Music From Without A Trace, CSI, and Cold Case
Published October 28, 2005
Hello, Without A Trace, CSI, and Cold Case fans! Lots of fans of these shows look to the Internet to identify songs that played on the episodes. This post will name the most popular songs requested as well as provide links for fans to enjoy.
Fans of these shows frequently visit my blog, asking for the names of artists and titles of songs that played. Sometimes people identify the songs and artists when they recognize them. I have a Without A Trace, CSI, and Cold Case category on my blog. Feel free to drop in, hang out with other fans, and chat.
Lots of fans have been asking who does that beautiful, haunting theme song to Cold Case. It's called "Nara", and it's by E. S. Posthumus.
These songs are the most popular requests from Without A Trace fans:
"Mad World" by Gary Jules. This song played on the episode entitled "The Bus". You may find this song on the soundtrack for the movie Donnie Darko (done by Michael Andrews). The original, which was done by Tears For Fears, is also on this soundtrack.
"Trouble" by Coldplay. This song played on the episode "The Friendly Skies". It was about a stewardess who disappeared. You probably recognized the actress who played the stewardess. She was Heather Donahue, who starred in "The Blair Witch Project".
"Somewhere Over The Rainbow" by Israel Kerzekeringen.
"Fire Sign" by David Berkeley. This song played on the episode "Wannabe", about the boy who tried to hang himself after being taunted by his schoolmates.
"One Of These Mornings" from Moby 18. This song played on one of the episodes about Graham Spaulding, the headmaster of the Spaulding Academy, a private boarding school. A student had gone missing, and Jack suspected that Spaulding was behind the disappearance. Fans often ask who actually sang the song. It was sung by Dianne McCauley. Here's a note from CSUB Runner Entertainment (which I think misspelled McCauley's last name): "Using the same formula as "In This World," "One of These Mornings" has the same effect, but this time, Moby uses a new musical technique, in which he takes Dianne McCaulley's voice and turns it into a male's voice, but later fades it back into her own voice." That page identifies several of the vocalists and the songs they sang. All of the guest vocalists for the album were Jennifer Price, Azure Ray, Dianne McCauley, Angie Stone, MC Lyte, Freedom Bremner, Sinead O'Connor, Shauna & Lorraine Phillips, and The Shining Light Gospel Choir.
"Hallelujah" by Jeff Buckley. This song played on the episode "Fallout", part 2.
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- Published: October 28, 2005
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Do you know the name of the episode? Here is a great web site that includes all the songs that have played on "Cold Case":
Cold Case Music
I'm sure the songs you are looking for are listed on that site.
Thanks for being a great resource. I am curious about the Irish hymn that was sung by a choir at the beginning of the show Without a Trace. It aired on Thursday, December 22nd, 2005 and they mentioned the song but my dog barked and drowned it out. The show concerns a Chior member that went missing. If you could help I would appreciate it. Thanks,
Charlie
I could be wrong but i think it was Rufus Wainwright that sang Hallelujah on the Cold Case show... both versions make me cry... CB
I want to get an album of all the "Cold Case" music.
Please let me know if such thing exists. I don't want the different cd's that include SOME of the songs, I just want the ones heard at the TV show.
On the episode of Without a Trace "white balance" that aired 5/11 does anyone know who sings the closing song?
I am looking for the song that played on Without A Trace - Episode name "White Balance." It aired on Thursday, May 11, 10PM ET/PT.
The song was sung by a guy towards the end of the show when the camera was panning the investigation rooms of the suspects being questioned.
I will appreciate it very much.
Thank you
im not sure but i think the closing song is by James Blunt, its called cry
Ok... a quick idea to monetize your blog while making it more user-friendly. Sign up for the iTunes affilate program... and when you mention a song.. make the title a hyperlink. This would help me download the song if i like it... and would hopefully help support this blog so that it can continue to serve the fans looking for music.
