotel lobby]].
* In "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E04 Brotherhood]]", when Mini [[TheReveal reveals]] his [[EvilGenius true nature]] [[BoomHeadshot with a bang]], set to the badass tune of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0u8uTRdirE Emiliana Torrini's "Gun"]].
* Jetta's haunting cover of Ten Years After's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP4C0Pikexo "I'd Love to Change the World"]] (also seen in the trailer), used as the team gets back on track in the end of the first episode, "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E01 Panopticon]]". It reflects the Season 4 ArcWords: "The world has changed."
* The Glitch Mob's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbAUwi4D3Ew Fortune Days]] during [[spoiler:each of the simulations]] in "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E11 If-Then-Else]]". It both accentuates the tension of the episode and nicely compliments Team Machine getting down to business.
* Moby's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmVmByk-P4Y "The Violent Bear It Away"]] really enhanced the somber, yet still hopeful ending of "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E12 Control-Alt-Delete]]".
* Music/PinkFloyd's "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lt-udg9zQSE Welcome to the Machine]]," playing as Finch and The Machine have their final conversation in the Season 4 finale "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E22 YHWH]]".

* "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E13 Return 0]]" beautifully uses Philip Glass's "Metamorphosis One," for [[spoiler:Reese's sacrifice]], and the extremely apropos "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BgKhOv1xTmA Bunsen Burner]]" from the ''Film/ExMachina'' OST for the rooftop scenes with Finch.

->''"We created a 'shit-we-like' algorithm, then turned it UpToEleven."''

* Introduced in "Relevance", [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQWFeKwjhhE Shaw's theme]] encompasses the character's motivations perfectly. The tone is distinctive from previous theme to indicate her independence compared to the rest of Team Machine while more intense parts indicate when she's ready to lay down the hammer on her foes

* [[PlayingTheHeartStrings The slow, heartbreaking version]] of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU6cAdBxpHo Shaw's theme]] that plays at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E11 "If-Then-Else"]] during [[spoiler:Shaw's HeroicSacrifice and her BigDamnKiss with Root. Oh, and the title? "Til Death Do Us Part".]]

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The original score is composed by Creator/RaminDjawadi]].[[note]] Remember the fantastic soundtrack from ''Film/IronMan''? Yeah, him. Also ''Series/GameOfThrones''. And ''Film/PacificRim''.[[/note]]

* The showrunners were planning to use David Bowie's "Heroes" to close out "Return 0," but they quickly changed their minds when they heard Creator/RaminDjawadi's score, which combines the Machine Theme with several other leitmotifs.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Creator/RaminDjawadi on ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

The original score is composed by [[http://personofinterest.wikia.com/wiki/Ramin_Djawadi Ramin Djawadi]].[[note]] Remember the fantastic soundtrack from ''Film/IronMan''? Yeah, him. Also ''Series/GameOfThrones''. And ''Film/PacificRim''.[[/note]]

* The showrunners were planning to use David Bowie's "Heroes" to close out "Return 0," but they quickly changed their minds when they heard Ramin Djawadi's score, which combines the Machine Theme with several other leitmotifs.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on ''Series/{{Westworld}}'' (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on [[Series/Westworld Westworld]] (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on [Series/Westworld] (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on [[Series/Westworld]] (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on Series/Westworld (also by Jonathan Nolan), [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]]. And after the song was covered by composer Ramin Djawadi on Series/Westworld (also by Jonathan Nolan), [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along].

* [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjHW33M-O5E&t=60s to lead out the season finale]], [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E23 "Deus Ex Machina"]].