Hollyoaks is the only major British soap to make use of incidental music, usually a variation of the show's theme music. It is used either as a transition between scenes or as part of a dream-like sequence. Each episode begins with a current or recent chart song. These have included bands such as Radiohead, Scissor Sisters, U2, Franz Ferdinand, Kaiser Chiefs, The Libertines, The Kooks, Arctic Monkeys, Morrissey, The Darkness and the song by Maroon 5 "She Will Be Loved" was repeatedly played over and over in early 2005.
Several Hollyoaks soundtrack CDs have been released over the years, containing music used in the program