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Listen to all of the closing-credits songs from HBO’s Silicon Valley

The end of an episode of Silicon Valley is like a touch of cilantro in salsa—perfection, if you’re into that sort of thing. The show’s closing credits usually roll to bass-heavy rap or electronica, and the song itself is often an ironic counterpoint to some awkward final moment. 

The end of an episode of Silicon Valley is like a touch of cilantro in salsa—perfection, if you’re into that sort of thing. The show’s closing credits usually roll to bass-heavy rap or electronica, and the song itself is often an ironic counterpoint to some awkward final moment. 

Silicon Valley co-creator Mike Judge is known for his musical choices—in 1999’s Office Space, software engineers destroy a printer to “Still” by Geto Boys. Even the eponymous stars of MTV’s Beavis & Butthead, which Judge created in 1993, had an appreciation for heavy metal.

Judge’s sendup of the self-important tech world sets the tone with its theme song, “Stretch Your Face,” by Tobacco, an electronic musician who also fronts the band Black Moth Super Rainbow. Rudy Chung, one of Silicon Valley‘s music supervisors, said they chose “Stretch Your Face” (paywall) because it was “nerdy and ballsy.”

So far, HBO hasn’t released an official soundtrack for Silicon Valley, but at least one Spotify listener has put together a pretty comprehensive playlist of songs used on the show.

Happy listening!

SEASON 3


E1—Founder Friendly: DJ Shadow (feat. Run the Jewels) – Nobody Speak


E2—Two in the Box: The Pioneers – Time Hard


E3—Meinertzhagen’s Haversack: Bell Biv DeVoe – Poison


E4—Maleant Data Systems Solutions: Pusha T feat. Future – Pain 


E5—The Empty Chair: Mala Rodriguez – Jugadora, Jugadores


E6—Bachmanity Insanity: Israel Kamakawiwo’ole – White Sandy Beach Of Hawai’i


E7—To Build a Better Beta: San Holo – Raw


E8—Bachman’s Earning’s Over-Ride: Crispian St. Peters – The Pied Piper


E9—Daily Active Users: Tinariwen – Chaghaybou


E10—The Uptick: Cypress Hill feat. Tom Morello – Rise Up

Bonus: Here’s a YouTube playlist of all the closing-credits songs so far.

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Listen to all of the closing-credits songs from HBO’s Silicon Valley