This The Pitt Detail Many Fans Haven’t Noticed Makes The Show Better And Much More Realistic

During the first season of The Pitt, fans of the hit TV show had a lot coming at them. After all, many fans were taken aback by things like Dr. Robby’s breakdown, Dr. McKay’s arrest, and how the show portrayed the brutal truth of the medical field. Fans have also been looking at headlines about how rich Noah Wyle is, the plans for the show’s second season, and what is known about which cast members are continuing on the show.

Since The Pitt fans have so much to keep in mind, many of them haven’t noticed that the show has great male role models. Similarly, many viewers haven’t noticed an important aspect of The Pitt that makes the show much better and more realistic.

The Pitt’s Lack Of Music Makes The Show More Realistic

Since The Pitt premiered, there have been many different reasons why the show has made a huge mark on fans. In fact, there are so many reasons for fans to love The Pitt that it feels like the kind of show that should win every award.

One example of why viewers love the show is that there is no doubt that The Pitt fans grew to care deeply about the show’s characters. Another reason why The Pitt has made its mark on viewers is because the show tackled many important subjects. As important as those aspects of the show are, there is another reason that fans love The Pitt that is more difficult to pull off.

One of the biggest things that makes The Pitt feel special is the fact that the show seems like it is the most realistic medical show ever produced. One detail that makes The Pitt especially realistic is the fact that the show doesn’t feature any music.

Of course, the fact that The Pitt doesn’t have music makes ot more realistic doesn’t require an extended explanation.

The Best Medical Dramas Ever, According to Screen Rant
Medical Show	Rank
Dr. Kildare	#15
Ben Casey	#14
Doogie Howser, M.D.	#13
Chicago Med	#12
The Good Doctor	#11
Nip/Tuck	#10
Getting On	#9
Nurse Jackie	#8
Grey’s Anatomy	#7
General Hospital	#6
ER	#5
MASH*	#4
Scrubs	#3
The Knick	#2
House M.D.	#1

As anyone who has spent time in a hospital will already know, music doesn’t play in real life when a doctor or nurse is treating or speaking to you.

Why The Pitt Is The Best Medical Show Ever Created

After only one season, The Pitt has quickly become the best medical show ever created.

On top of the show lacking music, there are many more reasons why the show deserves to be celebrated for how realistic it is. In fact, there is one reason why The Pitt being such a realistic show is more important than how entertaining the show is.

In January 2025, the YouTube influencer Doctor Mike, who really is a licensed doctor in America, reacted to The Pitt’s first episode in a video on his channel. During that video, Doctor Mike at one point remarked that The Pitt is “too real.”

Given how stressful working in the medical field is, doctors, nurses, and administrators deserve to be understood better. With that in mind, The Pitt should be celebrated for how much the show has made medical professionals feel seen.

In April 2025, Vulture interviewed Dr. Lukas Ramcharran of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine about The Pitt.

Screen Rant’s Most Realistic Medical Shows, According to Real Doctors
The Most Realistic Medical Shows	Rank
Code Black	#5
House M.D.	#4
Scrubs	#3
ER	#2
The Pitt	#1

During that discussion, Dr. Ramcharran explained how The Pitt had made it possible for his longtime wife to understand him better.

“My wife, who’s not in medicine, and I have been together since college, and she’s seen me go through the entire educational pipeline to become an attending physician. I’ve always told her I would love for our family to see what we do on a daily basis — to see the specialty that I love and have dedicated my life to. Of course, because of HIPAA and patient-privacy needs, we can’t ever have family members stop by on a workday, so my primary motivation was seeing if this show could show her that. It’s been such a joy. I’m constantly pausing and saying, ‘That’s what we do! That’s the thing I told you about!’ Obviously, I edit too. ‘This would actually be more bloody’ and so on.”

Why The Pitt’s Lack Of Music Makes It A Better Show

Throughout the history of Hollywood, many people have worked very hard to understand how to best make audiences connect to their movies and TV shows. As a result of all that work, modern filmmakers have a lot of tools to make the best content possible. Without a doubt, music is one of the most powerful tools in a director’s belt.

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‘The Pitt’ is such a powerful show that a scene from it managed to change the life of its star, Noah Wyle.

To prove how powerful movie and television music can be, all anyone has to do is envision their favorite films and shows. When fans think of franchises like Star Wars, Back to the Future, Indiana Jones, or The Lord of the Rings, they will likely be able to hear the music in their head.

Similarly, there have been a slew of TV theme songs that have embedded themselves in the minds of viewers.

Movie and television music is ultimately so powerful that millions of people will quickly smile when they hear a song from Hollywood’s past. With all that in mind, fans should really consider what it means that The Pitt has no music in its episodes.

When fans watch most TV shows, they can find themselves feeling overcome with emotion when the most remarkable things happen. Part of the reason why that is the case is when their favorite characters go through something hard or great, there typically is a crescendo of music that tells viewers how to feel.

During The Pitt’s first season, it would be an understatement to say that fans cared deeply about the show. However, when fans were overcome with emotion throughout the season, The Pitt doesn’t provide any music that instinctively tells viewers how to feel. Instead, viewers were solely invested because of how great The Pitt’s storytelling was. That fact is further evidence that The Pitt is the best medical show ever.

Noah Wyle Explained Why The Pitt Doesn’t Have Any Music

Since it is so unusual for a film or show to lack music, that kind of decision requires an explanation. Fortunately, Noah Wyle publicly addressed why the decision for The Pitt to have no music was made.

The Pitt’s Final Moments Featured A Very Revealing Line Of Dialogue Fans Are Overlooking

The final moments of The Pitt’s Season 1 finale included a revealing line of dialogue that most fans seem to be overlooking.

In April 2025, Noah made an appearance on NPR’s “Fresh Air” podcast.

During the resulting discussion, Noah spoke about the decision for The Pitt to have no music.

Noah Wyle as Dr. Robby from The Pitt — John Johnson/Max via Warner Bros. Discovery

During his podcast interview, Noah explained when and why the decision not to include any music during episodes of The Pitt was made. Additionally, Noah revealed what took the place of the music during episodes of The Pitt.

“One of the decisions we made early on was to not employ any soundtrack in the show. By lifting the music out, we’ve sort of removed the artifice that says you’re watching a TV show, and we need you to feel sad here because we’re playing strings or exciting here because we are using percussion. We’re letting the sort of symphony of the sound of the procedures in the room be our cadence. And a lot of that is the technical jargon that the doctors are employing. It becomes the soundtrack in this scene and the intensity with which they’re delivering those lines becomes the emotional equivalent of a score. It’s really less important the audience understands and more important that the audience sees that the doctors know what they’re talking about.”

After considering Noah’s explanation, you have to respect the risk that The Pitt’s producers took by excluding music.