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Soundtrack ready: All the songs you'll hear at Thunder Over Louisville

Soundtrack ready: All the songs you'll hear at Thunder Over Louisville
HE TALKED TO ORGANIZERS OF THUNDER. MUNASHE, WHAT CAN WE ALL EXPECT THIS WEEKEND? REPORTER: ASIDE FROM MORE THAN 30 PLANES PERFORMING STUNTS AND TWIST IN THE AIR, LEADERS SAY, EXPECT THE ATMOSPHERE BTOE ELECTRIC. AFTER ALL OF THE AEROBATICS DURING THE DAY ALL EYES LLWI TURN TO THE SECOND STREET BRIDGE AT NIGHT, ONE OF THREE PLASCE WHERE FIREWORKS WILL BE SET OFF FROM, ALL SET OFF TO A CERINTA -- DIFFERENT SG,ON AND TODAY WE GOT A SNEAK PEAK OF THE ENTIRE SHOWS SOUNDTRACK. -- SHOW’S SOUNDTRACK. ♪ FEATURING A SONG FROM LOUISVILLE NATIVE RAPPER JACK HARLOW, THE 2022 THUNDER OVER LOUIILSV FIREWORK SHOW UNSODTRACK IS UNLIKE ANY YOU’VE HEA BRDEFORE. >> IF YOU EAR FAMILRIA WITH THE TRACKS OF THE PAST YOU WILL NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE BUT REMO IMPORTANTLY IT IS THE TRACK TTHA WILL MOVE THE FIREWORKS. REPORTER: IT’S THAT PARTY ATMOSPHERE THUNDER OVER LOUISVILLE PRODUCER WAYNE HETTINGER SAYS HE’S LOOKING FORWARD TO COMING OUT OF PANDEMIC, EVEN IF HE DOESN'’ KNOW ALL OF THE LYRICS. >> THERE WAS AOT L OF INPUT FROM THE YOUTH. SERAVEL OF THEM THAT I WAS NOT FAMILIAR WITH. REPORTER: THE PLAYLIST CONSTSIS OF NEARLY 60 SONGS FROM ARTISTS REPRESENTING MULTIPLE GENRES, ALL MESHED TOGETHER TO CREATE A SOUNDTRACK THAT FOLLOWS ETH THEME OF THE FIREWORK SHOW, ETH LEGEND RETURNS. AND WHILE YOU’RE LISTENING TO THE MUSIC AND WATCHING THE FIREWORKS IN PERSON, OR ON WY.LK THE ZAMBELLI FIREWORKS CREW WILL BE UP ON THE CLARK MEMORLIA BRIDGE, SETTING OFF THE GIMAC, -- MAGIC. >> OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN DOING THE SHOW FOR 25 YES.AR THIS YEAR IS DIFFERENT BECAUSE IT HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME FOR THE PAST FEW YEARS AS WE ARE EXCITED TO BE ROCKING AND ROLLING. REPORTER: EXCITEMENT THAT’S CONTAGIOUS FOR EVERYONE BEHIND THE SCENES, WHO ARE COUNNGTI DOWN THE SECONDS UNTIL THE CELEBRATION RETURNS. >> I JUST THINK THIS IS GOING TO BE THE GREATEST SHOW EVER. REPORTER: IF YOU WANT TO CCHAT THE SOUNDTRACK, LISTEN TO EVERY ONE OF THE SONGS ON THE LOUISVILLE SIDE LEADERS SAY THE BEST PLACES TO GO ARE THE BELVEDERE, THE CHOW WAGON AND ALL OF THE LAWNS ALONG THE RIVER. IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, LEADER SAY TH
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Soundtrack ready: All the songs you'll hear at Thunder Over Louisville
Soundcheck! You know what you'll see at Thunder Over Louisville, but what will you hear?(In the player above, meet this year's "Thundernator")Officials just announced the song list, which includes a variety of artists across multiple genres, spanning several decades. 2022 Thunder Over Louisville soundtrack song list:Alive – KrewellaAmerica the Beautiful – Ray CharlesBreak Free — Ariana GrandeCan’t Hold Us — MacklemoreCold Heart — Elton John & Dua LipaColonel Bogey March – John Williams & The Boston PopsDancing in the Dark – Bruce SpringsteenDander Zone — Top Gun SoundtrackFire Burning — Sean KingstonGod Bless America — LeAnn RimesHearts on Fire — ILLENIUMHere We Go / Fast & Furious 6 Soundtrack — Hard Rock Sofa & Swanky TunesHey Brother — AviciiHey Ma Pitbull — Camila CabelloHey Ya — OutkastIn My Mind — John LegendIndustry Baby — Lil Nas X & Jack HarlowJungle Bae — SkrillexLevitating — Dua LipaLike I Roll — Black Stone CherryMessage In a Bottle — Taylor SwiftMy Universe — ColdplayPaper Thin — ILLENIUMParty in the U.S.A. — Miley CyrusProud To Be American — VP Master FileSaturday — Twenty One PilotsSideways — ILLENIUMSomewhere Over the Rainbow — Judy GarlandSpirit — Lion King - Beyonce’Stampede — Dimitri Vegas & Like MikeStar Wars Theme — John WilliamsStarships — Nicki MinajStay — Justin BieberSurvivor — Destiny's ChildSymphony No.9 — Beethoven - London SymphonyTake My Breath — The WeekndThe Beast — Johann JohannssonThe Greatest Show — Panic at the DiscoThe Motto — Tiësto & Ava MaxTurn Down for What? — DJ SnakeUma Thurman — Fall Out BoyU.S. Air Force Song — U.S. Air Force Band and Honor GuardWe Are the Champions — PinkWe Found Love — Rihanna / Feat. Calvin HarrisWhen You Wish Upon a Star — Susan BoyleWhere Ya At — HardyWonder — Shawn Mendes "It is nothing like we have ever done before," said Wayne Hettinger, Producer of Thunder Over Louisville, about this year’s soundtrack. "The excitement level is through the roof, and I am expecting the community will feel the same. It’s going to be the greatest show yet."This year's Thunder theme is "The Legend Returns." The event is Saturday, April 23, and is the first full-scale event since 2019.If you don't want to watch it in person, it'll be streamed live on WLKY and WLKY.com, as we are this year's official broadcast partner.More Thunder coverage:

