Music in Dollhouse

Dollhouse is an American television series created by Joss Whedon. Unlike Whedon's previous works, Dollhouse does not have a heavy focus on music (either popular songs or original music by the show's composers). While several songs have been used in the show, an official soundtrack has yet to be released.

The Dollhouse theme song is "What You Don't Know," performed by Jonatha Brooke. It was written by Brooke and Eric Bazilian.^[1] As of May 5, 2009, the song has been available for purchase on iTunes. However, it is a different mix of the version that was used in the Dollhouse music video that was a limited-time promotional iTunes download. A MP3 download of the music video version has since circulated the internet. A shortened sample of the song is used for the opening and closing credits of Dollhouse.

The Dollhouse promotional advertisements featured the songs "Massive Dose" by Sonic Librarian, a cover of "Cobrastyle" performed by Robyn, and "Boys Wanna Be Her" by Peaches. ^[2]

The show's music score is composed by both Mychael Danna and Rob Simonsen.

Season one

The following songs were featured during Dollhouse's first season^[3]

Episode	Title	Song	Artist	Featured
All	Theme Song	What You Don't Know	Jonatha Brooke	Opening and closing credits
1	Ghost	Into the Fold	The Duke Spirit	Echo/Alice and Matt's motorcycle race
1	Ghost	Just Dance (HCCR's Bambossa Main Mix)	Lady Gaga	Echo/Alice and Matt dance at the club
1	Ghost	Civilization	Front Line Assembly	Echo/Alice leaves the club to return to the Dollhouse
1	Ghost	K.O.	The DNC	Ballard follows Victor/Lubov into a club
1	Ghost	The Way You Like It	The DNC	Ballard interrogates Victor/Lubov in the club
2	The Target	Get Out	The Vines	Echo/Jenny and Richard go white-water rafting
2	The Target	Leave It On	Delorentos	Ballard phones Victor/Lubov for information
3	Stage Fright	Superstar (Smash It)	Kimberly Cole	Recurs throughout the episode
3	Stage Fright	Freedom	Eliza Dushku & Jamie Lee Kirchner	Echo/Jordan auditions; reprised for the closing scene
3	Stage Fright	The High	Light FM	Ballard meets with Victor/Lubov at a party
3	Stage Fright	Overdose	Kimberly Cole	Echo/Jordan, Rayna and entourage arrive at a club
3	Stage Fright	Blow the Lights Out	Kimberly Cole	Sierra/Audra meets Rayna
3	Stage Fright	Make Your Move	Jamie Lee Kirchner	Echo/Jordan searches for Rayna's stalker
4	Gray Hour	Treat 'Em Well	The Sylvias	Echo is imprinted as a midwife
4	Gray Hour	All Over Me	Lara D	Echo/Taffy parties in the hotel lobby
4	Gray Hour	I Go to Sleep	Sia	Closing scene
5	True Believer	Moody Liz	Daxton	The cult's bus arrives in town
5	True Believer	Leaning on the Everlasting Arms	Traditional Christian hymn	The cult members buy groceries
6	Man on the Street	Memory Box	Alessi's Ark	Ballard and November/Mellie discuss the Dollhouse case
6	Man on the Street	Concerto for Oboe & Orchestra No. 11 in B-Flat Major, Op. 9: Adagio	Tomaso Albinoni	November/Mellie is attacked in Ballard's apartment
6	Man on the Street	Sweet Dream	Greg Laswell	Closing scene
7	Echoes	Fantaisie Impromptu in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 66	Chopin	Boyd plays the piano after exposure to the memory drug
7	Echoes	Portions for Foxes	Rilo Kiley	Caroline discusses the Rossum Corporation with her friends
7	Echoes	For Everything a Reason	Carina Round	Closing montage
8	Needs	Lonely Ghosts	O+S	Closing montage
9	A Spy in the House of Love	N/A	N/A	No commercial music was used in this episode
10	Haunted	N/A	N/A	No commercial music was used in this episode
11	Briar Rose	Heartbroken, In Disrepair	Dan Auerbach	Ballard tracks down Alpha/Stephen Kepler
12	Omega	My Baby Loves Lovin'	White Plains	Echo/Crystal and Alpha/Bobby in the car with their hostage
12	Omega	In Dreams	Roy Orbison	Whiskey/Crystal pole dances as Alpha/Bobby tortures the client, Lars
12	Omega	Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime	Beck	Closing montage
13	Epitaph One	Remains	Maurissa Tancharoen with Jed Whedon	Closing montage

