Songs that feel like Lupin (2021)
A sleek, high-stakes Parisian cat-and-mouse game driven by ancestral vengeance, charismatic theatricality, and clever disguises.
- Smooth Operator by Sade: Embodies the effortless elegance, globe-trotting criminal luxury, and suave confidence of Assane Diop.
- The Boss by James Brown: Provides the strutting, brass-heavy funk soundtrack necessary for pulling off an impossible daylight heist.
- Secret Agent Man by Johnny Rivers: Leans into the playful, mystery-solving espionage energy and constant identity switching.
- Ain't No Sunshine by Bill Withers: Mirrors the underlying grief and heavy motivation of a son seeking justice for his father.
- Le poinçonneur des Lilas by Serge Gainsbourg: Evokes the classic Parisian underbelly and the invisible working-class lives that Assane uses as his greatest camouflage.
- Superstition by Stevie Wonder: Mirrors the intricate, clockwork misdirection and slight-of-hand magic required to fool the entire Parisian police force.
- Papa Was A Rollin' Stone by The Temptations: Speaks directly to the lingering shadow of a complex father figure and the secrets he left behind.