Goosebumps season 1 soundtrack: A definitive guide to all the songs in the series

Goosebumps is a supernatural horror series that premiered on October 13, 2023, on Disney+ and Hulu. It is developed by Rob Letterman and Nicholas Stoller and based on R. L. Stine's long-running book series. Hilary Winston serves as the showrunner, while Justis Greene, Franklin Jin Rho, Paul M. Leonard, and Samara Levenstein are the show's producers.

The official synopsis of Goosebumps season 1, as per Rotten Tomatoes, reads:

"A group of five high schoolers embark on a shadowy and twisted journey to investigate the tragic passing three decades earlier of a teen named Harold Biddle, while also unearthing dark secrets from their parents' past."

What songs are used in Goosebumps season 1?

The soundtrack of Goosebumps season 1 is composed by The Newton Brothers, with Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe as the music supervisors. Below is an episode-wise breakdown of all the songs featured in the show's first season.

Episode 1

I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
Drive by R.E.M.
Unholy by Sam Smith and Kim Petras
When We Come Together by Tom Griffiths, Adam Zapel, and Alex Nova
Good Luck by Abhi The Nomad
Poppin Non Stop by Sue Perpop, Phillip Cox, Phoebe Markowitz, Spencer Nezey, Dilesh Haria, Bruce Fingers, and Billie Ray Fingers
Hey Ya by the cast of Goosebumps
Strings by Rusl, and Ark Woods
Vampire by Danny Brown, and Payday
Your Favorite Sidekick by Underscores, and 8485
Rosie by Sophiya
The Big Bang by Stix Randolph, and Bart Hendrickson
Goosebumps - Remix by Travis Scott, and HVME

Episode 2

Nameless, Faceless by Courtney Barnett
Menace by Mazie
It Girl by Kah-Lo, Karma Fields, and Associanu
Wounded and Blue by Daniel Farrant, and Paul Rawson
Terrible Lie by Nine Inch Nails
Bet My Brains by Starcrawler

Episode 3

Poppin Non Stop by Sue Perpop, Phillip Cox, Phoebe Markowitz, Spencer Nezey, Dilesh Haria, Bruce Finger, and Billie Ray Fingers
Who Dat by Emmit Fenn
Fabulous by Kin Palo, and Night Panda
Strings by Rusl, and Ark Woods
Before by 1K Phew
Feel Ya by Lee Richardson, Jonathan Murrill, Tom Ford, James Cocozza, Scarlet Ann Skinner, Bruce Fingers, and Billie Ray Fingers
Bad Guy by Billie Eilish
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
Heads Will Roll (A-Trak Remix) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Episode 4

Spitting Off the Edge of the World (feat. Perfume Genius) by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Fly by Extreme Music
You Live by Jason Robert Mingo, and Meaghan Mingo
Kill Bill by SZA

Episode 5

Absolutely (Story of a Girl) by Nine Days
Feel Electrified by Wolfgang Black
Tru Love by Ships, and Joshua Mckenzie Mitchell
Today by The Smashing Pumpkins
Movin Up by The Vaults
Runnin by Debby Friday

Episode 6

Play It Again Sam by Sam Fonteyn
Devoted To You by APM Music
Where or When by The Flamingos
Creep by Radiohead
Connection by Elastica
I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers
My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It) by En Vogue
Bullet with Butterfly Wings by The Smashing Pumpkins

Episode 7

In the Meantime by Spacehog
Reign Down by Blues Saraceno
Black Hole Sun by Soundgarden

Episode 8

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) by The Newton Brothers
Lovely by Billie Eilish, and Khalid
Three Futures by Torres
Bogus Operandi by The Hives

Episode 9

B.O.L.D. by Beginners
Tonight (feat. Ezra Koenig) by Phoenix, and Ezra Koenig
Water's Edge by Jerry Kalaf
Sofia by Clairo
Pharaoh's Island by Zoe Polanski
Momentary Sweetheart by Deb Never
Them Bones by Alice In Chains

Episode 10

Nosedive by Stone Irr
All of This Will End by Indigo De Souza
8TEEN by Khalid
Goosebumps by Skylar Grey

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Plot summary

Set in Port Lawrence, Goosebumps season 1 follows Nathan Bratt, a new English teacher, who moves into a house where teenager Harold Biddle died in a 1993 fire. The story centers on six high schoolers—Isaiah, Allison, Margot, James, Isabella, and Lucas—as mysterious events unfold. Their parents, Harold's former friends, fear he has returned for revenge.

Meanwhile, Bratt becomes possessed by Harold's spirit and informs the group about their parents' involvement in Harold's death.

Harold's great-grandfather, Ephraim, found the evil puppet Slappy in 1993. Corrupted by Slappy, Ephraim's actions led to Harold's death during a failed intervention by his friends. Harold mistakenly believed they murdered him.

The high schoolers uncover the truth, clearing their parents of blame. This enrages Bratt and Harold, but in the final showdown, Bratt breaks free from Harold's control, and Harold's spirit reunites with his parents in the afterlife.

A few months later, the students have moved on with their lives and Mr. Bratt is in the process of writing his first book inspired by the ordeal. However, he revives Slappy to help him come up with a suitable ending for the book and, in the process, releases the spirit of Kanduu, a magician that was trapped inside Slappy.

The students come together to defeat Kanduu in the finale episode, and the ensuing battle leads to Isaiah's death. In the final moments of the show, it is revealed that Kanduu is back and lives inside Nathan's body.