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Lost: Behind the Music

Music to press the button to, courtesy of LOST


We love Lost for many reasons - its complex characters, original storyline and deep mythology, all of which we enjoy dissecting like Arzt with an arachnid. But let's not overlook the intriguing musical selections the show features, which are often dripping with irony and double meaning. Sure, master composer Michael Giacchino's score is amazing but it's really the inclusion of songs like "Moonlight Serenade" and "Rump Shaker" that make Lost a pop culture phenomena, brimming over with aural Easter eggs.


If you were to present a potential girlfriend with a mixtape filled with these songs, she'd probably think you're a soulful, confused, depressed, brooding, angry country fan who enjoys forays into old school alt rock and frat jams - aka Jack. It's an eclectic mix to be sure, but we're convinced that listening to the songs presented here in one sitting will explain it all - or at least give you musical schizophrenia.

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller
Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

Moonlight Serenade - Glenn Miller

"I stand at your gate and the song that I sing is of moonlight. I stand and I wait for the touch of your hand in the June night. The roses are sighing a Moonlight Serenade...."

First heard in: "The Long Con" (Season 2, Episode 13) - Hurley and Sayid here it while futzing with the radio

If only we'd been paying attention! Hurley totally tipped us off to this whole time travel thing with his response to Sayid's explanation that a radio signal could be coming from anywhere - "Or any time... just kidding, dude." Way to call it, Hugo. Meanwhile, Jack enjoyed stalking Sarah and her new boyfriend with a little Glenn Miller on the dial, to set the mood.

Also heard in: "A Tale of Two Cities" (Season 3 Premiere) - Jack hears it in his car

Meaning: The whole part about "standing" and "waiting" certainly suited Jack's m.o with Sarah, well, maybe not the "standing" part since he's in the car when we hear this romantic tune. Hearing it on-island, the fact that this Glenn Miller standard was recorded in 1939 is probably more relevant than the song itself, unless there's something we don't know about Hurley and Sayid...

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