Hannibal soundtrack: Complete list of songs featured in the show

Hannibal is a horror-thriller television series developed for NBC by Bryan Fuller. The show draws on characters and plots from Thomas Harris' novels Red Dragon (1981), Hannibal (1999), and Hannibal Rising (2006).

Hannibal delves into the darkly manipulative relationship between FBI special investigator Will Graham (Hugh Dancy) and genius forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter (Mads Mikkelsen). Lecter, a suave but deadly villain, is both Graham's most frightening foe and his only true friend.

Aside from Reitzell's original score, Hannibal tastefully incorporates classical pieces by masters such as Bach, Chopin, Mozart, and Debussy. The music serves as a fine tool for storytelling that informs mood, foreshadows emotion, and rings true with the inner conflict of characters.

The complete Hannibal soundtrack explored

The complete soundtrack featured in seasons 1 to 3 of Hannibal is listed below:

Hannibal season 1

Variations Goldberg, BWV 988: Aria – Glenn Gould
Apéritif – Brian Reitzell
Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G Major, BWV 1049: I. Allegro – Henryk Szeryng, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Michala Petri, Elisabeth Selin
Adagio, from Clarinet Concerto in A Major K 622 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Rite of Spring – Stravinsky
Chopin: Nocturne in B major, Op. 32, No. 1 (LP Version) – Mieczyslaw Horszowski
Nocturne No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 9 No. 2: Andante – Frederic Chopin, Claudio Colombo
Apéritif – Brian Reitzell
Four Ballades: Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23: Largo – Frederic Chopin, Freddy Kempf
Piangerò la sorte mia, Giulio Cesare in Egitto (HWV 17) – George Frederick Handel
Lacrimosa, from Requiem for soloists, chorus, and orchestra, K. 626 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Le veau d’or from Faust – Gounod
Patria appressa!, from Macbeth – Giuseppe Verdi
Prelude for piano No. 13 in F sharp major, Op. 28/13, CT. 178 – Frederic Chopin
Largo, from Concerto No. 4 in F minor Op 8 'L'Inverno' – Antonio Vivaldi
Sorbet – Brian Reitzell
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria – Simone Dinnerstein
A Midsummer Night's Dream: Intermezzo, Op. 61 No. 2 – Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Anthony Bramall
Minuet in G Major (The Lovers Concerto) – Johann Sebastian Bach
Piano Sonata No. 8 (Pathétique) in C minor, Op. 13 - second movement (Adagio cantabile) – Beethoven
O Euchari in leta via – Oxford Camerata, Jeremy Summerly
Prelude In C Major – Johann Sebastian Bach
Préludes Premier Livre: IV. Modéré (Le Sons Et Les Parfums Tournent Dans L'air Du Soir) – Claude Debussy, Michel Béroff
Vide Cor Meum – Anthony Hopkins, Danielle de Niese, Bruno Lazzaretti, Libera, The Lyndhurst Orchestra, Gavin Greenaway

Hannibal season 2

No. 3 in B flat major Theme (Andante) & Variations – Schubert
Impromptus, D. 935 (Op. 142): Impromptu No. 3 In B-flat Major. Andante – Murray Perahia
Song Without Words No. 1, Op. 19 No. 1: Andante con moto – Claudio Colombo, Felix Mendelssohn
Mass in B minor BWV 232: Dona nobis pacem – Bach
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto Vivace – London Symphony Orchestra, Jennifer Vyvyan, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell, Shirley Carter, Josef Krips & BBC Symphony Chorus
Don Giovanni, K. 527, Act I: "Dalla sua pace" – London Festival Orchestra, Anton Dermota & Ferdinand Lang
Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70 "Archduke": III. Andante Cantabile – Jonathan Carney, Royal Philharmonic Chamber Ensemble, Ludwig van Beethoven
Prelude No. 4 in E Minor, Op. 28 – Frederic Chopin
Kinderszenen, Op. 15: I. Von Fremden Landern Und Menschen – Ronan O'Hora
Prelude – La Cathedrale Engloutie – Peter Schmalfuss
Songs Without Words, Op. 85: IV. Andante sostenuto in D Major – Felix Mendelssohn, Ronan O'Hora
Liebeslieder Waltz (Love Songs), Op. 114 – Johann Strauss II, Alfred Scholz, Vienna Volksoper Orchestra
String Quartet No. 3 in D Major, Op. 18, No. 3: III. Allegro – Quatuor Mosaiques
Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331, "Turkish March": III. Rondo: Alla turca (Allegretto) – Franz Richter
Quartet in E-Flat Major for Violin, Viola, Cello & Piano, K.493: II. Larghetto – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Menuhin Festival Piano Quartet
Futamono – Brian Reitzell
Partita No. 2 for Violin in D Minor, BWV 1004: IV. Gigue – Hilary Hahn
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio: Cadenza: Ludwig van Beethoven – Maurizio Pollini, Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo – Anton Dikov, Sofia Philharmonic Orchestra, Emil Tabakov
Digestivo, Pt. 2 – Brian Reitzell
Requiem in D Minor, Op. 48: I. Introitus. Requiem aeternam – Kyrie – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields Chorus, John Birch, Sir Neville Marriner
Adagietto (from Symphony No. 5) – Gustav Mahler
Raindrop Prelude (Chopin) – Paul Kenyon
Amuse-Bouche – Brian Reitzell
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: Aria – Simone Dinnerstein
Farhat Allika – Ben Souda Group
Prelude in A Minor, Op. 28 No. 2 – Frederic Chopin
Tome-Wan – Brian Reitzell
Bloodfest (From Mizumono) – Brian Reitzell