The only version of Hallelujah that I've heard on Cold Case was by Rufus Wainwright. Beautiful song. Much better than Buckley's and Cohen's version.
Is there website for Without a Trace for the songs played for each episode? Thanks.
I'm looking for the song that aired on tonight's (November 5, 2006) episode of Without A Trace. It plays when the detectives find "Katie" dead in the bathtub. Any information would be appreciated.
the song is this woman's work by kate bush
Thanks very much!
I was wondering who sings the song that is on the espisode where a bunch of students are kidnaped and the blonde girl shoots the two guys and feels bad about it?
I was just wondering about the song Word Up from the CSI episode that aired on 11/9. I know Cameo does the original, but this was a woman singing it with acoustic backup. Just wondering if anyone knew who it was singing.
I am also trying to find out who did the Cameo cover in the "Post Mortem" episode. I thought it sounded like Meshell Ngeocello, but I couldn't find it in her catalog. If anyone know's how I can get a copy of it, let me know where or how. Thanks.
i am looking for the song and who sang it which was on thursdays episode of csi
I am wondering who did the remake of Cameo's Word Up on the "Post Mortem " episode of CSI. I can not get that song out of my head! I would really like to know. Thanks.
i am looking for the song that was sung on the episode copycat 11/16/06 witout a trace
the episode of without a trace copycat was played on 11/15/06
i am looking for the song that was sung on the episode of cold case when a baby Iris died
hey, i am trying to find a song from CSI, season 5 ep 519 (4x4). it starts just after grissom says, "that's about the dumbest thing we ever heard", plays through the zipping traffic and rewind into the next scene which starts at the car show. i'm hoping someone knows this song!
SONG FROM WITHOUT A TRACE ON TNT. WORDS;THE LIGHT WILL LEAD YOU HOME AND I WILL TRY TO FIX YOU
I can't get out of my mind a wonderful song last night (12-9-06) on "Without A Trace." The song was slow, had several rhymes of "traces," was sung by just one young man, and had a piano as the major/only instrument. The episode was about a busload of kids being hijacked--it turned out the mother of one of the released kids was involved with the two young guys who did the hijacking for ranson. Thank you for any help you can give me.
Ew that was song was mad world by Gary Jules go to myspace.com/garyjules and youll be able to listen to it
Charles, Thank you very much! I felt so happy when I finally got to hear "Mad World" played again. MW
I'm looking for the song in the closing scene of the episode called Risen about the girl who has been missing for years and has problems with sex fetishes and ends up in a cult.
would anyone know the name of the song that was playing when Danny and Elena were undercover in the apartment. Elena was the dancer at a club and Danny was paying for it.
does anyone know the name of the episode were jack and sam were kept hostage in a store and sam was shot?
does anyone know the song that was playing in May 6th's episode of Cold Case when the character Romeo hung a rose on the girls locker and she was reading the note in the high school hallway?
someone please tell me the name of the song that played at the end of tonights episode of without a trace...the episode is entitled "the two of us". it played may 6th 2007...someone please respond FAST it is driving me CRAZY!!
radar 917 ... its by Coldplay and its called 'fix you'
Thanx a lot!!! I've been looking for many months the song that I heard the first time on the radio then in CSI and lately in Without a trace. Thank to your blog i finally could get the title of the song "Mad World".
THANKS A LOT!!!!
i have to find the song from last nights episode of without a trace 5/9/07 towards the end i was cooking and thought SHE was saying let it go it was beautiful and would love to find out what it was called
oh yea about the episode from 5/9/07 it was about a girl who was seeing things and some priest was performing exoricisms on people. thanks :)
Anyone any idea who writes the 'incidental' music in Cold Case? It sounds incredibly like it comes from the hand of a writer from a band I really like (Steven Wilson /Porcupine Tree)..could be totally wrong, but I do remember reading in an interview he did write this kind of thing
Hey, can someone tell me the name of the song that was playing at the end of the CSI season finale in which Stokes is locked in a box underground, and he gets attacked by red ants? I think the song had the words, "You, my only friend... This is the end." I know it was a couple of seasons ago, but I really want to find out what it's called, and maybe buy it online.
