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Star Prestige Review

Which Chiptune Song Plays In Episode 8?

Author

Rachel Newton

Updated on March 06, 2026

If you've seen Paul Thomas Anderson's seminal sophomore effort, "Boogie Nights," you'll know that the sprawling porn epic closes out with a very similar epilogue. "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys plays as we see where the surviving characters find themselves after the bloody and tumultuous events of the film's second half.

On a much, much lighter note, the star-studded feel-good romantic comedy, "Love, Actually," also closes out in a similar fashion. Once again, we see where the film's many characters have ended up. Some of the endings are happy, while others are bittersweet, but either way, they're accompanied by "God Only Knows."

Still, on a note that brings the song closer to the medium that so heavily inspired "Scott Pilgrim Takes Off," many gamers will also recall that the song appears in 1920s Columbia in "Bioshock Infinite" and is an early hint that Elizabeth (Courtnee Draper) is able to time travel, opening rifts to dimensions from the past, present and future.

On top of these other pop culture staples, however, the song has also been covered dozens of times by artists like Bryan Adams, Michael Buble, and Olivia Newton-John, on top of groups like Pentatonix and Wilson Phillips. Furthermore, the fact that the song remains so beloved nearly six decades after its initial release is just a testament to the talent of The Beach Boys' brilliant Brian Wilson.