Anybody who’s frequented TechRadar since November 2021 will know the way a lot I like Arcane. The highly-rated animated Netflix sequence is just not solely visually beautiful, fantastically animated, and filled with dramatic and emotional character-driven moments, however it additionally has top-of-the-line authentic TV present soundtracks in current reminiscence.
So, as excited as I have been to observe Arcane season 2 ever since its November 2024 launch date was introduced late final yr, I’ve additionally been eagerly awaiting particulars on who’s written and/or composed the forthcoming season’s batch of blood-pumping and emotionally devastating tunes. Properly, I – and also you, fellow Arcane fanatic – do not have to attend any longer, as a result of season 2’s authentic soundtrack has been formally unveiled.
Created and produced by Riot Video games – Arcane‘s co-creator and the studio behind hit videogame franchise League of Legends (LoL), which Arcane relies on – and Virgin Music Group, ‘Arcane League of Legends: Season 2 Unique Soundtrack’ incorporates a various line-up of wholly authentic songs from a world line-up of artists comprising numerous genres, languages, and cultures.
Certainly, per a Riot press launch, over 20 singers, rappers, bands, and musicians – starting from established acts to relative newcomers – have contributed to season 2’s official album. Chief amongst those that have lent their undisputed abilities to one of many greatest Netflix reveals‘ sophomore season’s soundtrack are US alt-rock duo Twenty One Pilots, South Korean boy band Stray Youngsters, French singer-songwriter Woodkid, Belgian rapper Stromae, and US singer-songwriter d4vd.
Think about Dragons, who penned ‘Enemy’, Arcane season 1’s title monitor that is been streamed globally 5.6 billion occasions since its November 2021 debut, are additionally a part of proceedings. Nonetheless, the electropop-rock band aren’t again with a brand new monitor; as a substitute, ‘Enemy’ has merely been included as the ultimate tune on this season’s album tracklist, which you’ll view in full under:
- I Cannot Hear It Now – Freya Ridings
- Sucker – Marcus King
- Renegade (We By no means Run) – Stefflon Don, Raja Kumari ft. Jarina De Marco
- Hellfire – Fever 333
- To Ashes And Blood – Woodkid
- Paint The City Blue – Ashnikko
- Keep in mind Me (Intro) – d4vd
- Keep in mind Me – d4vd
- Cocktail Molotov – ZAND
- What Have They Completed To Us – Mako, Gray
- Insurgent Coronary heart – Djerv
- The Beast – Misha Mansoor
- Spin The Wheel – Mick Wingert
- Ma Meilleure Ennemie – Stromae, Pomme
- Improbable – King Princess
- The Line – Twenty One Pilots
- Blood Sweat & Tears – Sheryl Lee Ralph
- Come Play – Stray Youngsters, Younger Miko, Tom Morello
- Wasteland – Royal & the Serpent
- Enemy with JID (Opening Title model) from the sequence Arcane League of Legends) – Think about Dragons feat. JID
Every of the aforementioned musical numbers has, in keeping with Riot, been “designed to seize the emotional depth of those beloved characters and improve the storytelling expertise”. Most of the artists concerned are additionally long-time LoL followers, Arcane fanatics, and/or have beforehand collaborated with Riot on different ventures, too, so I am extraordinarily assured that each monitor has had the requisite love, care, and a spotlight to element poured into each facet of it.
The total album reveal comes per week after its first monitor – Ashnikko’s ‘Paint The City Blue’ – debuted alongside the second official trailer for Arcane season 2. You’ll be able to take heed to it under, if you have not heard the complete single but.
For what it is value, I definitely have. Certainly, I’ve had ‘Paint The City Blue’ on repeat on Spotify since its unveiling and, after listening to Arcane season 1’s soundtrack on the music streaming platform for nearly three years, I am unable to wait to do likewise with these new tunes. Arcane season 2’s official album goes to be the soundtrack for the remainder of my 2024, that is for positive.
Because the clock counts all the way down to Arcane season 2’s launch, followers – myself included – have been working a fine-toothed comb over its quite a few trailers and clip-based teasers for clues about its narrative path. Certainly, within the wake of its newest trailer, Arcane followers have crafted a magical principle about who the hit Netflix present’s most important villain actually is. Elsewhere, a beautiful poster for Arcane‘s second and remaining season steered a fan-favorite season 1 character would return, however not as a hero this time.
Arcane season 2’s launch date hasn’t been introduced but however, with the Emmy-award successful sequence confirmed to be a part of Netflix Geeked Week 2024, which runs from September 16 to 19, I am praying one is revealed quickly. Within the meantime, ensure you pre-save your copy of its authentic soundtrack.
