Goat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) and Goat (Original Motion Picture Score) are the two musical projects released to promote the 2026 film Goat directed by Tyree Dillihay for Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation. The first album features original songs for the film, released through Mercury Records on February 6, 2026. The second album contains the original score composed by Kris Bowers, released on February 13, 2026, through Sony Classical and Milan Records.
Original soundtrack
Background The soundtrack was announced on January 21, 2026. The album features contributions from V.I.C., Jelly Roll, Quinn XCII, Flo, Joey Valence & Brae, Cortis, and Ayra Starr, among others.
Reception Robert Stukowski of PopGeeks wrote how "the soundtrack reflects basketball's broad cross-demographic appeal," while Rosa Delegano of Shatter the Standards was less positive, assessing, "[the album] has two or three contributions that carry the residue of an actual life outside a recording booth, and a dozen others apparently drafted with a whiteboard of approved emotions and a two-and-a-half-minute timer."
Track listing
Charts + Chart performance for Goat (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Chart (2026) Peakposition US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) 23
Original score
Background The film score was released through Sony Classical and Milan Records on February 13, 2026.
Kris Bowers, who composed the score for Goat, was originally concerned early in his career of being restricted as a Black composer who "can only write Black music." However, he felt comfortable in his role for Goat, given the freedom to create music he listened to growing up. The score incorporates influences of pop, hip-hop, and R&B music.
The music was designed to match the animation and visual style. Bowers recalled how the late basketball player, Kobe Bryant, had advised him to approach film music with a childlike wonder and took inspiration from John Williams' work; as a result, the score emphasizes heavy use of orchestra, especially in the roarball sequences.
Reception Owen Gleiberman of Variety and Frank Scheck of The Hollywood Reporter regarded Bowers' score as "exciting" and "fascinating". Daniel Howat of Next Best Picture penned, "combined with a killer soundtrack and a strong score by Kris Bowers, the film's overall vibe is electric."
Track listing
Credits Credits adapted from Film Music Reporter:
Music composer: Kris Bowers Music producer: Kris Bowers, Max Wrightson Additional music: Thomas Kotocheff Music supervisor: Sarah Bromberg Executive music producer: Dana Sano Music editors: DeVaughn Watts, Del Spiva Score recording and mixing: Scott Michael Smith Score engineer: Craig Beckett Digital score recordist: Liam Moses Music contractors: Alex Henery, Michele O'Young, Click Track Music Orchestra conductor: Christopher Gordon Lead orchestrators: Gregory Jamrok, Abraham Libbos, Josef Zimmerman Orchestrators: Cara Baterna, Andrew Rowan, Zach Yaholkovsky, Michael Kallin, Juan Arbodela, Max Fourmy Music preparation: Fine Line Music Service, Carolyn Burke, Jina Choi, Jennifer Fagre, Vincent Fasano, Daniel Gold, Bill Newlin, Meggan Quinn, Naomi Sato, Juliann Xu Synth programmers: Andrew Kawczynski, Matthew Wang, Benjamin Howell Score coordinators: Peter Lu, Elaine Beckett Score technical engineer: Sahil Jindal Vocal contractor: Jasper Randall Choir conductor: Gregory Jamrok Choir recording: Alan Meyerson Choir digital recordist: Keith Ukrisna
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