Bob Marley One Love Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play

Summary Bob Marley: One Love is a biopic loaded with the reggae singer's hit songs, played from start to finish in the movie.

The soundtrack features familiar songs like "No Woman, No Cry" and "One Love" performed by both Bob Marley and the cast.

Kingsley Ben-Adir sings in the movie, blending his vocals with Bob Marley's recordings for an authentic musical experience.

The Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack is filled with the reggae singer's songs, and they play from the time the movie begins up until the closing credits. The 2024 movie takes on the challenge of bringing Bob Marley's true story to life in a feature film and elects to mostly cover a two-year period of his life to do so. This means that Bob Marley: One Love takes place after the musician has already written a few songs that would eventually become massive hits, while he is also busy writing his Exodus album in between two major concerts in Jamaica.

Since Bob Marley: One Love is a musical biopic, there was every expectation that the film would feature plenty of recognizable songs from Bob Marley & The Wailers. Thanks to working with Bob Marley's family to make the movie, the film was able to use a wide range of the singer's hit songs. The movie utilizes his music as much as possible, incorporating the original recordings and new versions performed by the cast, including Kingsley Ben-Adir as Bob Marley. This means Bob Marley: One Love's soundtrack is loaded with his music.

Here's Every Song On The Bob Marley: One Love official soundtrack:

Sont Title Song Artist "Get Up, Stand Up" The Wailers "Roots, Rock, Reggae" Bob Marley & The Wailers "I Shot The Sheriff" The Wailers "No More Trouble" Bob Marley & The Wailers "War / No More Trouble" Bob Marley & The Wailers "So Jah S'eh" Bob Marley "Natural Mystic" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Turn Your Lights Down Low" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Exodus" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Jamming" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Concrete Jungle" Bob Marley "No Woman, No Cry" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Three Little Birds" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Redemption Song" Bob Marley "One Love / People Get Ready" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Is This Love" Bob Marley & The Wailers "Rastaman Chant" The Wailers

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When Every Song On The Bob Marley: One Love Soundtrack Plays In The Movie

Some Songs Play More Than Once

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"Redemption Song" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - The first chance for audiences to hear "Redemption Song" comes during the beginning of the film, as Angelique Kidjo hums a portion of the song. It is then heard again as Quan-Dajai Henriques performs the song as young Bob Marley is in the kitchen with his mom. Finally, "Redemption Song" is played once more during Bob Marley: One Love's ending as Kingsley Ben-Adir sings it around the fire with his family.

"Get Up, Stand Up" by The Wailers - The first full song that is heard from the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack during the movie is "Get Up, Stand Up." The song is heard after Bob's press conference saying his peace concert is still on in 1976. "Get Up, Stand Up" continues to play as he travels through Jamaica, visiting a waterfall with friends and even playing soccer.

"Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Viewers hear one of Bob Marley's most recognizable songs early on in the movie, as Kingsley Ben-Adir sings an abridged version of "Three Little Birds" in the car with his son. This comes as they begin asking about the shootings and violence happening around them in Jamaica. The official version performed by Bob Marley ultimately plays once the reggae singer returns to Jamaica in 1978 ahead of his concert.

"Roots, Rock, Reggae" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - A small part of "Roots, Rock, Reggae" is heard as one of Bob Marley: One Love's songs as Bob meets up with his family early on. It can be heard briefly as he travels home and is greeted by his wife, Rita, and their daughters.

"Lively Up Yourself" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Another one of Bob Marley's songs plays briefly in the movie as "Lively Up Yourself" plays as fireworks begin firing outside the house where Bob and his band are meeting. The song only plays for a few seconds before the band begins practicing the next piece of music featured in the movie.

"I Shot The Sheriff" by The Wailers - The next song featured in Bob Marley: One Love is "I Shot The Sheriff." It is performed by the band as they rehearse for the upcoming concert. It is after the conclusion of this practice session that Bob Marley is shot.

"No Woman, No Cry" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Another iconic Bob Marley hit is featured on the Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack, and "No Woman No Cry" is heard twice during the movie. The first time comes during a flashback with Quan-Daji Henriquea performing it as young Bob before a young Rita interrupts him. The song returns later on for another flashback, showing glimpses of Bob and Rita's relationship over the years, such as them kissing and learning guitar when they were younger. "No Woman No Cry" continues to play as the film transitions to one of Bob Marley's concerts.

"No More Trouble" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - A small part of "No More Trouble" is heard in the movie after Bob Marley leaves the hospital following Rita's shooting. The song continues to play as he travels across Jamaica to meet with local gang leaders.

"War" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Bob Marley's concert in Jamaica begins with "War" being performed. The Bob Marley: One Love song is heard as the singer attempts to get Jamaica to be peaceful, which is very in-line with what he does throughout the film.

"So Jah S'eh" by Bob Marley - Bob Marley's first Jamaica concert concludes with "So Jah S'eh" playing. This comes after Bob has visions of someone standing in the crowd ready to shoot him. Only the beginning of the song is performed before the concert comes to an end but it's more than enough for fans of the song.

"White Riot" by The Clash - One of the only songs in Bob Marley: One Love that is not written or performed by Bob Marley comes when he and the band visit a club in London. A band on stage plays The Clash's song "White Riot" as they sit back and listen. The song makes for a welcome change of pace since so much of the soundtrack comes from one place.

"Jr. Marvin Guitar Riffs" by Harvey Mason Jr." - A short song featured in the movie comes courtesy of Harvey Mason Jr. as Jr. Marvin during his audition to join Bob Marley & The Wailers. He uses his guitar to perform briefly, and the riffs that he plays are featured in Bob Marley: One Love's credits.

