Summary
M. Night Shyamalan’sTrapincludes an entirely original soundtrack of songs performed by Saleka as Lady Raven, filling the psychological thriller with modern pop music. From the moment the core concept was revealed for Shyamalan’s 2024 movie, it was clear that music would play a big role. The first part of the film is entirely set at a concert for Lady Raven thatTrap’s main character and cast memberCooper (Josh Hartnett) attends with his daughter, unknowing that it was a trap to catch him as The Butcher.
Throughout the entirety of Cooper’s search for an escape beforeTrap’s ending, music from Lady Raven’s concert is either heard or shown through the performances. Shyamalan delivers a true concert feeling through all the music and pandemonium surrounding the event. With his daughterSaleka Shyamalan playing Lady Raven, the real-life singer wrote and performed completely new songs inTrap. They are all collected for the film’s official soundtrack, which is great after several of the catchy tunes can easily get stuck in a viewer’s head.
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Every Lady Raven Song On The Trap Soundtrack & When They Play
Saleka Wrote 16 Songs For Trap
“Don’t Wanna Be Yours” by Saleka- The first song onTrap’s soundtrack is “Don’t Wanna Be Yours.” It is heard during the opening credits of the movie and the introduction to Cooper and Riley (Ariel Donoghue). Riley sings it in the car as they drive to Lady Raven’s concert.
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“Save Me” by Saleka- The second of Lady Raven’s songs inTrapplays as Riley and Cooper walk through the concert venue upon arrival. “Save Me” is the song that Riley sees three other girls dancing to and jumps in to do the choreography with them.
“Placebo” by Saleka- Lady Raven’s concert begins with a new song, “Placebo.” Saleka’s pop star character welcomes her fans to the concert before kicking off the production with this song as thousands of young girls scream wildly. Cooper takes this as an opportunity to see how many of them are recording it with their phones instead of enjoying the concert.
“Care For You” by Saleka- The next song inTrapis “Care For You.” This is the second song that Lady Raven is shown performing during the concert. As Cooper observes more cops in the facility, he uses this song as his chance to go to the bathroom and check on his current hostage.
“Catch Me” by Saleka- The song “Catch Me” is not featured on the officialTrapsoundtrack, although it is credited as playing during the movie. Co-written by Jeremy Lloyd, the song likely is in the background as Cooper walks through the arena.
“Release” by Saleka- The next song that Lady Raven performs at her concert is “Release.” The artist introduces this song by talking about people needing to release what has hurt them in the past. She asks each person who released someone to turn the light on their phone on after, which brings Riley and most others in attendance to do just that. Saleka then plays the piano to perform the song.
“Liar” by Saleka- Another song of Lady Raven’s that plays inTrapis “Liar.” This is not one of the songs directly shown as she performs it, as it instead plays in the background as Cooper looks around the arena for exits and at the state of its security and police force. It also plays afterTrap’s mid-credits scene.
“Hiding” by Saleka & Russ- TheTrapsoundtrack includes a single performed by Saleka and the rapper Russ. They perform the song in the movie afterLady Raven asks everyone in the audience to shout for Parker, Russ' character, to appear to do the song with her. Parker then comes out of a secret exit through the floor, which tempts Cooper to try and escape through this tunnel.
“Pieces” and “Empathize” by Saleka- As Cooper looks around the arena for different exit strategies, more of Lady Raven’s songs play through the speakers in the background. This likely includes “Pieces” and “Empathize”, as Saleka is not directly shown performing either song.
“Love You” by Saleka- The next song that is heard by Lady Raven is “Love You.” This one plays as Cooper returns to the concert after missing so much of it as he searched for exits, caused distractions like the deep dryer explosion, and more.
“Dead End” by Saleka- Before the biggest moment of the concert for Riley, Lady Raven performs “Dead End.” This song from theTrapsoundtrack plays as she is selected to be the Dreamer Girl and goes backstage to get ready to meet her favorite pop star.
“Dreamer Girl” by Saleka- At every Lady Raven concert, one lucky guest in attendance gets to go on stage and dance with her as the designated Dreamer Girl. Riley is selected after Cooper lies about her overcoming cancer. Lady Raven performs “Dreamer Girl” with Riley next to her on stage, as they dance and sing together, which makes girls from Riley’s school jealous.
“Divine (Feat. Kid Cudi)” by Saleka- The encore song of Lady Raven’s concert brings her mentor, The Thinker (Kid Cudi), out for a final collaboration.Saleka and Kid Cudi take the stagetogether to perform “Divine” and give the audience one more big number.
“Where Did She Go” by Saleka- Once Cooper and Riley leave Lady Raven’s concert, there is not much music in the movie. That chances onceLady Raven asks to play a song on the pianoat Riley’s house. She chooses to play and sing “Where Did She Go” so she can get Riley close and steal her’s and Cooper’s phones to try and save the hostage.
“Pieces (Feat. Amaarae)” by Saleka- The final song inTrapis another rendition of “Pieces,” with this version including vocals by Amaarae. This song plays during the beginning of the movie’s credits.
Where To Listen To The Trap Soundtrack
It’s Available Online
The officialTrapsoundtrack is currently available online through music streaming platformslikeApple MusicandSpotify. The soundtrack is called “Lady Raven (Original Music From The Motion Picture Trap)” and contains 14 songs that Saleka Shyamalan performs. The only songs in the movie that are not on the album are “Catch Me” and the Amaarae-less version of “Pieces.” It is unknown if the other songs fromTrapwill be released.
