# How do I find out the name of songs played in "West Wing" and "Sopranos"?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 1, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-the-name-of-songs-played-in-west-wing-and-sopranos/210882 "2003-11-01T20:43:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 8:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-the-name-of-songs-played-in-west-wing-and-sopranos/210882/1 "2003-11-01T20:43:53Z")

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They don’t list them in the credits, dammit!

Anyone?

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**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-the-name-of-songs-played-in-west-wing-and-sopranos/210882/2 "2003-11-01T21:21:21Z")

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[This site](http://www.westwingepguide.com/index.html) features in-depth information links about political and cultural references made in each episode (Go to “Information Type” and then “Information Links”). I checked several episodes that I knew had songs I recognized, and they were mentioned along with the artist and a link to the lyrics. Can’t vouch for every music reference, but it seems pretty thorough (they also list classical music, Shakespeare quotes, and a lot more).

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2003, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-the-name-of-songs-played-in-west-wing-and-sopranos/210882/3 "2003-11-01T23:54:26Z")

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There are CDs on the market with the Sopranos songs on them. The one I have is a two CD set with the first couple of seasons on it.

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**Author:** ![constantine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@constantine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/constantine)\
**Post date:** [November 2, 2003, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-i-find-out-the-name-of-songs-played-in-west-wing-and-sopranos/210882/4 "2003-11-02T00:20:28Z")

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The [HBO Web Site](http://www.hbo.com/sopranos/episode/season3/episode_27.shtml) has an episode guide that lists, among other things, all the songs played in each espisode.