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The Lady In The Lake new Apple series has several outstanding 1960s songs including several original covers of iconic songs from that age.
Apple's new limited series Lady In The Lake has some really outstanding musical selections in its soundtrack. Based on Laura Lippman's 2019 best-selling book, Lady in the Lake stars Oscar winner Natalie Portman in her first-ever leading part in a television series. Along with future Superman David Corenswet, Mikey Madison, the Palace d'Or winner Anora by Sean Baker, and rising star actress Moses Ingram, Portman leads an amazing ensemble in Lady in the Lake. With a 77% on Rotten Tomatoes, Lady in the Lake has drawn favorable reviews.
Both episode 1 "Did you know Seahorses are fish!" and episode 2 "It Has to Do With the Search for the Marvelous" feature a slate of superb songs from the era in which the show is set, 1966 Baltimore. Friday, July 19, 2024 saw the first two episodes of Lady in the Lake available for streaming just on Apple Tv+. Up until its August 23, 2024 finale, a weekly release of a fresh episode of the 7-part series will take place. Alma Har's (Honey Boy, Dave, Shadow Kingdom) direction and writing for television guided Lady in the Lake.
Sly And The Family Stone's "Que Sera, Sera (Anyway Will Be)" Over the years, many musicians and bands have covered this iconic song; none are maybe more soulful than this version by funk group Sly and the Family Stone. Originally presented by actress Doris Day in Alfred Hitchcock's The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956), "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)" first surfaced in Heard around the 12-minute mark as Cleo rides the bus, this song marks the first to show up in Lady in the Lake following the main title.
The Soulsays' "Funky Night Club": Around the 20-minute mark in Lady in the Lake episode 1, this funky party track runs through Cleo's home finding her husband Slappy having a great time with some friends and their two sons. Slappy's enjoyment instead of his being a responsible parent and having the boys ready for Thanksgiving dinner disappoints Cleo. By the end of the scene, she finds herself strolling out on him.
"Live Medley: Ain't There Anything Money Can't Buy" by Young-Holt Unlimited: This song runs around Lady in the Lake's 34-minute mark as Cleo enters an underground room where associates of Shell Gordon gather substantial sums of money. One of Cleo's jobs is as a bookkeeper, thus the traditional song about money comes on as she opens the door and walks into the room updating Gordon's financial records. It also appropriately continues over the next scene in which Maddie pawns her jewels in search of an apartment.
"Back Stabbers" by The O'Jays: Around the 39-minute mark in Lady in the Lake episode 1, this groovy horn-heavy track plays as Slappy strolls the streets of downtown Baltimore searching to enter Shell Gordon's popular club. Although he is interested in doing a live comedy set, after their fight he is finally turned away by Reggie for not being a club member per Cleo's request.
The last song in Lady in the Lake episode 1 is "Where Did Our Love Go" by The Supremes sung at Jennifer Mogbock's ending as Dora Carter. Released in 1964, The Supremes' iconic song is among their most often listened to compositions. Close out of the first episode just before Maddie and Judith find Tessie Durst's body, Mogbock delivers an amazing performance.
Lady in the Lake's first two episodes explore the backstories of Natalie Portman's Maddie, Moses Ingram's Cleo, and the murder of a small child.
Joe Tex's "I’ve Got to Do a Little Bit Better" In Lady in the Lake episode 2, this mellow 1966 song runs about 8-minute mark. Following the closing of the club, Reggie and Cleo carry a drunken Dora up to her room. Cleo and Dora later speak regarding Shell Gordon and Myrtle Summer.
Barbra Streisand's "Gotta Move" has Around the twenty-one-minute mark in Lady in the Lake episode 2, this vivacious Barbara Streisand track runs through Maddie's frantic attempt to sell her car to cover apartment rent. As Maddie tries and fails repeatedly to sell her car without her husband's signature, the songs' lyrics brilliantly capture her desperation and unstable energy. She also turns to staging a robbery to get the insurance money on her jewelry.
Willie Bobo's "Fried Neck Bones and some home fries" About the 35-minute mark in Lady in the Lake episode 2, this cool track runs over an amazing tracking shot inside Gordon's club's floor. Gordon dons Cleo, the same elegant bright blue coat she was wearing when she passed death, in the scene following her formal separation from Myrtle Summer.
"Evil Ways" by Willie Bobo: Played at the end of Lady in the Lake episode 2, this timeless song also famously covered by the rock band Santana. While Officer Ferdie and Maddie sleep together, Cleo drives a group of men trying to kill Senator Summer without conscious control. This song is the ideal one to capture the turbulent attitude of the last scenes of the episode.
Based on the novel by Laura Lipman, Lady of the Lake is a fictional drama minisizeries grounded on the actual distances between a young girl and a woman arriving to Apple Tv+. The story revolves around Madeline Schwartz, a disfigured housewife from the 1960s who ends her marriage in search of a life with meaning. Seeking to change the world, MADELINE, better known as MADDIE, heads down the path of an investigative journalist following somehow helping the Baltimore Police locate the body of a young girl in the lake, Cleo Sherwood. LADY IN THE LAKE EXPRESSES STATUS AND RACE IN A MURNER MYSTERY IN A Diverse Period AND HAS NOIR ELEMENTS. Though it is still set to come to APPLE TV+ in the future, THE SERIES HAS BEEN DELayed Due To An Incident in LATE 2022.