The Bear is known for its blend of kitchen chaos and deep-seated family trauma, but it also has a stack of needle drops.
Created by Christopher Storer, the FX series follows award-winning chef Carmy Berzatto (Jeremy Allen White) who returns to his hometown of Chicago to manage a kitchen at his late brother’s sandwich shop.
The show’s fourth season picks up as Carmy, Sydney (Ayo Edebiri), Richard (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) and co. face new challenges at their newly opened restaurant, titled The Bear, following a middling review.
Other cast members in the show include Lionel Boyce, Liza Colón-Zayas, Abby Elliott, Matty Matheson, Oliver Platt and Edwin Lee Gibson. All ten episodes of season four were released on June 26, 2025 on Disney+ in the UK.
The show’s score is by Jeffrey ‘JQ’ Qaiyum and Johnny Iguana, who also scored the prior three seasons.
Just like past seasons, The Bear includes a wealth of needle drops in season four, ranging from The Who to St. Vincent. You can check out an episode-by-episode breakdown below.
Episode one
‘That’s The Way’ – Led Zeppelin
‘I Got You Babe’ – Sonny and Cher
‘Getting In Tune’ – The Who
‘Diamond Diary’ – Tangerine Dream
Episode two
‘Life’s What You Make It’ – Talk Talk
‘The Chosen One’ – Bryan Ferry
‘Most Of The Time’ – Bob Dylan
‘Mystery Achievement’ – Pretenders
Episode three
‘Slow Disco’ – St. Vincent
‘(The Best Part Of) Breakin’ Up’ – The Ronettes
‘Slim Slow Slider/I Start Breaking Down (Live)’ – Van Morrison
‘Only You Know’ – Dion
‘Haunted When The Minutes Drag’ – Love And Rockets
‘Finest Worksong’ – R.E.M.
Episode four
‘Ante Up (Robbin Hoodz Theory)’ – M.O.P.
‘Fur Elise – Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59’ – Walter Rinaldi
‘STUCK.’ – Durand Bernarr feat. Ari Lennox
‘Wood’ – Duval Timothy feat. Yu Su
‘Wings Of Love’ – Tsvia Abarbanel
‘Technova’ – Towa Tei
‘You Got Me Like’ – SHAED & snny
‘You Will Rise’ – Sweet Back
‘So In Love’ – Curtis Mayfield
Episode five
‘Let Me Live In Your City (Work In Progress)’ – Paul Simon
‘Slip Away (A Warning)’ – Lou Reed & John Cale
‘Hope The High Road’ – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
‘Looking Into You’ – Jackson Browne
‘Pull The Cup’ – Shellac
Episode six
‘Walking In The Rain’ – The Ronettes
‘Remember Me’ – Otis Redding
‘I’m Always In Love’ – Wilco
‘Stay Young’ – Oasis
Episode seven
‘Walls (Circus)’ – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
‘Susanne’ – Weezer
‘Tenderness’ – Oberhofer
‘Nothing But Love’ – James
‘Still The Night’ – BoDeans
‘Style’ – Taylor Swift
‘Sad Song’ – Lou Reed
‘Apron Strings’ – Everything But The Girl
‘My Lovely Sad Eyes’ – Them
‘Why Not Me’ – The Judds
‘A Beginning Song’ – The Decemberists
‘Shelter’ – Maria McKee
‘(Today I Met) The Boy I’m Gonna Marry’ – Darlene Love
‘Throw Your Arms Around Me (Live)’ – Pearl Jam
‘Tougher Than The Rest’ – Bruce Springsteen
Episode eight
‘Song Of The Barefoot Contessa’ – Hugo Winterhalter and his orchestra
‘I Got You Babe’ – Sonny & Cher
‘Baby, I Love You’ – Ramones
‘Square One’ – Tom Petty
‘Long Ride Home’ – Patty Griffin
‘Strange Currencies’ – R.E.M.
‘Western Ford Gateway’ – Elton John
Episode nine
‘Save It For Later’ – The English Beat
‘The Show Goes On’ – Bruce Hornsby & The Range
‘New Noise’ – Refused
Episode ten
‘Fast Slow Disco’ – St. Vincent
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