As mentioned previously, Ellie plays this song for her friend Dina in the game as a way to express her feelings for her when they happen to stop in an abandoned music store, so it’s fitting that this song also plays as Ellie spends what will become her last night with her best friend and first crush Riley. This song not only captures the delight that Ellie feels as she becomes enamored by the moving escalator, but it also has important ties to the video games, specifically The Last of Us Part II. The upbeat and catchy melody of A-ha’s “Take on Me” can be heard as Ellie prepares to be wowed by the four wonders of the mall that Riley (Storm Reid) has promised to show her. But as this episode proves, there are still plenty of Pearl Jam songs to drive their emotional connection.
Unfortunately, “Future Days” was released in 2013, so it likely won’t be featured in the series since this world ended in 2003 and there’s no logical way for either Joel or Ellie to know that song. As mentioned earlier, “Future Days” is an important song in The Last of Us Part II that connects the two characters throughout the game. But this isn’t the first time that a Pearl Jam song has been used to connect Ellie and Joel. The first few trailers for the show feature songs and music from the games in the background, and the series itself has gone even further by incorporating different songs into the fabric of each episode.Įpisode 7 – Left Behind “All or None” – Pearl JamĪs Ellie stands at the door, deciding what to do about Joel and whether or not she should leave him behind, “All or None” by Pearl Jam begins to play and transitions into a flashback of Ellie listening to the song on her Walkman at FEDRA school.
Ellie also sings A-ha’s “Take on Me” to her friend and love interest Dina when the two are in Seattle together – a touching moment amidst all the violence in the game.įrom the beginning, HBO’s The Last of Us showed us that it was going to continue using music as an important thread in its story. At the beginning of the game, Joel sings Pearl Jam’s “Future Days” to Ellie, and it becomes a song that she uses to remember him later on. The Last of Us Part IIshows us how Joel and Ellie use music as a way to connect with and understand each other and even allows the player to strum along via the controller when both characters play guitar. This article contains spoilers through the most recent episode of The Last of Us.įans of The Last of Usknow that music is a key part of the video games’ story.
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