Hannibal season 3

Serenade for Strings, Op. 22, B. 52: II. Tempo di valse – Beethoven Academie, Pawel Przytocki
Antipasto – Brian Reitzell
Sonata No. 21 in C Major, "Waldstein", Op. 53: III. Allegro con brio – Seymour Lipkin
Prelude À L'après-midi D'un Faune (Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun) – Belgrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Igor Markevitch
String Quintet in C, D.956: 2. Adagio – Mstislav Rostropovich, Melos Quartett
12 Préludes, Op. 28: No. 15 in D-Flat Major ("Raindrop") – Vladimir Ashkenazy
Lulu – Pappi Corsicato, Antonello Paliotti
Pavane pour une infante défunte (Pavane for a Dead Princess), M. 19 – London Symphony Orchestra, Arpad Jóo
Pie Jesu – Sam Burkey
Primavera, Pt. 1-3 – Brian Reitzell
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Howard Shelley, Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, 'Scottish': I. Andante con moto - Allegro un poco agitato – Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Don Pasquale: Tornami a dir che m'ami – Compagnia d'Opera Italiana, Antonello Gotta, Linda Campanella
Embryons Desséchés: V. Fantasie Valse – Ronan O'Hora
Secondo, Pt. 1-3 – Brian Reitzell
Naka-Choko – Brian Reitzell
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46: II. Åses død (The Death of Aase) – Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Ole Kristian Ruud, Edvard Grieg
Mizumono – Brian Reitzell
The Wide Blue Yonder – Michael Neil
Ave Maria – Patrick Cassidy
Digestivo, Pt. 2 – Brian Reitzell
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria (6x slower) – Bach
Bloodfest (From Mizumono) – Brian Reitzell
Dolce, Pt. 1, 2 – Brian Reitzell
Piano Concerto No. 21: Andante – from "The Spy Who Loved Me" – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza – Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Frank Shipway, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Futamono – Brian Reitzell
Goldberg Variations, BWV 988: I. Aria (6x slower) – Johann Sebastian Bach
Digestivo, Pt. 1, 2 – Brian Reitzell
Adagio in E-Flat, Op. posth. 148 D.897 "Notturno" – Beaux Arts Trio
I Just Don't Love You Anymore – Sean Thomas
Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op. 64, TH 29: II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza – Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi
Allelujah from the Great Red Dragon (feat. Micha Luna) – Brian Reitzell
The Great Red Dragon, Pt. 1, 2 – Brian Reitzell
Love Theme – Brian Reitzell
24 Préludes for Piano, Op. 28: 2. in A Minor – Lento – Jan Simon
And the Woman Clothed with the Sun… Pt. 1-4 – Brian Reitzell
2 Arabesques, L. 66: No. 1 in E Major – Michael Korstick
Arabesque No. 1 – Ronan O'Hora, Claude Debussy
Préludes, Book 1, L. 117: VIII. La Fille aux cheveux de lin – Ronan O'Hora, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Claude Debussy
Love Crime from the Wrath of the Lamb (feat. Siouxsie Sioux) – Brian Reitzell

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More about Hannibal

In Hannibal, FBI profiler Will Graham is recruited by Behavioral Sciences head Jack Crawford to assist with a serial killer case in Minnesota. As the emotional danger of the case deepens, Crawford charges forensic psychiatrist Dr. Hannibal Lecter with being assigned to Graham.

Unbeknownst to them, Lecter is a serial killer in Hannibal, who is also a cannibal, and starts manipulating the FBI gradually from the background. He creates a complicated relationship with Graham, fascinated by his strange capacity to understand psychopaths.

Hannibal was widely acclaimed for its visuals and performances, earning a cult following and a place among the greatest horror and network TV dramas.

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Interested viewers can watch Hannibal on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, and AMC+.

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