"Natural Mystic" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Viewers hear a combination of "Natural Mystic" during the movie as the song is performed by Hector Roote Lewis, Aston Barrett Jr., and Tosin Cole during a practice session. This leads to the regular version performed by Bob Marley playing as various scenes play of Bob monitoring the political turmoil that Jamaica is in.

"Jamming" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - The first instance of "Jamming" playing during the movie comes as Bob Marley's real life son, Ziggy Marley, has a cover of the song play. His father's version of the song is then played as Bob plays soccer and during studio sessions.

"Turn Your Lights Down Low" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - A version of "Turn Your Lights Down Low" is heard in the movie, even though Bob Marley's recording of it is not used. Kingsley Ben-Adir sings in Bob Marley: One Love to perform an acoustic version of the song to Rita after she surprises him in London.

"Guiltiness" by Bob Marley - Viewers also hear Kingsley Ben-Adir's version of "Guiltiness" while Bob is at the London house. It's one of a few songs that get performed by both Bob Marley and the actor portraying the icon.

"Theme From Exodus" by Ernest Gold - The theme from the 1960 movie Exodus plays a role in Bob Marley: One Love, as a record of the movie's score is played in Bob's London house.

"Exodus" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - The main song from Bob Marley's Exodus album is heard twice during the movie. At first, viewers watch as Kingsley Ben-Adir and fellow Bob Marley: One Love cast members Hector Roots Lewis, Aston Barrett Jr., Ranoy Travis Gordon, Sheldon Sheperd, and Lashana Lynch all perform the song for the first time as Bob writes it. The official version of "Exodus" then plays at the start of the Paris concert and continues as shows in Belgium, Netherlands, West Germany, Denmark, and Sweden are also shown.

"Concrete Jungle" by Bob Marley - A short version of "Concrete Jungle" is heard in Bob Marley: One Love when Bob is shown running through the park in London before being greeted by Jamaica's two biggest gang leaders.

"It Hurts To Be Alone" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - A version of the song "It Hurts To Be Alone" plays in the movie during a flashback to Bob Marley and The Wailers getting discovered. Quan-Dajai Henriques leads the song as young Bob Marley with younger versions of other bandmates, but this song does not impress the producers they want to work with.

"Simmer Down" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - After seemingly getting rejected by the record company, the young Bob Marley begins to sing "Simmer Down", adding it to the list of Bob Marley: One Love songs. This tune impresses both producers, leading to a record deal for the band known as the Wailing Wailers at the time.

"Selassie Is The Chapel" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - A version of this Bob Marley song is heard in the movie as Stephen Marley, Lashana Lynch, and Kingsley Ben-Adir sing it as Bob and Rita discuss a ring he has received, as well as while he gets his dreads washed.

"One Love / People Get Ready" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - Just as Bob Marley's One Love Peace Concert in Jamaica is about to begin, "One Love / People Get Ready" begins to play as Bob Marley: One Love's credits begin to roll. This song continues to play over some title cards discussing what happened to Bob afterwards.

"Is This Love" by Bob Marley & The Wailers - The credits also add "Is This Love" to the list of songs on Bob Marley: One Love's soundtrack. It can be heard over some additional archival footage of Bob Marley and the scrolling list of everyone who worked on the movie.

"Rastaman Chant" by The Wailers - "Rastaman Chant" is the final song heard in the movie, as it plays over the very end of the credits sequence.

Where To Listen To The Bob Marley: One Love Soundtrack

Apple Music, Spotify, & More

The official Bob Marley: One Love soundtrack has already been released. It can be found on Apple Music and Spotify under the album One Love (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack). There are 17 of Bob Marley's songs included on the official soundtrack, even though there are more than that heard during the movie. "Lively Up Yourself," "Guiltiness," "It Hurts To Be Alone," "Simmer Down," and "Selassie Is The Chapel" are the five songs heard in Bob Marley: One Love not included on the soundtrack.

Songs by Homer Greencastle, Bee Gees, George McCrae, and David Crawford are also credited in Bob Marley: One Love.

Does Kingsley Ben-Adir Sing In One Love?

Ben-Adir's & Marley's Vocals Were Used In The Movie

When it comes to movies about famous musicians, there are instances where the actors in no way could actually sing the songs their characters originally recorded. In other movies, the actors do all the real singing. One example is Rocketman, the Elton John biopic. In that movie, actor Taron Egerton sang all the songs, and that was something Elton John had wanted. Another example is Walk the Line, where Joaquin Phoenix sang Johnny Cash's songs rather than lip-synching and playing Cash's music.

However, there was no way that Rami Malek could hit the notes that Freddy Mercury hit for Queen, so he just sang along to the songs and then Freddy's music was played in the movie over his lip-synching. So, the question comes around to Kingsley Ben-Adir and Bob Marley. In this movie, it was a mixture of both instances. Since he was not a trained musician, Ben-Adir took singing and guitar lessons so he could do it himself by really singing when on the set. However, he said that he didn't always sing the songs well.

In Bob Marley: One Love, the movie uses a mixture of Kingsley Ben-Adir's vocals and the original Bob Marley recordings. What the movie did was create a blend of the actor's performance and then overlaid it with Marley's singing. This was just fine for the actor, who said, "Bob’s not someone you can...copy. His singing...is from an internal experience, so you really have to find your own version of that for yourself." The final result was as good as it could get considering the limitations.