Note: Below is a complete playlist of all 9 songs that can be heard in the tragicomedy “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”. Some of these commercial songs are not included on the official soundtrack album, but are used in the movie.
All 9 songs from “The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones”:
| Song: | Listen on: |
|---|---|
| Calling From Above - Bassnectar Timestamp: 0:05 | Scene: Clary goes to the club. |  |
| Goldberg Variations BWV 988, Aria - Johann Sebastian Bach Timestamp: 0:07 | Scene: This classic piece runs when Clary goes into her apartment and finds her mother sleeping on the couch. | |
| The Embrace - AFI Timestamp: 0:46 | Scene: This song can be heard when the group meets Magnus Bane. | |
| Into the Lair - Zedd Timestamp: 0:55 | Scene: Fighting takes place in the dining room. | |
| Heart by Heart - Demi Lovato Timestamp: 1:09 | Scene: This song can be heard as Jace and Clary kiss each other. | |
| Goldberg Variations BWV 988, Aria - Harold Zwart Timestamp: 1:17 | Scene: Jace plays this classical piece at the piano. | |
| When the Darkness Comes - Colbie Caillat Timestamp: 1:59 | Scene: Clary goes home and arranges her things. | |
| 17 Crimes - AFI Timestamp: 2:02 | Scene: First song in the credits. | |
| All About Us (feat. Owl City) - He Is We Scene: Second song in the credits. | |
What’s the movie about?
Clary Fray is actually a normal teenager. But when she meets Jace Wayland and shortly after her mother is kidnapped, the world turns upside down. She learns that her mother and she herself come from a long bloodline of so-called “shadow hunters”. In search of their mother, Jace and Clary have to stand up to the dangerous Valentine Morgenstern, who has gathered a huge army of werewolves, vampires and other deadly creatures around him to strike a final blow against the Shadow Warriors.