Spoilers for The Lincoln Lawyer Season 3 are ahead!
Netflix The Lincoln Advocate Season 3 only includes a couple of songs in each episode, but each selection helps shape the tone and narrative. This season of the show follows Mickey Haller as he faces his biggest test yet – representing the man accused of murdering his former friend and client, Glory Days. Over the course of the season, the show lays out the true story of what really happened. Like most things in The Lincoln Lawyer, the answer is far from simple or straightforward. The show presents bits and pieces until the whole picture reveals itself.
Although the mystery itself is essential to the success of The Lincoln Lawyer, other elements besides the story also play a crucial role. Along with the cinematography and action, one of the most important elements is the music. Composer David Buckley’s score helps speed up and slow down the pacing, adding to the dramatic tension. In addition, the songs on the soundtrack, although few in number, have a strong influence on the scenes. Ultimately, these two elements help shape expectations and the tone for the legal drama.
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Title |
Artist |
episode |
|---|---|---|
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“use someone” |
Kings of Leon |
1 |
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“Traveling Blues” |
Devon Gilfillian |
2 |
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“Am I a good person?” |
The two of them |
2 |
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“Ain’t no love in the heart of the city” |
Black Pumas |
2 |
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“Mi Swing It Tropical (feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars)” |
Quantic & Nicodemus |
3 |
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“(if) you want trouble” |
Nick Waterhouse |
3 |
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“Unsquare Dance” |
The Dave Brubeck Quartet |
4 |
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“Viva Las Vegas” |
Dead Kennedys |
5 |
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“upside down” |
Sunny Oh!, Deraj & Quinten Coblentz |
6 |
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“Firewalker” |
Jungle fire |
7 |
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“Leave my bones |
Me and my friends |
8 |
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“Head on a Swivel” |
The deep |
9 |
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“Best Day of My Life” |
American authors |
10 |
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“satisfaction” |
LABRYS |
10 |
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“I won’t” |
SOHN |
10 |
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“be the man” |
Wilder Woods |
10 |
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 1
“La Culebra”
“Use Someone” by Kings of Leon: “Use Someone” plays as Mickey comes out of the water with a surfboard in a flashback fifteen years earlier. The Kings of Leon song continues as he and Maggie kiss and talk about picking up Hayley, agreeing to go on a date that night while Eddie babysits. The song ends after he looks at a car he wants to drive. It was a smart way to include Neve Campbell early in the season after Maggie left for San Diego at the end of The Lincoln Advocate Season 2.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 2
“special circumstances”
“Traveling Blues” by Devon Gilfillian: The song plays as Cyrus watches a hotel surveillance video and Mickey rides in his car. Cyrus notices that a man in a hat is watching and following Glory Days in the footage.
“Am I a good person?” By them two: The song is playing The Lincoln Advocate Season 3 When Mickey and Eddie go to the Coles restaurant and talk about why Haley and Maggie moved away. Eddie tells him to be quiet and listen to his heart. The song ends after Eddie leaves the restaurant.
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“Ain’t No Love in the Heart of the City” by Black Pumas: The Black Pumas song plays as Mickey and Andy bicker about which restaurant made the French Dip. Although Andy initially decides to leave, she turns around, comes back to the table, and they eat together.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 3
“Strange Bedfellows”
“Mi Swing It Tropical (feat. Tempo & The Candela Allstars)” by Quantic & Nicodemus: The song plays after the six-month leap when Andy makes coffee for Mickey in the morning. She knows what he likes in his drink because they have been in a casual relationship over the gap.
“(If) You Want Trouble” by Nick Waterhouse: “(If) You Want Trouble” plays as Cisco looks at a car in the junkyard to find its VIN number. While the driver files it away from the door, Cisco finds what he’s looking for on the outside of the engine.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 4
“Rearview Blindspots”
“Unsquare Dance” by the Dave Brubeck Quartet: The instrumental song “Unsquare Dance” plays The Lincoln Advocate When Cisco hits a golf ball at the putt-putt golf while Mickey looks at the murder board with the evidence.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 5
“What Happens in Victorville”
“Viva Las Vegas” by Dead Kennedys: The song “Viva Las Vegas” plays as Cisco rides his motorcycle down the road with desert on either side of him on his way to a gun shop in Vegas.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 6
“Man on Fire”
Reverse by Sunny OH!, Deraj & Quinten Coblentz: “Apped Down” plays in the background as Lorna and Mickey sit at a restaurant table while a waiter pours champagne, and Cisco and Izzy arrive. The song continues as Mickey gives her his pocket constitution and a job offer.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 7
“correctness”
“Firewalker” by Jungle Fire: The Jungle Fire song plays The Lincoln Advocate When Izzy drives Mickey while he’s hypervigilant, and four road saints follow them on motorcycles.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 8
“Mystery Man”
“Leave My Bones” by Me and My Friends: When Izzy goes to her dance studio, she puts on the song “Leave My Bones” and rehearses her dance for the audition the next day.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 9
“ghosts”
“Head on a Swivel” by The Dip: The song from the dip plays when Mickey starts an electric kettle to make coffee in the morning, ending up after he spills the drink on his tie.
The Lincoln Lawyer Episode 10
“The Gods of Guilt”
“Best day of my life” by American authors: The song by American authors plays in the flashback ten years earlier when Neil Bishop argues on the phone while eating in a diner. “Best Day of My Life” continues as De Marco enters and begins talking to Bishop about the case, bribing him to drop the case. The song continues later in the final episode of The Lincoln Advocate When the flashback continues.
“Satisfaction” by LABRYS: “Satisfaction” plays in the restaurant as Izzy, Mickey, Lorna and Cisco celebrate winning Julian’s trial. Mickey announces that he is taking a vacation, and Lorna will run the company while he is gone. The song continues as she tells the others about her new clients.
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“I Won’t” by SOHN: The SOHN song plays when Mickey gets up to leave and tells them to charge the meal to his card. It fails as he looks over and pictures his former client smiling back at him, the first time he’s seen her smile since Glory Day’s death in The Lincoln Advocate Season 2.
“Be the Man” by Wilder Woods: “Be the Man” plays as Mickey drives his blue Lincoln convertible, intending to leave town. He actually looks cheerful for the first time all season. However, the song ends when a police officer pulls him over.
“Best Day of My Life (Cover)” by Unknown: A cover version of the song “Best Day of My Life” which is slower and more ominous plays in the final moments at the end of The Lincoln Advocate Season 3 When Mickey is brought to his car trunk by the police officer, sees the dead body of his former con artist client Sam Scales. This happens The Lincoln Advocate Season 4 with Michael Connelly’s story The law of innocence.