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'The Mentalist' Climbs Netflix Charts Again, Seven Seasons of Music from Bach to Bon Jovi

This crime drama that premiered in 2008 has recently returned to the upper ranks of Netflix's charts, with a full soundtrack list spanning classical music to Lana Del Rey and The Rolling Stones across its seven seasons and 151 episodes.

Yu-Ting Lin, Managing Editor
'The Mentalist' Climbs Netflix Charts Again, Seven Seasons of Music from Bach to Bon Jovi

A crime drama where Beethoven's "Für Elise" and "Macarena" can show up in the same episode—that's the most direct picture of "The Mentalist" soundtrack list. Created by Bruno Heller and starring Simon Baker as former fake psychic Patrick Jane, the series originally ran for seven seasons and 151 episodes from 2008 to 2015, and has now been fully re-added to Netflix, climbing back up the platform's charts. The cast also includes Robin Tunney as senior agent Teresa Lisbon, along with Tim Kang, Owain Yeoman, and Amanda Righetti.

The show's original score was composed by Blake Neely, with a 27-track compilation from the first two seasons released back in 2010. Beyond that, the licensed music woven throughout the series spans an impressive range: from classical pieces like Bach's "Prelude and Fugue in C Major" and Beethoven's "Für Elise," to Ini Kamoze's "Here Comes The Hotstepper" and Los Del Rio's "Macarena," through to later-season tracks like Lana Del Rey's "Off To The Races," The Rolling Stones' "Let It Bleed," Bon Jovi's "Livin' On A Prayer," and Earth, Wind & Fire's "September." Below is the full track list organized by season.

Season 1: Peter Bradley Adams "Song For Viola," Dixie Witch "S.O.L.," Beethoven "Für Elise," Yoav "Adore Adore," Shelley Jacobson "Good At Getting Up To No Good," Bitter "Trouble," Natalya Gulkina "Albatross," Latin Soul Syndicate "La Negrita," Caution Cat "Rolin (Monks Of Doom)," Weapons Of Pleasure "Burn," Bach "Prelude And Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846."

Season 2: Bach "Prelude And Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846," Peter Bradley Adams "Darkening Sky," traditional "Amazing Grace," Ini Kamoze "Here Comes The Hotstepper (Heartical Mix)," C+C Music Factory "Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)," Jason Gleed "Follow Me Now," Los Del Rio "Macarena," Extreme "More Than Words," Name Brand "I'm The Man."

Season 3: The Ray Conniff Singers "Ring Christmas Bells (Carol Of The Bells)," traditional "Jingle Bells," "We Wish You A Merry Christmas," "Deck The Halls," Tchaikovsky "Symphony No. 6 in B Minor, Op. 74: Pathetique," Brahms "Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 77: Allegro Non Troppo."

Season 4: Darryl Worley "Messed Up In Memphis," Shelly Lecher "Red Devil," Zoppi "Lost," Louis Armstrong "What A Wonderful World," Nenna Yvonne "Go Around," Chinatown "Drive Me Crazy," Bach "Prelude No. 1 in C Major: BWV 846," Nick Grava "Over The Rainbow," Lana Del Rey "Off To The Races," Chris Isaak "Wicked Game," She Wants Revenge "I Don't Want To Fall In Love."

Season 5: Blaze Foley & The Beaver Valley Boys "Cold, Cold World," The Three Tenors "La Donna E Mobile," "La Vita E Inferno All'Infelice," John Sherry "Mental Twang," The Rolling Stones "Let It Bleed," The Crossroads Band "Heartbroke And Busted," Wylie & The Wild West "Without You," Bing Crosby "Red Sails In The Sunset," Little Willie Littlefield "Kansas City," Donna Murphy "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye," Richard Harris "MacArthur Park," Gene Pitney "Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart."

Season 6: Dan Robinson and Benn Cutarelli "Tired," Malcolm Kirby Jr, James Martin, Joshua Kessley and Thomas Seabrooks "Mama Mona Lisa," Felix Mendelssohn "Wedding March," Matt Hirt (ft. Haroyue Kuang) "Chang An Street," Blaze Foley "Cold, Cold World," Iman (ft. Marbel) "Perreo," Sounds Of Kauai "Wailele (Waterfalls)," Matt Gossen "Letter To Lisbon," traditional "London Bridge Is Falling Down," Honey Tunney "Mama Whisky," traditional "The Yellow Rose Of Texas," Mister T "Cumbia De Athene."

Season 7: Eric Lindell "Lullaby For Mercy Ann," Bon Jovi "Livin' On A Prayer," Civil Twilight "Letters From The Sky," Tom Jones "It's Not Unusual," Earth, Wind & Fire "September."

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