List of RWBY soundtracks

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The following is a list of soundtracks from the animated web series RWBY , created by Monty Oum, which premiered on the Rooster Teeth website on July 18, 2013, and is currently ongoing. The music for RWBY has been composed primarily by Jeff Williams, with additional composition by Steve Goldshein, Mason Lieberman, and Alex Abraham. Williams was a member of the band Trocadero, who created the music for Rooster Teeth's Red vs. Blue , and would independently compose the eighth, ninth, and tenth seasons of the series. Other artists featured in the soundtracks include Williams' daughter, Casey Lee Williams (since her early age of 13), as well as Lamar Hall, Adrienne Cowan, Dawn M. Bennett, and Caleb Hyles. [1]

Contents

Volume 1

RWBY: Volume 1 (Music from the Rooster Teeth Series) was released on November 12, 2013. It includes the songs used in the trailers, the intro to the series' episodes, and also the score music to each episode. The soundtrack also contained previously unreleased songs such as "I May Fall" and "Wings". [2] These songs were, however, briefly played at the end of various episodes.

Volume 1 reached number one on iTunes, beating out the movie soundtrack to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire . [3] The soundtrack reached number 22 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums charts. [4]

All tracks are written by Jeff Williams, except where noted

RWBY: Volume 1 (Music from the Rooster Teeth Series)
Soundtrack album by
Jeff Williams
ReleasedNovember 12, 2013 (2013-11-12)
Genre
Label Rooster Teeth Productions
Producer Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams chronology
Red vs. Blue: Season 10
(2012)
RWBY: Vol. 1
(2013)
RWBY: Vol. 2
(2014)
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Will Be the Day" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 3:08
2."Red Like Roses (Red Trailer)" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 3:12
3."Mirror Mirror (White Trailer)" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 2:54
4."From Shadows (Black Trailer)" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 4:48
5."I Burn (Yellow Trailer)" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 5:30
6."Gold" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 4:02
7."I Burn" (feat. Casey Lee Williams & Lamar Hall) 3:11
8."I May Fall" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 4:03
9."Red Like Roses – Part II" (feat. Casey Lee Williams & Sandy Casey [5] ) 4:02
10."I Burn Remix" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 3:07
11."From Shadows" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 5:21
12."Wings" (feat. Casey Lee Williams) 5:11
13."EP 1 Score – Ruby Rose" 8:37
14."EP 2 Score – The Shining Beacon, Pt. 1" 3:31
15."EP 3 Score – The Shining Beacon, Pt. 2" 4:39
16."EP 4 Score – The First Step, Pt. 1" 2:59
17."EP 5 Score – The First Step, Pt. 2"
  • J. Williams
  • Steve Goldshein
2:36
18."EP 6 Score – The Emerald Forest, Pt. 1"
  • J. Williams
  • Goldshein
4:24
19."EP 7 Score – The Emerald Forest, Pt. 2" 3:01
20."EP 8 Score – Players and Pieces"
  • J. Williams
  • Alex Abraham
7:25
21."EP 9 Score – The Badge and the Burden, Pt. 1"
  • J. Williams
  • Abraham
3:02
22."EP 10 Score – The Badge and the Burden, Pt. 2"
  • J. Williams
  • Abraham
2:36
23."EP 11 Score – Jaunedice, Pt. 1"
  • J. Williams
  • Goldshein
1:26
24."EP 12 Score – Jaunedice, Pt. 2"
  • J. Williams
  • Goldshein
6:05
25."EP 13 Score – Forever Fall, Pt. 1"
  • J. Williams
  • Abraham
2:34
26."EP 14 Score – Forever Fall, Pt. 2"
  • J. Williams
  • Goldshein
4:59
27."EP 15 Score – The Stray"
  • J. Williams
  • Abraham
6:55
28."EP 16 Score – Black and White"
  • Goldshein
  • Abraham
  • J. Williams
11:07
Total length:2:04:24

Volume 2

  1. Austin, Charles (May 4, 2016). "RWBY Composer Jeff Williams on His Creative Process". Rooster Teeth. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
  2. "RWBY Volume 1 Soundtrack in iTunes" (Digital music download). iTunes. Jeff Williams. November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 13, 2013.
  3. "Sorry 'Hunger Games', Rooster Teeth's 'RWBY' Is #1 On iTunes". tubefilter.com. November 15, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  4. "Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  5. Jeff Williams' then-wife (known also as Sandra "Sandy" Lee Casey) and Casey Lee Williams' mother.
  6. "Hard Rock Music: Top Hard Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  7. "Hard Rock Music: Top Hard Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  8. "Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  9. "Billboard Top 200 Album Sales This Week (June 29, 2017) - Daily Postal". dailypostal.com. June 29, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  10. "Independent Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  11. "Hard Rock Music: Top Hard Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  12. "Rock Albums". billboard.com. January 2, 2013. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
  13. "Jeff Williams RWBY, Volume 5 (Soundtrack) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  14. Monger, James Christopher. "Jeff Williams Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  15. "Jeff Williams RWBY, Volume 6 (Soundtrack) Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
  16. @caseylwilliams (June 29, 2021). "Regarding the RWBY Volume 8 Soundtrack" (Tweet) via Twitter.
RWBY: Volume 2 (Music from the Rooster Teeth Series)
Soundtrack album by
Jeff Williams
ReleasedDecember 2, 2014 (2014-12-02)
Genre
Label Rooster Teeth Productions
Producer Jeff Williams
Jeff Williams chronology
RWBY: Vol. 1
(2013)
RWBY: Vol. 2
(2014)
RWBY: Vol. 3
(2016)