Jack's Swan Song

"Jack's Swan Song"
Album	5
Length	1:20
Type	Emotion Track
Episode	"Follow the Leader"
Listen link	http://www.assembla.com/spaces/soundia/documents/cBJZqmwlar365-eJe5cbLA/download?filename=18-JackSwanSong.mp3
Played	"Follow the Leader" "The Incident, Part 1" "The Incident, Part 2" "LA X, Part 1"

"Jack's Swan Song" is an orchestral piece on the Season 5 soundtrack. The intense motif uses five notes in the minor mode, generally played by the string sections and sometimes ending in a major variation. It serves as a theme for Jughead.

Main appearance

Having convinced everyone of his plan, Jack puts on his backpack, with Kate's help. He takes a gun from Hurley, then nods at Kate. On the way to the Swan Station site, he passes Sawyer and Juliet, and tells them, "See you in Los Angeles."

Sheet Music

Full list of appearances

"Jack's Swan Song" and its variations play during the following scenes:

• Jack and Sayid approach Jughead for the first time. ("Follow the Leader")
• Sayid removes Jughead's core. ("The Incident, Part 1")
  • Richard smashes into Horace's house. ("The Incident, Part 1")
• Jack wishes his friends goodbye and walks to the Swan. ("The Incident, Part 2")
  • Jack navigates through the Swan site. ("The Incident, Part 2")
  • Jack checks with his friends before dropping the core. ("The Incident, Part 2")
  • The Incident begins. ("The Incident, Part 2")
  • Juliet hits Jughead's core. ("The Incident, Part 2")
• A Previously on Lost segment recaps the events leading up to the Incident. ("LA X, Part 1")

Influences

The piece's theme is a variation on the main counterpoint. It piece ends on a variation of the main theme.

Variations

Variations on "Jack's Swan Song" appear in "Dharma Disaster", "Dharma vs Lostaways", "The Incident", and "Sawyer Jones and the Temple of Boom".

Title significance

A swan song is an entertainer's final performance. Jack goes to the Swan station as this piece plays.