In Joy Division's song "Love Will Tear Us Apart", vocalist Ian Curtis sings about two people who've loved each other so much that they've grown apart. Although the late Curtis was struggling with a quite different darkness than the characters in our film, the song neatly embodies the sentimental feeling of the inevitable loss that one day will follow love.

Boney M's "Brown Girl in the Ring" is a cheerful traditional children's song. It's a refreshing counterpart to Joy Division, while it also effectively emphasizes the two characters' differences.