The ‘Billions’ Season 7 Soundtrack Is Perfect for Bobby Axelrod’s Return

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Billions has been about the rich getting richer, egos being a more valuable currency than dollars in the U.S. government, and sexual power plays for six seasons. But it's also a melting pot of pop culture references. From a New York State Attorney General describing his thirst to destroy to a Dexter-esque "dark passenger" to a maniacal hedgefund manager forcing employees to sign NDAs that are "tighter than AC/DC in '78," Billions requires a Ph.D. in entertainment history to enjoy it fully. And that is why its soundtracks are usually killer.

The seventh and final season finds Chuck Rhodes (Paul Giamatti) back to his old tricks again, trying to knock another megalomaniacal billionaire off his high horse before they damage the fabric of American democracy. This time, it's Mike Prince (Corey Stoll), the wolf in $100,000 sheepskin suits who took over the company from the last billionaire caught in Chuck's sight, Bobby Axelrod (Damian Lewis). Prince and Rhodes' tussle in Season 6 ended with Prince losing $3.5 billion in bitcoin that could've amounted to tax fraud and Chuck temporarily going to jail for illegally seizing Prince's property to try and expose his hidden crypto stash. Now, Prince is running for President, Chuck is once again United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Axelrod is needed to put Prince in check after missing the entire sixth season. Now, cue the music.

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This season's soundtrack continues the show's streak of having an eclectic mix of music to reflect the unpredictability of a show that once had a Peloton-induced heart attack and a government official indulging BSDM kinks. The season premiere ends with Joe Strummer of The Clash wailing about a warning of war coming from London to the world on the group's song "London Calling" as Axe reconnects with his Wall Street troops under the Tower of London to possibly do battle with Prince. Killer Mike gives Prince, and a congregation of close confidants, an early listen to his song "NRICH" inside a makeshift studio in a church, furthering the idea that Prince has his hand and influence in the unlikeliest places. There are more than enough surprising needle drops to do justice to the final season of one of Showtime's wildest shows.