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Every song on the ‘Bad Apples’ soundtrack
Music News•September 21, 2026 at 10:34 PMNational

Every song on the ‘Bad Apples’ soundtrack

By Adam Starkey•NME Music News

Including an original score by Chris Roe The post Every song on the ‘Bad Apples’ soundtrack appeared first on NME.

Saoirse Ronan plays a primary school teacher who makes a string of bad decisions in Bad Apples.

Loosely based on the novel De Oönskare by Rasmus Andersson, the film follows teacher Maria who is struggling to deal with an unruly and chaotic student in her class.

Other members of the cast include Eddie Waller, Nia Brown, Jacob Anderson, Rakie Ayola, Robert Emms, Sean Gilder, Kerry Howard and Jaye Jacobs.

Bad Apples was released in cinemas worldwide on September 18, 2026.

Who composed the Bad Apples soundtrack?

The film’s score is by Chris Roe, whose previous credits include The Salt Path, Blue Jean and After Love. You can stream the full soundtrack below.

What other songs appear in the film?

There are a couple of needledrops in Bad Apples, most notably ‘O-o-h Child’ by The Five Stairsteps. You can check out every song in the film below.

‘On Saturday Afternoons In 1963’ – Rickie Lee Jones
‘Appalachian Spirit’ – Roy Edwin Williams
‘Give It All You Got’ – Mark and Helen Johnson
‘Happy Feet’ – Janne Schaffer
‘O-o-h Child’ – The Five Stairsteps

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