Songs that feel like Loki (2021)
A glib god of mischief trapped in retro-futurist bureaucracy, wrestling with free will, fate and the ache of wanting to be chosen, all wrapped in wry wit and cosmic romance.
- Space Oddity by David Bowie: A theatrical, lonely drift through the void mirrors Loki's cosmic isolation and showmanship.
- Time by Pink Floyd: Ticking dread about time slipping away fits the TVA's looming pruning and the pressure of the clock.
- Everything In Its Right Place by Radiohead: Uncanny, looping keys evoke a controlled, bureaucratic order with something unsettling beneath.
- Cherry-coloured Funk by Cocteau Twins: Shimmering, dreamlike textures capture the glowing, otherworldly beauty of the Citadel and lost timelines.
- Magic Fly by Space: Kitschy 70s space-disco synths match the TVA's retro-futurist, analog sci-fi aesthetic.
- Once in a Lifetime by Talking Heads: "How did I get here?" captures Loki's existential disorientation and dry absurdist humour.
- Bizarre Love Triangle by New Order: Yearning synthpop about connection and ache echoes Loki and Sylvie's complicated bond.
- "Heroes" by David Bowie: Defiant, romantic grandeur for two doomed souls clinging to each other at the end of the world.
- Sleeping Satellite by Tasmin Archer: A wistful, floating melancholy about distance and time suits the show's lonely, cosmic romance.