Pearl Jam Deep Cut Was Featured in Episode 7 of 'The Last of Us'

Pearl Jam followers who watch HBO’s The Last of Us obtained a nice shock when one of the band’s deep cuts performed throughout the newest episode, which aired final night time (Feb. 26).

The episode, which was the seventh of the season, was based mostly on the growth pack for the primary Last of Us online game titled The Last of Us: Left Behind. The episode served as a flashback that targeted on Ellie’s relationship with her greatest pal Riley, who paid her a shock go to after fleeing their navy college to affix the militia group, the Fireflies. The storyline additionally explains how Ellie obtained bit by an contaminated particular person, although as viewers know, she by no means obtained contaminated herself.

Pearl Jam’s “All or None” was half of the episode’s soundtrack, which is a deep minimize from the band’s seventh album Riot Act (2002). It’s the closing monitor on the document, however Eddie Vedder’s distinct crooning is unmistakeable, even when heard in a present about fungus zombies.

See a clip that includes the track beneath.

The band and the franchise really share a historical past, although. During The Last of Us: Part II (the online game), Joel sang and performed “Future Days” on an acoustic guitar for Ellie, which is from Pearl Jam’s 2013 album Lightning Bolt. Without giving any spoilers, those that are acquainted with the storyline of each video games perceive why the lyrics, “If I ever were to lose you / I’d surely lose myself” are so sentimental and important.

Television reveals have performed an enormous half in the recognition of songs over the previous few years — Metallica’s “Master of Puppets” in Stranger Things, for instance. It’s too quickly to inform whether or not “All or None” will go viral as a result of of The Last of Us, however a track by Depeche Mode obtained a spike in searches after it performed on the finish of the primary episode, and Linda Ronstadt’s “Long Long Time” has spent just a few weeks in Spotify’s Viral Top 50 U.S. playlist after it appeared a number of instances in the present’s third episode.

Fans have additionally been reacting positively to listening to the track in the episode on Twitter. See some of their reactions, and take heed to the track beneath.