Line #80 AwesomeMusic/PersonOfInterest


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12	->''"We created a 'shit-we-like' algorithm, then turned it up to eleven."''
13	-->-- ''Greg Plageman''
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17	[[folder:Original Score]]
18	The original score is composed by Music/RaminDjawadi.[[note]] Remember the fantastic soundtrack from ''Film/IronMan''? Yeah, him. Also ''Series/GameOfThrones''. And ''Film/PacificRim''.[[/note]]
19	* There is a separate {{Leitmotif}} for [[https://youtu.be/ou93H6cWv1o Finch]], [[https://youtu.be/OR5EnqdnwK0 Reese]], and [[https://youtu.be/wBMfUzxp4n4 the Machine]] ("Listening With a Million Ears").
20	** There is noticeable (and appropriate) overlap between the Finch theme and the Machine theme.
21	** The version of [[http://youtu.be/wJhk8446ef4 "Listening With a Million Ears"]] from the last three minutes of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E23 "Firewall"]] is particularly awesome.
22	** Also worthy of mention is the swank, jazzy, uptempo version used in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E07 "The Perfect Mark"]] when Price gets the [[MacGuffin baseball]] from the soda vendor.
23	** The dark version of Harold's theme that appears during his glorious monologue in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E10 "The Day the World Went Away"]]. In combination with Michael's acting there are ''chills''.
24	* Take The Machine's {{Leitmotif}} and play it [[SdrawkcabName backwards]], and you get [[https://youtu.be/_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://youtu.be/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.
25	* A particularly fantastic [[https://youtu.be/RNCGZOYmbM4 version of Martine's theme]] appears in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E05 "Prophets"]], duelling with a combination of the Machine's and Root's themes.
26	* The themes evolve: for example, here are Season 2 compilations of new music pieces for [[https://youtu.be/JlC0QSFK7x8 Finch]], [[https://youtu.be/9IOgX1hvz7g Reese]], and [[https://youtu.be/c8Jw_KVD5l4 the Machine]].
27	* [[https://youtu.be/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?
28	-->"...we [[AscendedExtra wrote the character back into the season]] just to hear the music again."
29	--->-- ''Liner notes to Season 1 soundtrack album''
30	* The music from the AmbiguousEnding of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E04 "Cura te Ipsum"]], [[https://youtu.be/37MNDqPJZgo "Do People Change?"]] is deliciously menacing.
31	* What makes [[https://youtu.be/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.
32	* Introduced in "Relevance", [[https://youtu.be/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.
33	* Out of all Reese's Pieces, [[https://youtu.be/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"]].]]
34	* [[PlayingTheHeartStrings The slow, heartbreaking version]] of [[https://youtu.be/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".]]
35	* [[https://youtu.be/wdzRMM1V9_s Control's theme is gloriously sinister.]]
36	* Aside from The Glitch Mob's "Fortune Days", "If-Then-Else" also features [[https://youtu.be/Qf_fqeVCQUMa track of the same name]] that consists of Reese's and Machine's leitmotifs InTheStyleOf The Glitch Mob.
37	* [[PlayingTheHeartStrings The slow version of Carter's theme]] is exceptionally powerful and highlights some of the series more emotional moments. It first appears in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E13 "Dead Reckoning"]], before the infamous roof scene. It appears again when Beecher dies ("I Always Told Cal To Be Careful" on the soundtrack) and in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E10 "The Devil's Share"]] when Fusco arrests Simmons. It makes a final appearance in "Terra Incognita" when John [[spoiler: hallucinates Carter.]]
38	* The showrunners were planning to use David Bowie's "Heroes" to close out "Return 0," but they quickly changed their minds when they heard Music/RaminDjawadi's score, which combines the Machine Theme with several other leitmotifs.
39	* One Website/YouTube user has put together [[https://youtu.be/sPA0YBcomtI a]] [[https://youtu.be/C8tyM2tTpP0 series]] [[https://youtu.be/hW2-zgq7P8g of]] [[https://youtu.be/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]].
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42	[[folder:Season 1]]
43	* "[[Music/{{Mezzanine}} Angel]]" by Music/MassiveAttack, used at the climax of the [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E01 Pilot]], creates a wonderful tension for the climax of the episode.
44	%%* "The Truth" by Handsome Boy Modeling School, used in the ending sequence of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E02 "Ghosts"]].
45	* "Live With Me" by Massive Attack, from the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E03 "Mission Creep"]], made the scene absolutely heartbreaking.
46	%%* "Intro" by The XX, used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E05 "Judgement"]].
47	* "New York" by Cat Power, from the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E06 "The Fix"]]. Summing up Zoe's love for the city and giving her a triumphant end.
48	* The appropriately titled and catchy "Sinnerman" by Nina Simone, used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E07 "Witness"]].
49	* "I Know You Are But What Am I?" by Mogwai, hauntingly beautiful at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E08 "Foe"]].
50	%%* "It's Personal" by The Radio Dept., used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E09 "Get Carter"]].
51	* "When Things Explode" by Unkle, from the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E10 "Number Crunch"]]. Really emphasizes how dire the situation is.
52	* The chillingly ominous "If I Had a Heart" by Fever Ray, used in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E15 "Blue Code"]].
53	%%* "Down Boy" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs, used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E16 "Risk"]].
54	%%* "Amongster" by POLIÇA, at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E18 "Identity Crisis"]].
55	* The somber and ominous "Burn My Shadow" by UNKLE, used at the climax of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E19 "Flesh and Blood"]], while Reese saves Taylor Carter in spectacular fashion.
