A three disc vinyl collection of the music from Prime Video’s series ‘The Boys’ releases today covering the music of all five seasons. Like another Eric Kripke show we know and love (that would be ‘Supernatural’ in case you didn’t know), the music of ‘The Boys’ has always been an integral part of its storytelling, thanks to Emmy Award-winning composer Christopher Lennertz (who was one of two composers on ‘Supernatural’ also). This collection has an original score by Lennertz and Matt Bowen, and some original and cover songs performed by the cast.
The official release of Jensen Ackles’ cover of Blondie’s “Rapture” is included along with his memorable rendition of ‘From A Logical Point of View’, plus songs from Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Karen Fukuhara, Laurie Holden and of course Daveed Diggs from last week’s musical extravaganza. There are also liner notes from the cast and crew. The collection is pressed on 3x 140gm Color Vinyl.
“We’ve spent five seasons building a musical identity for this show, and the Best of The Boys vinyl is a love letter to that evolution,” say composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen in the press release. “Curating the collection was like watching the entire series again through the music alone — you can hear the score grow up, get darker, get weirder, and find its identity over five seasons. But Season 5 is where all of that paid off. Everything we learned over the life of this show — every instinct, every risk — we poured into this final chapter. The score has never been this big, this emotional, or this relentless, and we think the Season 5 soundtrack captures the most ambitious work we’ve done for the series — the tension is sharper, the emotional swings are bigger, and the music goes to places we never would have attempted in earlier seasons. It’s the most complete and fearless work we’ve done on the show, and we think it’s the score this finale deserved.”
‘The Boys’ is also known for its standout original songs, performed by the cast and woven directly into the fabric of the show’s storytelling to enrich the show’s iconic scenes. Lennertz went on to talk about Season 5’s music, saying: “Over the past four seasons, original songs have played an increasingly important part of The Boys’ storytelling, and this final season’s entry might be the pinnacle of that satirical insanity. After the success of “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,” we knew we had to go even bigger and better for the plot twist that would set the entire finale into motion. As soon as Daveed Diggs was cast as “Oh Father,” I texted [Eric] Kripke and said that it would be a crime if he didn’t sing on the show. Once Eric and the writers had the concept, I knew Daveed had to write the song with me to embody the authentic voice of this character he had developed. This season’s big original song release, “Raise Him Up,” became the most soulful and audacious anthem of Vought blasphemy that would exceed all of our expectations and finally ‘rise up’ and be worthy to represent the climax of Homelander’s unhinged hubris.”
If you missed it in last week’s episode, go check it out!
The collection also features artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin, who crafted packaging to make the set a collector’s item. Tobin gets the show’s appeal, saying in the press release that “This show is fucked up. It has me grossed out and recoiling one second, convulsing with laughter the next, before eventually ripping my heart out and bringing me to tears; and repeat. I can’t think of another show that recklessly toys with your emotions so much, yet so well. The music really pilots all of these emotions, and masterfully so.”
The collection is released by Mutant, whose co-founder Mo Shafeek said: “The greatest joy of The Boys comes from its stranger-than-fiction alternate reality where superheroes exist, but just about everything else about our world remains the same. Because of that, the world of music in The Boys universe, both diegetic and non-diegetic, is so compelling. What Christopher Lennertz, Matt Bowen, and their incredible collaborators have done for five seasons is worthy of celebration. We at Mutant are honored to bring the musical world of The Boys into the real world.”
Available for pre-order starting today at MadeByMutant.com.
If you’d like to read more about the music of ‘The Boys’, along with insights from the actors and psychologists into the complicated characters, check out the book ‘Supes Ain’t Always Heroes’ too, available at https://smartpopbooks.com/book/supes-aint-always-heroes/ with exclusive interviews from Jensen Ackles, Nathan Mitchell, Aya Cash and more (including Christopher Lennertz!)
Vinyl Track List:
Side A
- Never Truly Vanish Performed by Erin Moriarty
- Faster Performed by Jessie T. Usher, Aimée Proal
- Rock My Kiss Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
- Dream a Little Dream of Me Performed by Karen Fukuhara
- You’ve Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy) Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
- America’s Son Performed by Laurie Holden
- From a Logical Point of View Performed by Jensen Ackles
Side B
- Rapture Performed by Jensen Ackles
- Chimps Don’t Cry Performed by Laurie Holden
- Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas Performed by Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, James Monroe Iglehart and Christopher Lennertz
- See Something Say Something Performed by Christopher Lennertz, Alex Karukas, and Baraka May
- Faster (Gospel Version) Performed by Bryson Camper, Baraka May, David Loucks, Cherise Thomas, Brittany Wallace, Princess Jones, Aja Marie Grant, and Christopher Lennertz
- Avenue V Performed by Christopher Lennertz and Alex Karukas
- Stay Back! Performed by Antony Starr, Christopher Lennertz, and Alex Karukas
- Raise Him Up Performed by Daveed Diggs, Christopher Lennertz, Baraka May, Caleb Curry, Kadeem Nichols, Carmen Carter and Alex Karukas
DISC TWO
Original Score by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen
Side C
- Truck Robbery
- Homelander and Stillwell*
- Boys Arrive*
- Hughie Trashes Room*
- Hospital Shootout
- Break Every Bone
- Meeting Blindspot
- Homelander in Hallway
- Halloween Store
- Fake News
- Brother and Sister*
- The Vial
- Shootout
Side D
- Not Ready
- Dawn of the Seven
- Termite Fight and Rescue*
- Soldier Boy
- Home for the Super Abled
- Butcher Sold Me*
- Soldier Boy vs. Homelander*
- This Is About Loyalty
- Maeve’s Ultimate Sacrifice*
- The Only Way I Could Save You*
- Homelander’s Dream
DISC THREE
Original Score by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen
Side E
- I Can Do Anything / Finale
- Vought Through the Years
- Bat Mitzvah Rock*
- Mirror Mirror
- Training A-Train
- Final Audition
- Virus
- Ol’ Dealey Plaza
- Family Is All You’ve Got
- Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite
- The Democratic Church of America
- Cast Those Demons Out
- Soldier Boy Reborn
- Meet Quinn
- Cowboys and Jesus
Side F
- Passing the Crown
- Kessler
- The Speech*
- It Has Always Been You
- Blood and Bone
- The Wreckage
- To the Tower
- Canary in the Coal Mine
- Goodbye
Mutant is a pop culture art, music, and collectibles shop headed by creative director veterans Spencer Hickman, Eric Garza, Mitch Putnam, and Mo Shafeek and CEO Jenny Jacobi, a division of the genre-bending production company SpectreVision.
Check out the music collection and then get ready for the series finale next week!
–Lynn
You can read the book that takes a deep
dive into The Boys, with insights from its
actors, composer Chris Lennertz, artist
Darick Robertson, and many more at: