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{
"metadata": {
"title": "The West Wing - Complete Music Research",
"description": "Comprehensive catalog of all songs featured in The West Wing TV show (1999-2006), compiled from IMDB, Reddit r/thewestwing, TuneFind, and Wikipedia sources.",
"date_compiled": "2026-03-06",
"sources": [
"IMDB (tt0200276) - all 155 episode soundtrack pages",
"Reddit r/thewestwing - music discussion threads",
"TuneFind.com - episode-level song tracking",
"Wikipedia - season/episode articles and soundtrack page"
]
},
"current_playlist": {
"apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/playlist/west-wing/pl.u-b3b8RKBujdg1l",
"track_count": 185,
"order": "episode",
"last_updated": "2026-03-06",
"tracks": [
{
"position": 1,
"title": "Main Title (The West Wing)",
"artist": "W.G. Snuffy Walden",
"type": "score",
"episode": "S1E01",
"apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/main-title-the-west-wing/1536947368?i=1536947373"
},
{
"position": 2,
"title": "Moment of Weakness",
"artist": "Bif Naked",
"type": "song",
"episode": "S1E01",
"apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/moment-of-weakness/363678077?i=363678201"
},
{
"position": 3,
"title": "Walking The West Wing",
"artist": "W.G. Snuffy Walden",
"type": "score",
"episode": "S1E01",
"apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/walking-the-west-wing/1536947368?i=1536947552"
},
{
"position": 4,
"title": "Fizz",
"artist": "Joydrop",
"type": "song",
"episode": "S1E02",
"apple_music_url": "https://music.apple.com/us/album/fizz/1604634241?i=1604634243"
},
{
"position": 5,
"title": "The First Commandment",
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"episode": "S1E03",
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},
{
"position": 7,
"title": "Happy Days Are Here Again",
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},
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"position": 8,
"title": "She's Lost Control (2019 Digital Master)",
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"position": 9,
"title": "Ave Maria, D. 839",
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"position": 10,
"title": "Learn to Fly",
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"position": 12,
"title": "Hail to the Chief",
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"title": "Samson: Let Their Celestial Concerts All Unite",
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},
{
"position": 17,
"title": "Charlie In The Oval Office",
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"position": 18,
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},
{
"position": 19,
"title": "Forever Lost",
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"position": 20,
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{
"position": 22,
"title": "Down",
"artist": "Stone Temple Pilots",
"type": "song",
"episode": "S1E20",
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"position": 24,
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"position": 25,
"title": "Strike Immediately",
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"position": 27,
"title": "Don't Pull Your Love",
"artist": "Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds",
"type": "song",
"episode": "S2E02",
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},
{
"position": 30,
"title": "H.M.S. Pinafore, Act II: He Is an Englishman",
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"title": "Carol Of The Bells",
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"position": 35,
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"title": "Blame It on the Bossa Nova",
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{
"position": 39,
"title": "New York Minute",
"artist": "Don Henley",
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},
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"title": "24 Hr. Deadline",
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{
"position": 41,
"title": "The Wells Fargo Wagon",
"artist": "The Music Man Motion-Picture Ensemble",
"type": "song",
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"position": 42,
"title": "Air on the G String",
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"title": "Mrs. Landingham",
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"title": "For What It's Worth",
"artist": "Buffalo Springfield",
"type": "song",
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},
{
"position": 50,
"title": "Evolution Revolution Love",
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},
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{
"position": 55,
"title": "I'm Too Sexy",
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"title": "West Side Story: Cool (Mickey Calin, the Jets)",
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"position": 57,
"title": "The Surrey with the Fringe On Top",
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"title": "Sonata No. 5 in D Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 102, No. 2: I. Allegro con brio",
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"title": "Presidential Proclamation",
"artist": "W.G. Snuffy Walden",
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"title": "Hanging By a Moment",
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"title": "Texas, Our Texas",
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"title": "West Wing",
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"title": "Ave Maria, Op. 6, No. 2",
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"title": "Don't Know Why",
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"title": "Hallelujah",
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"title": "Iolanthe: No. 18, \"When Britain Really Ruled the Waves\"",
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"title": "Sorry",
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"title": "Patriotic Song (Nicholas Nickleby)",
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"Canon in D Major - Pachelbel"
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"Samson HWV 57: Let their celestial concerts - Handel",
"Deck the Halls"
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"Hashkiveinu"
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{
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"Sorry - Stretch Princess",
"Forever Lost - The Magic Numbers"
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"Put on a Happy Face",
"Down - Stone Temple Pilots"
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"Leavin' On Your Mind - Patsy Cline"
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"Celebration - Kool & The Gang"
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"Carol of the Bells",
"Joy to the World",
"We Wish You a Merry Christmas",
"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen"
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{
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{
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{
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"title": "Manchester: Part I",
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"Instead - Abandon Jalopy",
"Evolution Revolution Love - Tricky"
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"Columbia, the Gem of the Ocean"
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"You Make Me Feel So Young - Sinatra"
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{
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"I'm Too Sexy - Right Said Fred"
]
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{
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"West Side Story: Cool"
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"The Surrey with the Fringe on Top",
"Cello Sonata No. 5 - Beethoven"
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{
"number": 13,
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"Red Red Wine - UB40"
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{
"number": 14,
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"Destiny - Zero 7"
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{
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"title": "Dead Irish Writers",
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"O Canada"
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{
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"Makin' Whoopee"
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{
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"Hooray For Captain Spaulding"
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{
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"Don't Know Why - Norah Jones"
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"Moondance - Van Morrison"
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"Patriotic Song - Stephen Oliver"
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"I Don't Like Mondays - Tori Amos",
"National Emblem March",
"The Wanderer - Dion",
"Always - Liars Inc.",
"Battle Hymn of the Republic"
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{
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"I Don't Like Mondays - Tori Amos",
"The Washington Post March"
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{
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"One Week - Barenaked Ladies"
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{
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"Gloria in D - Vivaldi"
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{
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"Gaudeamus Igitur"
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{
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{
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"The Times They Are a-Changin' - Richie Havens",
"Bill Bailey - Patsy Cline"
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{
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"Someone to Watch Over Me - Ella Fitzgerald",
"Love Me, My Love - Dean Martin",
"It's a Shame - The Spinners",
"House of the Rising Sun - The Animals",
"There! I've Said It Again - Bobby Vinton"
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"Anything Goes",
"The Girl from Ipanema",
"Silver Bells"
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"I Wanna Be Sedated - Ramones",
"So What - Miles Davis",
"Time in a Bottle - Jim Croce"
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"Heroes - Jill Sobule",
"Rock Me to Sleep - Jill Sobule"
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{
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"Heroes - Jill Sobule",
"Rock Me to Sleep - Jill Sobule",
"American Patrol",
"Columbia, Gem of the Ocean"
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"Rock This Town - Stray Cats"
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{
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"title": "Red Haven's on Fire",
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"Sand In My Shoes - Bobby Short"
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{
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"Pomp and Circumstance - Elgar",
"Water Music Suite No. 1 - Handel"
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{
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"Revolutionary Etude - Chopin"
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"Sleigh Ride",
"Twelve Days of Christmas",
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"Oh What a Beautiful Mornin'"
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"Stay - Frankie Valli",
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"number": 13,
"title": "King Corn",
"songs": [
"Desire - Ryan Adams",
"Walkin' After Midnight - Patsy Cline",
"Green, Green Grass of Home - Johnny Cash",
"Peace Train - Cat Stevens"
]
},
{
"number": 14,
"title": "The Wake Up Call",
"songs": [
"My Funny Valentine - Ella Fitzgerald",
"Otello: Mia Madre (Willow Song) - Verdi"
]
},
{
"number": 16,
"title": "Drought Conditions",
"songs": [
"Alison - Elvis Costello",
"Take Five - Dave Brubeck"
]
},
{
"number": 17,
"title": "A Good Day",
"songs": [
"Begin the Beguine - Artie Shaw"
]
},
{
"number": 19,
"title": "Ninety Miles Away",
"songs": [
"Cirrus - Bill Anschell",
"Stories We Hold - Bill Anschell"
]
},
{
"number": 20,
"title": "In God We Trust",
"songs": [
"Sir Duke - Stevie Wonder"
]
}
]
},
"season_7": {
"episodes": [
{
"number": 2,
"title": "The Mommy Problem",
"songs": [
"Jet Airliner - Steve Miller Band",
"Time for Me to Fly (instrumental) - REO Speedwagon"
]
},
{
"number": 3,
"title": "Message of the Week",
"songs": [
"The Yellow Rose of Texas"
]
},
{
"number": 4,
"title": "Mr. Frost",
"songs": [
"Serenade No. 10 (Gran Partita): III. Adagio - Mozart"
]
},
{
"number": 8,
"title": "Undecideds",
"songs": [
"Oyaheya - Rickie Byars Beckwith"
]
},
{
"number": 9,
"title": "The Wedding",
"songs": [
"La Paix (Royal Fireworks) - Handel",
"Lascia ch'io pianga - Handel"
]
},
{
"number": 13,
"title": "The Cold",
"songs": [
"Bang Bang - Dizzy Gillespie",
"Body and Soul - Billie Holiday"
]
},
{
"number": 15,
"title": "Welcome to Wherever You Are",
"songs": [
"For Once in My Life - Stevie Wonder",
"Welcome to Wherever You Are - Bon Jovi"
]
},
{
"number": 16,
"title": "Election Day: Part 1",
"songs": [
"Resolve - Foo Fighters",
"No Way Back - Foo Fighters"
]
},
{
"number": 17,
"title": "Election Day: Part 2",
"songs": [
"Miracle - Foo Fighters",
"Beautiful Day - U2",
"My Cherie Amour - Stevie Wonder",
"Deep in the Heart of Texas - Gene Autry",
"Resolve - Foo Fighters"
]
},
{
"number": 22,
"title": "Tomorrow (Series Finale)",
"songs": [
"America the Beautiful - Keb' Mo'",
"The Angel Song - Jaci Velasquez",
"Love Kills - Freddie Mercury",
"Drownin' On Dry Land - Little Junior Parker",
"Semper Fidelis - Sousa",
"Hail to the Chief"
]
}
]
}
}
},
"notable_scenes": {
"description": "Most iconic music moments from the show, as cited by Reddit community consensus",
"scenes": [
{
"rank": 1,
"song": "Brothers In Arms",
"artist": "Dire Straits",
"episode": "S2E22 - Two Cathedrals",
"description": "President Bartlet walks in the rain after Mrs. Landingham's funeral, then enters the press conference to announce his MS and reelection bid. Universally cited as the best use of music in the entire series."
},
{
"rank": 2,
"song": "Cello Suite No. 1 - Prélude",
"artist": "Yo-Yo Ma",
"episode": "S2E10 - Noël",
"description": "Josh relives PTSD flashbacks from the shooting. Yo-Yo Ma performed it live approximately 45 times on set."
},
{
"rank": 3,
"song": "Hallelujah",
"artist": "Jeff Buckley",
"episode": "S3E22 - Posse Comitatus",
"description": "CJ learns that Secret Service Agent Simon Donovan has been killed. Intercut with the Shareef assassination and the Nicholas Nickleby theater performance."
},
{
"rank": 4,
"song": "I Don't Like Mondays",
"artist": "Tori Amos",
"episode": "S4E02 - 20 Hours in America: Part II",
"description": "Plays over Bartlet's 'they ran into the fire / streets of heaven' speech about the pipe bomb explosion at a swim meet."
},
{
"rank": 5,
"song": "Angel",
"artist": "Massive Attack",
"episode": "S4E22 - Commencement",
"description": "Zoey's kidnapping sequence. Camera cuts to white rather than black."
},
{
"rank": 6,
"song": "Sanvean - I Am Your Shadow",
"artist": "Lisa Gerrard",
"episode": "S5E01 - 7A WF 83429",
"description": "Vigil/communion/Sit Room montage while the family is at mass and Zoe is still missing."
},
{
"rank": 7,
"song": "The Jackal",
"artist": "Ronny Jordan feat. Dana Bryant",
"episode": "S1E18 - Six Meetings Before Lunch",
"description": "CJ's iconic lip-sync performance. One of the show's most beloved recurring bits."