56	%%* "Lonely Souls" by Unkle, used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E20 Matsya Nyaya]].
57	* "Revenge" by Dangermouse and Sparklehorse was particularly appropriate for [[https://youtu.be/UDzuwhkIm5s the ending]] of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E21 "Many Happy Returns"]].
58	* [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS01E22 "No Good Deed"]] made good use of Music/DavidBowie's "[[Music/{{Earthling}} I'm Afraid of Americans]]".[[/folder]]
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60	[[folder: Season 2]]
61	%%* "She's Long Gone" by The Black Keys, from the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E03 "Masquerade"]].
62	%%* "Building Steam With a Grain of Salt" by DJ Shadow, from [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E05 "Bury the Lede"]].
63	* "It Serves You Right to Suffer" by John Lee Hooker, in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E06 "High Road"]], very fitting for the sequence where Graham, fearing for his family's safety, leaves his wife a note confessing his hidden past and slips out to join the gang of robbers.
64	* "One of These Mornings" by Moby, used at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E08 "'Til Death"]]. As the song discusses the tragic nature of a person disappearing, it underscores the tragic nature of Finch and Grace's relationship.
65	%%* "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones, at the end of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E10 "Shadow Box"]], nicely fitting the BittersweetEnding, as
66	%%* "Eminence Front" by The Who, played when Reese walks out of prison in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E12 "Prisoner's Dilemma"]].
67	* [[https://youtu.be/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.
68	* "Future Starts Slow" by The Kills, absolutely perfect for [[https://youtu.be/TpB_rBIgLmQ the ending of]] [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS02E16 "Relevance"]].
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71	[[folder: Season 3]]
72	* "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone was flawless in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E01 "Liberty"]].
73	* [[https://youtu.be/AznJpGpkDFM "Number Song" by DJ Shadow]] during the climax of [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E06 "Mors Praematura"]]--and the 2013 San Diego Comic Con [[https://youtu.be/M8sCVE9EHE0 highlight reel]].
74	* [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E10 "The Devil's Share"]] has three memorable pieces to speak of:
75	** First, Johnny Cash's cover of Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt", the soundtrack for [[https://youtu.be/AD8qvpMw8Vw the wordless opening sequence]].
76	** Next, "Miami Showdown" by Digitalism, used as the team closes in on Quinn. It was the perfect backdrop for a seriously injured, emotionally unstable and a hundred times more deadly than usual Reese to go town on a dozen US Marshalls and for Root (with an assist from Shaw and Fusco) to take out the incoming Russians.
77	** Finally, "Color in Your Hands" by D.L.i.d. featuring Fink sets the tone while Fusco marches a handcuffed [[HeroKiller Simmons]] through the Eighth Precinct while the other cops watch in silence.
78	* "Take California" by Propellerheads highlights the light, energetic fun of the heist preparation scenes in [[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E14 "Provenance"]].
79	* "I Might Be Wrong" by Music/{{Radiohead}} does a wonderful job setting the mood for the climax of "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E16 RAM]]".
80	* "Medicine", by Daughter, at the climax of "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS03E20 Death Benefit]]". Perfect music for a DownerEnding.
81	* [[https://youtu.be/RByvzmmEFiQ "Exit Music (For a Film)"]] by Radiohead, used (where else?) [[https://youtu.be/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://youtu.be/ai_8wCUMl-8 this came along]].
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84	[[folder: Season 4]]
85	* "Young Men Dead" by The Black Angels, used as the music bed for the 2014 San Diego Comic Con [[https://youtu.be/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]].
86	* In "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E04 Brotherhood]]", when Mini [[TheReveal reveals]] his [[EvilGenius true nature]] [[BoomHeadshot with a bang]], set to the badass tune of [[https://youtu.be/J0u8uTRdirE Emiliana Torrini's "Gun"]].
87	* Jetta's haunting cover of Ten Years After's [[https://youtu.be/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."
88	* The Glitch Mob's [[https://youtu.be/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.
89	* Moby's [[https://youtu.be/DmVmByk-P4Y "The Violent Bear It Away"]] really enhanced the somber, yet still hopeful ending of "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E12 Control-Alt-Delete]]".
90	* Music/PinkFloyd's "[[https://youtu.be/lt-udg9zQSE Welcome to the Machine]]," playing as Finch and The Machine have their final conversation in the Season 4 finale "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS04E22 YHWH]]".
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93	[[folder: Season 5]]
94	* "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E01 B.S.O.D.]]"'s opening made excellent use of "No Wow" by the Kills. It highlighted the tension of the scene and badassery of Team Machine gloriously.
95	* The show often makes use of Nina Simone, usually with Elias, but "Do I Move You?" made for a glorious background for Root and Shaw reuniting ''properly'' [[spoiler:in the simulation.]]
96	* "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E10 The Day The World Went Away]]" has two:
97	** Moby's "New Dawn Fades," during the firefight with Root & Shaw against Samaritan operatives.
98	** The [[TitledAfterTheSong title song]] by Music/NineInchNails. [[Recap/PersonofInterestS03E10 Not the first time]] a Nine Inch Nails song was played, and the circumstances are heartbreakingly similar. The lyrics and the tone are a fitting backdrop [[spoiler:to the loss of a team member, and Harold Finch's escape from Samaritan's clutches]].
99	* "[[Recap/PersonOfInterestS05E13 Return 0]]" beautifully uses Philip Glass's "Metamorphosis One," for [[spoiler:Reese's sacrifice]], and the extremely apropos "[[https://youtu.be/BgKhOv1xTmA Bunsen Burner]]" from the ''Film/ExMachina'' OST for the rooftop scenes with Finch.
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