{"id":2034846,"date":"2026-07-09T08:49:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034846"},"modified":"2026-07-09T08:49:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T05:49:18","slug":"every-song-on-the-trying-season-five-soundtrack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034846","title":{"rendered":"Every song on the\u00a0\u2018Trying\u2019\u00a0season five soundtrack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/esthersmith_rafespall_trying.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><span>TV News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Every song on the\u00a0\u2018Trying\u2019\u00a0season five soundtrack<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Orla Gartland follows the likes of Guy Garvey and Maisie Peters in overseeing the music for the new season of the Apple TV comedy<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Max Pilley<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-09T09:49:18+01:00\">9th July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/esthersmith_rafespall_trying-696x442.jpg\" alt title=\"esthersmith_rafespall_trying\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Esther Smith and Rafe Spall in &#8216;Trying&#8217;. CREDIT: Apple TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p><i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>has returned for its fifth season on\u00a0Apple TV, but what songs appear on the soundtrack? Find out\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Andy Wolton, the British comedy series follows Nikki and Jason, a couple who initially decide to adopt after struggling to have a child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The show stars Esther Smith as Nikki and Rafe Spall as Jason, alongside a cast also including Si\u00e2n Brooke, Darren Boyd, Phil Davis, Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Season five picks up after Rayner\u2019s Princess and Turner\u2019s Tyler are surprised to see their biological mother Kat, played by Charlotte Riley, arrive at Nikki and Jason\u2019s door, threatening to disrupt their settled family life.<\/p>\n<p>The new season premiered on Apple TV on July 8, with new episodes set to arrive weekly until the finale on August 26.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trying \u2014 Season 5 Official Trailer | Apple TV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-_Oxuozsw4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>Every song on the\u00a0<i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five soundtrack<\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five features original music by\u00a0Orla Gartland, who has written eight new songs for the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>The Dublin-born, London-based artist follows\u00a0Guy Garvey,\u00a0Maisie Peters,\u00a0Bear\u2019s Den\u00a0and BEKA, who wrote and performed the soundtracks for the show\u2019s first four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Gartland\u2019s soundtrack includes collaborations with\u00a0Matt Maltese, Liang Lawrence and Martin Luke Brown. The songs were written for the closing scenes of each episode, with one original track set to appear in every instalment of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the project, Gartland said the songs began as pieces about the characters\u2019 stories, before becoming more personal and drawing on her own experiences of \u201clove, growth, family\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The full list of songs on the\u00a0<i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five soundtrack is:<\/p>\n<p>Orla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Vertigo\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018So\u00a0Perfect (feat. Matt Maltese)\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Weird Time\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland &amp; Liang Lawrence \u2013 \u2018Favourite\u00a0Idiot\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018The Power\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland &amp; Martin Luke Brown \u2013 \u2018The Way It Was\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Is Love Enough?\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018At\u00a0The\u00a0End\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Day\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Apple TV+<\/li>\n<li>Bears Den<\/li>\n<li>Explainer<\/li>\n<li>Guy Garvey<\/li>\n<li>Maisie Peters<\/li>\n<li>Matt Maltese<\/li>\n<li>Orla Gartland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap td_flex_block_1 tdi_93 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdc-no-posts td_flex_block\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_93\">\n<div class=\"td-block-title-wrap\">\n<h4 class=\"td-block-title\"><span class=\"td-pulldown-size\">TRENDING<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_93\" class=\"td_block_inner td-mc1-wrap\">\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Little Grandad: the alt-country band speeding towards stardom<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Trueno\u2019s politically charged rap is putting him on the path to global success<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-\">\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Step right up! 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Find out\u00a0below.<\/p>\n<p>Created by Andy Wolton, the British comedy series follows Nikki and Jason, a couple who initially decide to adopt after struggling to have a child.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The show stars Esther Smith as Nikki and Rafe Spall as Jason, alongside a cast also including Si\u00e2n Brooke, Darren Boyd, Phil Davis, Scarlett Rayner and Cooper Turner.<\/p>\n<p>Season five picks up after Rayner\u2019s Princess and Turner\u2019s Tyler are surprised to see their biological mother Kat, played by Charlotte Riley, arrive at Nikki and Jason\u2019s door, threatening to disrupt their settled family life.<\/p>\n<p>The new season premiered on Apple TV on July 8, with new episodes set to arrive weekly until the finale on August 26.<\/p>\n<p>Check out the trailer below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Trying \u2014 Season 5 Official Trailer | Apple TV\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8-_Oxuozsw4?feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<h2>Every song on the\u00a0<i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five soundtrack<\/h2>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\">\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n<p><i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five features original music by\u00a0Orla Gartland, who has written eight new songs for the soundtrack.<\/p>\n<p>The Dublin-born, London-based artist follows\u00a0Guy Garvey,\u00a0Maisie Peters,\u00a0Bear\u2019s Den\u00a0and BEKA, who wrote and performed the soundtracks for the show\u2019s first four seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Gartland\u2019s soundtrack includes collaborations with\u00a0Matt Maltese, Liang Lawrence and Martin Luke Brown. The songs were written for the closing scenes of each episode, with one original track set to appear in every instalment of the new season.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the project, Gartland said the songs began as pieces about the characters\u2019 stories, before becoming more personal and drawing on her own experiences of \u201clove, growth, family\u201d.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/div>\n<p>The full list of songs on the\u00a0<i>Trying\u00a0<\/i>season five soundtrack is:<\/p>\n<p>Orla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Vertigo\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018So\u00a0Perfect (feat. Matt Maltese)\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Weird Time\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland &amp; Liang Lawrence \u2013 \u2018Favourite\u00a0Idiot\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018The Power\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland &amp; Martin Luke Brown \u2013 \u2018The Way It Was\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018Is Love Enough?\u2019<br \/>\nOrla Gartland \u2013 \u2018At\u00a0The\u00a0End\u00a0Of\u00a0The\u00a0Day\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/tv\/every-song-on-the-trying-season-five-soundtrack-3955892&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/esthersmith_rafespall_trying.jpg&#8221;] NewsTV News Every song on the\u00a0\u2018Trying\u2019\u00a0season five soundtrack Orla Gartland follows the likes of Guy Garvey and Maisie Peters in overseeing the music for the new season of the Apple TV comedy By Max Pilley 9th July 2026 Esther Smith and Rafe Spall in &#8216;Trying&#8217;. 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