Many songs were on the Donnie Darko soundtrack. The songs on the Donnie Darko soundtrack were "The Killing Moon", "Lucid Memory", "Head Over Heels", "Ave Maria", "For Whom the Bell Tolls", "Show Me", "Notorious", "Proud to be Loud", "Love Will Tear Us Apart", "Under the Milky Way", "Mad World", "Stay", and "Never Tear Us Apart."
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From memory I think it's Killing Moon, the artist name escapes me. In the directors cut its Never Tear Us Apart by INXS.
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The theme music for the police drama "TJ Hooker" (1982) Starring William Shatner is "Close Enough To Perfect" by Alabama (1982). So William Shatner pulled a song out of the Mountain Music album to accompany the Opening and Closing Credits.
The 'virgin soldiers march' by Ray Davies (The Kinks)
There are different songs played in each episode. They are instrumental variances of songs written and performed by various bands. For example, episode #2: Checkmate has a variance of "Burn" by The Cure (from The Crow soundtrack) and episode #3: Closing Time has "Hurt" as performed by Johnny Cash (originally written and recorded by Nine Inch Nails). Like I said - they are variances of the songs, so they may sound awfully familiar, but aren't the exact songs.
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo's 'Nostalgia' from the album "Despite The Snow". This Song is also the theme song for the TV Series "Wallander" (opening song in BBC version with Kenneth Branagh)Quiet Night, by Anna Ternheim, used on the Swedish show