Who sings the song "Precious Lord take my hand" on the June 24, 2007 epsiode of Without a Trace? Thank you.....Michael
Does anyone know the song playing at the end of the Without A Trace episode in which a woman discovers her husband is a serial killer? It's just a guy and a guitar and there's a lot of him singing "Right Now", if that helps at all.
Does anyone know the name of the song in the begining of the "Suspect" episode from Mon July 9? A woman is singing and its slow.
That song I was wondering about was on Without A Trace.
the song from suspect is
"One of These Mornings" by Moby
"Precious Lord, Take My Hand" by Selah
they are a Contemporary Christian praise and worship group
sorry in advance, i don't know if links are allowed or not but here it goes. I don't know what it means by making it a html link.
TuneFind is a website with a list of songs from episodes of most tv shows - doesn't include all seasons
or for just without a trace which is songs from all five seasons
then again it's hard to know which is which.
what was the song at the end of without a trace last night
In CSI, the episode Sweet Jane has a song in the very beginning when Catherine is looking at the dead girl for the first time and then Keppler walks up.
Would anyone know the name of that song?
It's has an amazing beat.
I would be very greatful if anyone could help me out.
Can You PLEASE provide me with the song that was playing on Without a Trace August 2,2007 while the woman was making the painting in her apartment b4 she came up missing PLEASE!!!!
Anyone know the theme song from "Without a Trace"?
#48 -- August 3, 2007 @ 16:12PM -- Christina
Can You PLEASE provide me with the song that was playing on Without a Trace August 2,2007 while the woman was making the painting in her apartment b4 she came up missing PLEASE!!!!
Does anyone know the name of the song at the beginning of Season 7 CSI "empty eyes" episode?
does anyone know the name of the song they play for the preview of the new episode next thursday or the artist?
for CSI vegas, that is
The preview for CSI plays a song, does anyone know the name of the song and who sings it please?
I'm also lookin for the name of the song on the preveiw of 9-27's episode also. Please help.
ok..everyone has been wanting to know the song from CSI, its the slow song...its called "I should be crying" by make it go away
I've been searching for that song also It is actually by Kate Bush called This Womans Worth.
I'm sorry I typed in the name of the song wrong It is This Womans Work, by Kate Bush
The song that plays for the premiere of CSI is called "This Woman's Work." By Kate Bush.
Can someone please tell me the name of the song playing in the Without A Trace 2007 fall preview commercial? Also, if anyone knows the theme song for the new season of The Unit, it would be great. Thanks a lot.
I would like to know the artist theme song from this next episode
thank you
The song in the Without A Trace 2007 fall preview commercial is Pictures of You by The Cure off their 1990 album Galore.
PLEASE, does anyone know who sang the song on the Without a Trace episode COPYCAT, the part where jack is looking in all the car trunks and then finds the lady! Its at the end.
Thanks
Is there any way to find out the name of the African song they played at the end of the storyline involving the missing boy on tonight's episode (9/27)?
The song that played at the end of CSI on 10/4/07 was fantastic. I have heard this band before but never can find out the name of the band. Can you help? Thanks!
it's Placebo, "running up that hill" it's a cover of a Kate Bush song
The song that closed "without a trace" on Oct.4th
I have not been able to identify it.
Any thoughts?
I'm pretty sure it's Griffin House "Crazy for You"- although I could be confusing that with another show. The rest of his (their?) songs are really good too. I hope that helps!
Does anyone know the name of the African song that played at the end the without a trace premiere?
on second thought, it might be Griffin House "Only Love Remains." Sorry!
What is the song in the begining Bang bang, your dept that aired 15 october when Erik Delco is standing in the lab testing something for prints?