},
{
"rank": 8,
"song": "America the Beautiful",
"artist": "Keb' Mo'",
"episode": "S7E22 - Tomorrow (Series Finale)",
"description": "Plays as the West Wing and Oval Office are packed up after the inauguration. Final musical moment of the series."
},
{
"rank": 9,
"song": "Dark Was the Night, Cold Was the Ground",
"artist": "Blind Willie Johnson",
"episode": "S5E13 - The Warfare of Genghis Khan",
"description": "Josh tells the story of the Voyager golden record carrying this song into space, followed by Blind Willie Johnson's tragic life story."
},
{
"rank": 10,
"song": "The Little Drummer Boy",
"artist": "Harry Simeone Chorale",
"episode": "S1E10 - In Excelsis Deo",
"description": "Arlington funeral Toby arranges for the homeless Korean War veteran, intercut with the White House choir."
}
]
},
"spotify_playlists_referenced": {
"description": "Community-maintained Spotify playlists found on Reddit",
"playlists": [
{
"name": "West Wing comprehensive playlist",
"creator": "mickstranahan / matt_thorne",
"url": "https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5n7AFDX7A2WqCQxGzwdRi2",
"notes": "Most-cited playlist on Reddit. Creator confirmed known gaps including Aimee Mann's Shed a Little Light."
},
{
"name": "West Wing playlist",
"creator": "eafarris",
"url": "https://open.spotify.com/user/eafarris/playlist/1CqmDjRn1NQJSlBvwYVSFp",
"notes": "Another community playlist referenced on Reddit."
}
]
},
"research_notes": {
"tunefind_discrepancies": [
"TuneFind lists 'Stories We Hold' while IMDB and other sources list 'Stories We Told' (Bill Anschell track from S6E19)",
"TuneFind shows 'Hanging By a Moment' in S3E02 Manchester Part I; IMDB does not list it for that episode",
"TuneFind attributes some songs to documentary specials that IMDB treats as separate from the episodic run"
],
"cast_performances": {
"description": "Songs performed by cast members in-character, which may not have commercial recordings matching the show",
"performances": [
{
"song": "You Make Me Feel So Young",
"performer": "Martin Sheen",
"episode": "S3E06"
},
{
"song": "Makin' Whoopee",
"performer": "Martin Sheen",
"episode": "S3E17"
},
{
"song": "Hooray For Captain Spaulding",
"performer": "Allison Janney",
"episode": "S3E19"
},
{
"song": "O Canada",
"performer": "West Wing cast",
"episode": "S3E16"
},
{
"song": "Sleigh Ride",
"performer": "Allison Janney",
"episode": "S5E09"
},
{
"song": "American Pie",
"performer": "Allison Janney & Mitchell Ryan",
"episode": "S5E17"
},
{
"song": "Suicide Is Painless",
"performer": "Richard Schiff (Toby)",
"episode": "S5E10"
},
{
"song": "Alison",
"performer": "Jimmy Smits (Santos)",
"episode": "S6E16"
},
{
"song": "Monday, Monday",
"performer": "Bradley Whitford & Janel Moloney",
"episode": "S6E09"
},
{
"song": "Stay",
"performer": "Jesse Bradford",
"episode": "S5E17"
},
{
"song": "Put on a Happy Face",
"performer": "Richard Schiff (Toby)",
"episode": "S1E18"
},
{
"song": "Gaudeamus Igitur",
"performer": "West Wing cast",
"episode": "S4E05"
},
{
"song": "Sand In My Shoes",
"performer": "Allison Janney (CJ)",
"episode": "S4E17"
}
]
},
"unresolved_identifications": [
{
"description": "Big band song at 13:35 in S2E13 'Bartlet's Third State of the Union'",
"notes": "Possibly Duke Ellington, not 'String of Pearls'. Unidentified as of Reddit threads."
},
{
"description": "Production music track in S3E02 Manchester Part I at ~16:45",
"notes": "90s-pop-sounding song ('how do you make me feel the way you do...'). Confirmed as library music by 'Opus 1', not a commercial release."
},
{
"description": "Jazz song at end of S7 episode where Vinick's campaign manager quits",
"notes": "Asked on Reddit, no confirmed answer."
}
]
}
}
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