A Soundtrack Wish List for HBO’s Returning Girls
This piece imagines which songs should appear in HBO’s planned five-episode revival of Girls. It praises the original series’ music supervision by Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe and suggests tracks by artists including Robyn, Jenny Lewis, Grace Ives, and others. The list mixes newer releases with older favorites to match the show’s emotional and comedic moments.
HBO is planning a five-episode return of Girls, prompting this speculative soundtrack list. The original show’s music choices, handled by Manish Raval and Tom Wolfe, were praised for sharpening both emotional and comic scenes. The Outstanding Music Supervision Emmy arrived only in the series’ final season, so it never had a chance to recognize that work earlier.
The imagined playlist limits itself to tracks released after the show ended on April 16, 2017. It proposes new material from Robyn and Jenny Lewis, plus Grace Ives’s “Stupid Bitches,” alongside older post-finale favorites. The mix aims to fit the revival’s feelings and jokes.
This revival and its imagined soundtrack could affect longtime Girls viewers, music fans, and the featured artists. If the list reflects actual choices, exposure on HBO may introduce post-2017 tracks to wider audiences and spark streaming or sales interest. It may also shape how viewers emotionally connect to the characters’ return. Still, because the article is speculative, its social impact likely remains limited to cultural conversation unless the network adopts similar selections.