After just watching a rerun (CC Death Penalty, Final Appeal), I was curious to see who was singing Hallelujah at the end. Please disregard Kevin's comment from a year ago - Jeff Buckley's version is/has been the definitive one since he recorded it. I honestly don't know why R Wainwright did it because its actually worse than L Cohen's original take on it.
Time and culture move on. Today it's not accurate to say Buckley's cover is THE definitive version. It's the most marketed by the mainstream and it's still the favorite of many people. (Though lots find it overdone.) There's newer Hallelujah recordings that are changing its role.
need to know the name and singer of a without a trace song aired this fall, something like "soon" or soon before to long, please help! Thanks alot!
does anyone know the opening song to the episode of without a trace where a baby is kidnapped from a car as the mother was unloading the SUV. It was a female singer and I think it started with the words "I'll be gone", it had a real raw, bluesy sound to it.
this website is a great help thanks!
I have been trying to find anyone who new the name of the song on the previews for the season premiere of CSI when grissom was lookng for sara and she was trapped under the car by the miniture killer... thank you very much i found it here after going to quite a few sites thanks againll
can any1 plz tell me the name of the song that plays at the end of COLD CASE..the show in which a girl who is stoned to death by a group of kids it aired in australia on the 7th November 07
cheers :o)
i whant to know the name of the music who closed every episode of cold case. because i know tha's not Nara, but it'a an other. can you help me ??? thanks
Hi, I would like to know the name of the song that played last night (03/dic/07) on Cold Case. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF HEARD IT !
hey
Hi, I would like to know the name of the song which played in every single episode of "Without a trace" in the end . Please respond quickly :D
Does anyone know the name of the song from without a trace, was an episode when a boy gets kidnaped by a group of girls in his class,its the song at the end of the chapter when he tries to suicide himself, on the backyard of the girl he likes... PLEASE!!!! THIS SONG IS DRIVING ME CRAZY, THANKS
EPISODE 08 "HONOR" 11/20/05
Elton John "Rocket Man" Elton John - Greatest Hits 1970-2002, Disc 1, Track 4 Opening Scenes
Bread "Baby Im-a Want You" The Best of Bread, Track 4 Carl gets upset with his wife.
Jackson Browne "Doctor My Eyes" The Very Best of, Disc 1, Track 1 Carl and Ned at the zoo.
Tommy James & The Shondells "Draggin' The Line" The Very Best Of, Track 16 Carl yells at Daniel at the car dealership.
Leon Russell "Stranger In A Strange Land" Retrospective, Track 9 Carl gets disinvited from Rex's memorial.
Mastersource "Rock 'n Roll Star" [?], Track [?] Carl finds out Ken has been pretending to be him.
Gordon Lightfoot "If You Could Read My Mind" Complete Greatest Hits, Track 7 Closing Scenes
that redo of "word up" on CSI is by Willis, it's on the Rewind!4 cd.
Those looking for Copycat song, it is One of these mornings by Moby with Patti Labelle
i'm looking for a song which played on CSI when Grissom studied the box founded on crime scene...
SERIOUSLY, thank you thank you thank you! ive been looking like for ever for moby - one of these mornings!!!!!!!!!!!!its so sad:( but THANK YOU:D <3<3<3
I just spent an hour looking for the acoustic guitar/woman vocalist song that closes an episode of Without a Trace. The episode is called "Rage", and the song is "Not Alone" by Patty Griffin. In the episode, a boy is abused by his mother, a surgeon, and a caring teacher takes him to safety, later confronting the mother. There's sort of a subplot about the teacher and her abusive father, who murdered his wife and went to prison years ago. Hope I can save someone else the trouble I went to; no more trusting lyrics to my memory when I want to Google them later.
Hi everybody!
Need your help please! I've been looking for a song for nearly two years, I'm dying for it lol!
It was from an episode of "Without a trace". It was aired long ago but this episode is quite famous: it's the episode 22 from the season 3 called "John Michaels".
