The Last of Us: Season 2 (Soundtrack From The HBO Series)

THE LAST OF US, HBO's hit drama based on the acclaimed video game of the same name, is back with an all-new soundtrack for Season 2. The original composer for both the video game and its 2020 sequel, two-time Academy Award® winner Gustavo Santaolalla returns alongside his Season 1 co-composer, Emmy Award® winner David Fleming. Together, the duo joins forces to create an emotionally laden soundtrack spanning everything from intimately moving guitar pieces to action-packed orchestral sequences.  

The album was originally introduced in April 2025 with the release of "The Path," a new version of one of the video game's most popular tracks, newly recorded by Santaolalla with the help of Rage Against the Machine's Tom Morello. In addition to the album's 37 score tracks, there are also 4 vocal songs on the album, including a cover of A-ha's hit song "Take on Me," performed within the show by lead actor Bella Ramsey. 

"Working on the music for the second season of THE LAST OF US allowed me to delve deeper into this extraordinary story originally created by Neil Druckmann for the game and masterfully reimagined for the HBO series by Neil and Craig Mazin," said Gustavo Santaolalla. "This is a season filled with unexpected narrative turns and introduces some very important new characters. Collaborating once again with David Fleming has been instrumental in achieving a balance between emotionally introspective moments and action-driven sequences. I chose once more to stay true to the sounds, moods and style that have become trademarks of this story's music." 

"The second season of THE LAST OF US is an expansion in every way of the extraordinary story laid out by Craig and Neil in Season 1, and that broadening of scope applied to the music as well," adds composer David Fleming. "It continues to be an honor to compose this score alongside Gustavo Santaolalla, building not only on what we did together in the first season but also on the incredible music he has created for this story across mediums. Revisiting the world of THE LAST OF US became an opportunity for me personally to really explore the sonic worlds of these characters, as they come face to face with battles greater and depths darker than they've ever encountered before."