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Any series with a purchasable soundtrack should have an Awesome Music sub-page. David Schwartz's score for the show is almost as riddled with running jokes and clever allusions as the show itself.


  • David's daughter Lucy Schwartz's song "Boomerang" was great and catchy enough that after hearing it, Mitch Hurwitz actually re-edited the final minutes of the season 4 finale (even bumping The Tag to after the credits) just to include it in the show.
  • Many of the background songs have a distinct jazzy yet classy feel to them, inlcuding but not limited to "She's Cute", "The Chipper", "Face Blindness", "She winked", and "The Cute Test".
  • "What could be better.../Let's stay here forever..." It's a short one, but it plays off the show's more heartwarming moments effectively with its upbeat chorus.
  • "Hello darkness my old friend...", which was a good song in its own right before the show turned it into a colossal meme.
  • G.O.B.'s magician theme: "It's the final countdown!" In the same vein as "Sound of Silence," this song was also turned into a recurring joke for the show while retaining its awesomeness.
  • "Andele", the rowdy Latin song that plays whenever GOB and Michael get into a fight, is the perfect complement to their high-energy / low-competence attempts at fisticuffs.

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