Season two

The following music was used during Dollhouse's second and final season.^[4]

Episode	Title	Song	Artist	Featured
1	Vows	Hunt Quartet - Adagio	Joseph Haydn/Extreme Music	Echo/Roma Klar walks down the aisle
1	Vows	Lark Quartet - Adagio Cantabile	Joseph Haydn/Extreme Music	Echo/Roma and Martin Klar dance at the reception
1	Vows	Hazy	Rosi Golan (featuring William Fitzsimmons)	Echo/Roma and Martin's wedding night
1	Vows	The World	Earlimart	Closing montage
2	Instinct	Hush, Little Baby	Eliza Dushku	Echo/Emily sings a lullaby to the baby
3	Belle Chose	Going Up?	Steven Sechi	Terry plays with his "dolls"
3	Belle Chose	Twee for Two	MusicBox	Ballard takes Echo/Kiki to the wardrobe
3	Belle Chose	Keep My Heart	APM	Echo/Kiki and Professor Gossin dance in his office
3	Belle Chose	Let It Go	Megha Maan	Victor/Terry hunts for a new "Aunt Sheila"
3	Belle Chose	House of Dolls	Torin	Topher attempts to remote-wipe Victor/Terry
3	Belle Chose	A Lady Sleeps	Bobby LaVell	Echo/Terry kills Professor Gossin
3	Belle Chose	Remedy	Little Boots	Victor/Kiki dances at a night club
4	Belonging	Soul People	Maimon and the Mongoose Band	Priya sells her artwork on the boardwalk
4	Belonging	Piano in Partyland	APM Music	Priya talks to a socialite who likes her artwork
4	Belonging	Piano Cocktail	APM Music	Priya speaks to Echo and Victor and fights with Nolan
4	Belonging	Drones	Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen	Priya is brought to the Dollhouse; Sierra leaves the Dollhouse; Topher has a crisis of conscience
4	Belonging	Travelling Woman	Bat for Lashes	Closing scene
5	The Public Eye	A Tribute to Erik Satie	Gregor F. Narholz/Sonoton Music	Bennett Halverson talks about Rossum's plans for both Daniel Perrin and Echo
5	The Public Eye	Reflections of Satie	David Mitcham/Carlin Music	Bennett and Cindy talk about the Disruptor
6	The Left Hand	Me in You	Kings of Convenience	Daniel Perrin remembers meeting Cindy
7	Meet Jane Doe	A Shade of Difference	Bozo Darnell	Echo tries to help Galena at a grocery store
8	A Love Supreme	One Life Away	M Ward	Alpha murders one of Echo's previous romantic clients
8	A Love Supreme	Your Ghost	Greg Laswell	Closing scene
9	Stop-Loss	Bad Romance	Lady Gaga	Tony thinks he sees Sierra at a night club
10	The Attic	Pearl Island	Bruton Music	Echo meets the Japanese man in the Attic
10	The Attic	Kuro Kami	KPM Music	Echo questions the Japanese man about the whereabouts of Tony and Priya
10	The Attic	Yukata	Bruton Music	Echo interrogates the Japanese man about weaknesses in Rossum's mainframe
10	The Attic	No, I Don't Remember	Anna Ternheim	Closing montage
11	Getting Closer	Time You'll Never Get Back	Williamson	Caroline helps to give Bennett a makeover in a flashback
12	The Hollow Men	N/A	N/A	No commercial music used in this episode
13	Epitaph Two: Return	Peace	Apocalyptica	Echo/Caroline and her allies battle the butchers in the streets of Los Angeles
13	Epitaph Two: Return	Everywhere I Go	Lissie	Ending montage and final scenes of Dollhouse

References

1. ^ "Jonatha Brooke". All the Crayons. 2008-09-18. http://www.jonathabrooke.com/jonatha/journal/2008_9_18/. Retrieved 2008-10-02. 
2. ^ "TV Show Music". tvshowmusic.com. http://www.tvshowmusic.com/shows/dollhouse.html. Retrieved 2009-02-23. 
3. ^ http://www.tvshowmusic.com/shows/dollhouse/season01.html
4. ^ http://www.tvshowmusic.com/shows/dollhouse/season02.html