Music Used in The Wave (Die Welle)

Here is a list of known music / songs used in The Wave (Die Welle), along with composer credits and where possible links.

It may not be exhaustive (i.e. some incidental / background cues may not be publicly documented).

Overview & Key Credits

The original score for ‘The Wave’ (Die Welle) was composed by Heiko Maile. The soundtrack features a blend of electronic, hip hop, rock, and pop genres, alongside Maile’s score. Notable licensed songs include ‘Rock’n’Roll Highschool’ by EL*KE, ‘Rock N Roll Queen’ by The Subways, and ‘Tick Tick Boom’ by The Hives.

Known Tracks & Credits

1. Rock’N’Roll Highschool | 1:54 | ElKe (Composed By, Lyrics By – Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, Johnny Ramone; Producer – ElKe, Mirko Schaffer; Remix – El*Ke) | No specific role in film noted in source.
2. Rock N Roll Queen (Album Version) | 2:50 | The Subways (Lyrics By, Composed By – Billy Lunn, Charlotte Cooper, Josh Morgan) | No specific role in film noted in source.
3. Execution Song | 2:13 | Johnossi (Composed By – Johnossi; Lyrics By – John Engelbert; Mixed By – Owen Bovary; Producer, Mixed By – Pelle Andersson*; Recorder – Ove Bergwall) | No specific role in film noted in source.
4. Fight The Start | 2:59 | Kilians (Composed By – Arne Schult, Dominic Lorberg, Gordian Scholz, Micka Schürmann; Lyrics By – Simon Den Hartog; Producer – Swen Meyer) | No specific role in film noted in source.
5. Spending My Time | 2:38 | Orange But Green (Composed By, Lyrics By – Oliver Walter) | No specific role in film noted in source.
6. Tick Tick Boom | 3:25 | The Hives (Composed By – Randy Fitzsimmons) | No specific role in film noted in source.
7. Short Life Of Margott | 3:01 | Kilians (Composed By – Arne Schult, Dominic Lorberg, Gordian Scholz, Micka Schürmann; Lyrics By – Simon Den Hartog; Producer, Engineer, Mixed By – Swen Meyer) | No specific role in film noted in source.
8. Everything Is Under Control | 3:34 | Coldcut (Composed By, Lyrics By – J. Spencer*, Jonathan More, Matt Black, Mike Ladd) | No specific role in film noted in source.
9. Bored (Score) | 3:23 | Ronda Ray, Markie J (Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile; Drum Programming – André Winter; Featuring – Markie J; Lyrics By – Mark Jefferis; Mastered By – Ralf Christian Mayer; Recorder, Mixed By – Ronda Ray) | No specific role in film noted in source.
10. Move It! (Score) | 4:16 | Ronda Ray, Trevor Jackson (Composed By, Lyrics By – Trevor Jackson (5), Volker Hinkel; Composed By, Lyrics By, Producer – Heiko Maile; Mastered By – Ralf Christian Mayer; Recorder, Mixed By – Ronda Ray) | No specific role in film noted in source.
11. Nightlite | 5:07 | Bonobo (Composed By, Lyrics By – Bajka Pluwatsch, Simon Green (2)) | No specific role in film noted in source.
12. What Has Made You Change So Much | 6:18 | Jan Plewka (Composed By, Lyrics By – Jan Plewka; Producer – Manfred Faust) | No specific role in film noted in source.
13. Arrested (Score) | 3:16 | Heiko Maile (Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile; Mastered By – Ralf Christian Mayer; Sound Designer – Alexander Saal) | No specific role in film noted in source.
14. Power Control (Score) | 4:23 | Ronda Ray, Trevor Jackson (Composed By, Lyrics By, Producer – Heiko Maile; Featuring – Trevor Jackson (5); Mastered By – Ralf Christian Mayer; Mixed By – Jochen Schmalbach; Recorder – Ronda Ray) | No specific role in film noted in source.
15. Climbing Up The Tower (Score) | 2:20 | Heiko Maile (Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile) | No specific role in film noted in source.
16. Sending Out An Sms (Score) | 1:32 | Heiko Maile (Composed By – Torsten Kamps; Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile) | No specific role in film noted in source.
17. Swimming (Score) | 2:23 | Heiko Maile (Composed By – Volker Hinkel; Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile) | No specific role in film noted in source.
18. White Shirts (Score) | 2:26 | Heiko Maile (Composed By, Producer – Heiko Maile) | No specific role in film noted in source.
19. Dark School (Score) | 2:06 | Heiko Maile (Producer, Composed By – Heiko Maile) | No specific role in film noted in source.

Additional Licensed Songs

• Was dich so verändert hat — Written by Jan Plewka / Performed by Jan Plewka / Produced by Manfred Faust
• Garden Of Growing Hearts — Music by Empty Trash / Lyrics by Max Buskohl / Performed by Empty Trash
• Homezone — Written by Jens Moelle and Ismail Tüfekçi / Performed by Digitalism
• Spending My Time — Written by Oliver Siegfried Walter / Performed by Orange But Green / Produced by Uwe Sabirowsky
• Everything Is Under Control — Written by Matt Black, Jon More, Mike Ladd and Jon Spencer / Performed by Coldcut
• Right Now — Music by Heiko Maile / Lyrics by Heiko Maile and Trevor Jackson / Performed by Ronda Ray featuring Trevor Jackson / Produced by Heiko Maile

Sample Audio / YouTube Links

The full soundtrack can be found on Spotify (search for ‘Die Welle Original Soundtrack’) and Apple Music (search for ‘Die Welle (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [Remastered]’).

Key tracks can be found on YouTube with the following search queries: ‘Die Welle Rock N Roll Queen’, ‘Die Welle Tick Tick Boom’, ‘Die Welle Bored Heiko Maile’.