There's a scene in this episode when Jack gets a call from Katherine (the stripper's sister) and she tells him her sister is dead. Jack goes to Helen's apartment and finds her dead, and Katherine is sitting next to her crying. Then Katherine goes out and Jack looks at Helen, she opens her eyes and asks Jack "Where were you?".
During this scene we can hear a beautiful song but I can't find it. =( I could understand some lyrics though, we can hear "Take what you want, no contemptation (<-- not sure about this word) my hands are empty" and also "Give me a reason to lay down my heart, stay with me, don't let me leave, be the one, make me believe". And I'm not sure but I think I also heard "The longer I wait, the harder I pray" (but I don't know if the word is "wait" or "live").
Hope anyone knows it or has some contacts in the crew of the show lol! I've been looking for it for soooo long! Thanks! =D
what is the song in the commercial for Andy in C Minor Cold Case Episode
I was wondering if anybody knew the song that played during the last scene in Cold Case for the episode Andy in C-minor. Thanks
Tune Find is a site you can go to find any cold case or csi song's. seasons 1,2,3,4,5
Also looking for the song playing in the cold case episode commercial, "Andy in C minor"
Found evrything you are looking for on the site i posted go take a look, then go find it at youtube to see if its it.
hey looking for the song playing in the newest Without a Trace promo...it sounds like The Fray
i was wondering if anyone knows the song from the previews of this weeks episode of jack being in the hospital and he's in critical condition;;the episode will be on april 10, 2008
Does anyone know who sings the song from the 4/3/08 Episode "Hard Reset" of Without a Trace - I think the name of it is "My baby comes to me" it is played in two places in the episode. First when Jack is dreaming of being in the diner while he is in the trunk of the car before he is dumped into the water and then again when he is a figment of Agent Vivian Johnson's imagination when she is driving to save Jack.
I'm wondering about a song that has played at the end of several without a trace episodes. I recently heard it on the episode where a teacher kidnaps her student to keep him from being abused, then ends up killing her own abusive father. I know the lyrics say "You are not alone, put out the fire in your eyes" If anyone knows the name of that song I would really appreciate it. Thanks
do you know the name of the song that played last night on cold case???
thanks
what's the name of the last song on last night's episode?? pleaaaase! it says something like 'and all I see is you and me..'
does anyone know the name of the Without a Trace song they played in the episode where Jack was in the back seat of the car with the guy that was kidnapping and drugging young boys? (pedifile) Jack put the CD on to convince the guy to confess- the lyrics were something like- and it won't be long- it was female song and it had a bluesy sound.
No idea what season- it could have been a rerun when I saw it.
Thanks!!!
Mick,
Thank you so much for correcting that! I was not finding Jeff Buckley's version.
i just saw a episode of csi i caught it at the end.it ended with a lady dies from poison with the two cops there cause a lady gave her a lipstick with poison/the song im looking for is at the end of that episode.is a woman her voiced sound like it was slightly computerized some of the words are "where are we....whats going on i cant grasp the rest but i really want that song please help
Can you help find the song from Without A Trace's epi John Michaels?
"Give me a reason to lay down my heart. Stay with me. Don't let me leave. Be the one, make me believe." Those are basically the only lyrics I can understand.
what is the song on the cold case commercial called, it says like ever ever or something like that
Hello - I'm looking for whatever song they're playing on the Cold Case commercials now - the lyrics go:
In time we always know when time will let you go i look at yesterday and what went wrong
(Male voice)
Thanks!
Hey... can anyone help with the same question as number #105
The song from without a trace episode 'john michaels'
3 64 mOBY- oNE OF THESE MORNINGS
I have the same question as # 107. Please help.












I have searching the web for the music soundtrack to Cold Case files that was shown 11-20-05, it was the story of an Viet Nam P.O.W. soilder came home and was murdered after discovering while he was gone his wife was having an affair. The music brought back so many memories. Can you send me the names of the songs and artist from that show?