A Child Is Born - Remastered 2003

Count Basie & Tony Bennett

Opening credits continue with Alma’s morning routine

É Preciso Perdoar

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd

Alma and Frederik host Hank and Maggie for a tense dinner debate about generational differences and Maggie's dissertation.

Musica ricercata: No. 5, Rubato. Lamentoso

György Ligeti

Maggie uses the restroom and snoops through Alma's cabinets, discovering a hidden envelope containing secrets.

Underground

David Bowie

Hank and Maggie argue with Arthur about identity politics and gender dynamics while Alma observes the debate.

Let's Walk

Mark Harelik

Frederik interrupts the argument by serving dessert to Alma, Hank, and Maggie, temporarily breaking the tension.

It's Gonna Rain

Ambitious Lovers

Alma and Frederik say goodbye to Maggie, while Hank offers to walk Maggie home.

Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto

György Ligeti

Alma vomits in a bathroom stall, then composes herself to teach a philosophy lecture on Foucault.

Terrible Love

The National

Alma and Kim at a bar.

Ligeti: Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto

György Ligeti

A distraught Maggie arrives at Alma's home to report that Hank sexually assaulted her.

Gnarly Buttons, for Clarinet and Small Orchestra: III. Put Your Loving Arms Around Me

John Adams

Alma and Frederik discuss Frederik's patients and Alma's work during a quiet evening at home.

Baar Baar Dekho Hazar Baar Dekho

Mohammed Rafi

Alma meets Hank at a restaurant; Hank denies assaulting Maggie, claiming she is retaliating.

Masti Bhara Hain Sama (From ''Parvarish'')

Lata Mangeshkar

Hank admits to Alma that he crossed boundaries with Maggie but insists the encounter was consensual.

break with

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Maggie confronts Alma at a lecture, asking for Alma's testimony regarding the investigation against Hank.

Satta Massagana

The Abyssinians

Alma burns documents in a fireplace, destroying evidence related to a past secret.

Evil Nigger

Julius Eastman

Alma comforts Maggie at the park.

E Preciso Perdoar

Ryuichi Sakamoto

Alma warns Maggie against speaking to a reporter about the assault allegation, sparking a tense argument between them.

Solea

Gil Evans

Alma ignores her phone buzzing before getting fed up and throwing the phone.

Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now - 2011 Remaster

The Smiths

At the bar, Kim warns Alma that Maggie mentioned an unsupportive mentor, implying potential professional backlash.

The Last of the Famous International Playboys

Morrissey

Visibly unsettled by Kim's warning, Alma abruptly leaves the table and walks out of the bar alone.

Ligeti: Piano Concerto: II. Lento e deserto

György Ligeti

Alma drives to a secluded wharf, walks alone, then enters a restroom where she vomits and takes pills.

Day 'N' Nite (nightmare)

Kid Cudi

Alma attempts to fill a prescription at a pharmacy but is met with hesitation and questioning from the pharmacist.

Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Act II: Klinghoffer's Death

John Adams

Woken by loud opera music, Alma finds Frederik enthusiastically conducting an imaginary orchestra in their kitchen.

City Noir: III. Boulevard Night

John Adams

Alma confronts Maggie on campus, aggressively accusing her of mediocrity and deception while students watch and record.

City Noir: III. Boulevard Night

John Adams

Alma walks to her car in the lot, two men stare and nod, she nods back and drives away.

E Preciso Perdoar

Ambitious Lovers

Five years later, on a snowy campus, Alma works in her office and receives an email from Maggie requesting a meeting.

Ligia

Antônio Carlos Jobim

At a diner, Alma and Maggie reconnect, discussing past trauma, forgiveness, and finding happiness before Maggie departs.

Nothing Left To Lose

Everything But The Girl

End credits