Soundcheck! You know what you'll see at Thunder Over Louisville, but what will you hear?

(In the player above, meet this year's "Thundernator")

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Officials just announced the song list, which includes a variety of artists across multiple genres, spanning several decades.

2022 Thunder Over Louisville soundtrack song list:

  • Alive – Krewella
  • America the Beautiful – Ray Charles
  • Break Free — Ariana Grande
  • Can’t Hold Us — Macklemore
  • Cold Heart — Elton John & Dua Lipa
  • Colonel Bogey March – John Williams & The Boston Pops
  • Dancing in the Dark – Bruce Springsteen
  • Dander Zone — Top Gun Soundtrack
  • Fire Burning — Sean Kingston
  • God Bless America — LeAnn Rimes
  • Hearts on Fire — ILLENIUM
  • Here We Go / Fast & Furious 6 Soundtrack — Hard Rock Sofa & Swanky Tunes
  • Hey Brother — Avicii
  • Hey Ma Pitbull — Camila Cabello
  • Hey Ya — Outkast
  • In My Mind — John Legend
  • Industry Baby — Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow
  • Jungle Bae — Skrillex
  • Levitating — Dua Lipa
  • Like I Roll — Black Stone Cherry
  • Message In a Bottle — Taylor Swift
  • My Universe — Coldplay
  • Paper Thin — ILLENIUM
  • Party in the U.S.A. — Miley Cyrus
  • Proud To Be American — VP Master File
  • Saturday — Twenty One Pilots
  • Sideways — ILLENIUM
  • Somewhere Over the Rainbow — Judy Garland
  • Spirit — Lion King - Beyonce’
  • Stampede — Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike
  • Star Wars Theme — John Williams
  • Starships — Nicki Minaj
  • Stay — Justin Bieber
  • Survivor — Destiny's Child
  • Symphony No.9 — Beethoven - London Symphony
  • Take My Breath — The Weeknd
  • The Beast — Johann Johannsson
  • The Greatest Show — Panic at the Disco
  • The Motto — Tiësto & Ava Max
  • Turn Down for What? — DJ Snake
  • Uma Thurman — Fall Out Boy
  • U.S. Air Force Song — U.S. Air Force Band and Honor Guard
  • We Are the Champions — Pink
  • We Found Love — Rihanna / Feat. Calvin Harris
  • When You Wish Upon a Star — Susan Boyle
  • Where Ya At — Hardy
  • Wonder — Shawn Mendes

"It is nothing like we have ever done before," said Wayne Hettinger, Producer of Thunder Over Louisville, about this year’s soundtrack. "The excitement level is through the roof, and I am expecting the community will feel the same. It’s going to be the greatest show yet."

This year's Thunder theme is "The Legend Returns." The event is Saturday, April 23, and is the first full-scale event since 2019.

If you don't want to watch it in person, it'll be streamed live on WLKY and WLKY.com, as we are this year's official broadcast partner.

More Thunder coverage: