Which Films Featured Faithless Songs On Their Soundtracks?

Growing up glued to late-night film marathons, I noticed Faithless tracks popping up in movies that needed club energy or a throbbing emotional underscore. The most obvious and oft-cited example is 'Human Traffic' (1999), where 'Insomnia' and similar electronic anthems help define the film’s party-and-aftermath rhythms. That film feels like it wears Faithless on its sleeve: the music and visuals are inseparable.

Outside that, Faithless songs — sometimes in remix form — have turned up across a range of films and trailers, particularly in British cinema and films wanting an urgent electronic vibe. Tracks like 'God Is a DJ', 'Salva Mea', and 'We Come 1' lend themselves to montage moments, club scenes, and pulse-driven sequences, so if you watch films from the late '90s into the 2000s with party or nocturnal themes, there’s a decent chance you’ll hear them. Personally, whenever their beat kicks in on screen, I get that instant nostalgia for rainy nights and neon lights.

I’ll say it plainly: Faithless has been sprinkled across a handful of films, mostly where directors wanted that late-night, introspective club energy. One of the more obvious placements is 'Human Traffic' — it’s practically designed for Faithless’ sound. After that, their work shows up in and around films like 'Go' and 'The Beach' through direct soundtrack inclusions or trailer usage; those movies leaned on electronic tracks to sell the mood, and Faithless fit right in.

On top of feature films, some indie dramas and documentaries about party culture used Faithless songs because the band’s tracks condense the rapture and melancholy of dance culture into a few minutes. They’ve also been tucked into TV tie-ins and soundtrack compilations that accompanied major films. Honestly, catching a Faithless song in a film always makes me rewind the scene just to hear it again — it’s a hallmark of that era for me.

I still get thrills thinking about club scenes in movies where the music does the heavy lifting, and when Faithless comes on you immediately know the mood — that pulsing, hypnotic energy. The clearest cinematic shout-out I can point to is 'Human Traffic' (1999): it’s practically a time capsule of late-'90s British club culture and Faithless’s 'Insomnia' and other electronic staples are woven into those rave and after-hours scenes. For people who lived through that era, the way 'Insomnia' underscores the restless, wired hours of the night in that film is iconic — it’s like the soundtrack and the story were made for each other. That movie is the first place I thought of when anyone asks about Faithless in films.

Beyond that obvious match, Faithless material turns up in a handful of other movies, often to soundtrack montages, club sequences, or trailers where producers want an urgent, electronic push. You'll sometimes find remixes or edited forms of songs such as 'God Is a DJ', 'Salva Mea', and 'We Come 1' used rather than the album cuts, especially in action-driven or urban-set films. Because their sound straddles dancefloor euphoria and melancholy, directors slot those tracks into scenes that need both momentum and emotional weight — chase scenes, late-night epiphanies, or even credit sequences. In some cases the song itself is uncredited onscreen and pops up on the official soundtrack album or in licensing notes instead.

If you’re hunting more examples, think British cinema and international films that leaned on club culture between the late '90s and mid-2000s: festival favorites, indie dramas about youth, and a few mainstream films that wanted a contemporary electronic gloss. Faithless also appeared across TV promos and trailers for movies where a high-energy electronic track was the right texture, so sometimes you’ll remember the song from the trailer more than the film itself. For me, Faithless in film always brings back that feeling of an all-night drive or a gritty club exit — cinematic, cinematic in the best way.

I get a little giddy thinking about how Faithless tracked into movies — their songs have this uncanny ability to turn a late-night scene electric. My go-to example is 'Human Traffic' — it’s the kind of British club movie that practically needed 'Insomnia' or 'Salva Mea' to sell its rave atmosphere, and the soundtrack vibes match Faithless’ pulse perfectly. Beyond that, their music turned up around the turn of the millennium in films and trailers that wanted that thumping, introspective dance energy.

You’ll also see their tracks pop up in more mainstream pictures and promos from the era: movies like 'The Beach' and 'Go' used club-informed electronic music heavily, and Faithless songs were often included in compilations tied to those films’ marketing or club-scene montages. Documentaries and indie films about nightlife and youth culture liked to borrow Faithless cuts too, since the lyrics and beats speak right to those themes. For me, hearing 'Insomnia' under a dusk-to-dawn montage still gives me chills and nostalgia.

Can't help but grin at how Faithless slipped into film soundtracks — they weren’t blockbuster-only placements but rather perfect for scenes that needed emotional heft with a club beat. 'Human Traffic' is a standout example, since it rides that late-’90s clubwave and Faithless was basically soundtrack material. From there, their songs found their way into movies like 'Go' and were used in scenes or trailers for films such as 'The Beach'; those placements leaned on Faithless to give montage sequences a nocturnal edge.

Beyond obvious film titles, their music turned up in smaller indie releases and music-driven documentaries where DJs, club life, or youth rebellion were central. Also worth noting: some film soundtrack reissues and international releases included Faithless remixes or alternate versions, so depending on the edition you grab, you might find different tracks. Personally, hearing Faithless layered into a movie scene is one of those simple joys that brings me right back to club nights and cinematic chills.

I love that Faithless songs cropped up in films that wanted that dark, pulsing club feel. If you’re tracing their cinematic footprint, start with 'Human Traffic' — it’s basically aligned with the band’s aesthetic. After that, smaller uses and soundtrack inclusions turned up in films and trailers of the era like 'Go' and 'The Beach', alongside various indie movies and documentaries about nightlife. Sometimes the band’s tracks appear on regional soundtrack versions or in montage scenes rather than the movie’s main score, so they sneak into films in surprising ways. For me, a Faithless cue in a movie scene is a nostalgia switch — always a satisfying listen.