The Running Man (soundtrack)

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The Running Man (Music from the Motion Picture)
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Film score by
Released14 November 2025
Recorded2024–2025
Studio Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre Film score
Length68:07
Label
Producer Steven Price
Steven Price chronology
Oh, Hi!
(2025)
The Running Man
(2025)
Coyote vs. Acme
(2026)

The Running Man (Music from the Motion Picture) is the film score to the 2025 film The Running Man directed by Edgar Wright and starring Glen Powell, William H. Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera, Emilia Jones, Daniel Ezra, Jayme Lawson, Sean Hayes, Colman Domingo, and Josh Brolin. The film score is composed by Steven Price and released through Milan Records and Paramount Music on 14 November 2025.

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Background

In September 2025, it was announced that Steven Price composed the film score for The Running Man. [1] He previously collaborated with Wright on The World's End (2013), Baby Driver (2017) and Last Night in Soho (2021). [2] The soundtrack featuring 25 tracks was recorded at the Abbey Road Studios in London. [3] It was released through Milan Records and Paramount Music on 14 November 2025. [3] [4]

Reception

Zanobard Reviews wrote 7/10 and wrote "Steven Price’s propulsive score for The Running Man surges a determined theme for Ben Richards through a dark, moodily electronic dystopian soundscape, with a whistling Western-styled motif for the Hunters and a contrastingly upbeat piece for the Running Man show itself hurtling after him for a pretty relentless but nonetheless enjoyable soundtrack chase overall." [5]

David Rooney of The Hollywood Reporter and Owen Gleiberman of Variety described the score "exciting" and "thrilling". [6] [7] Ritika Srivastav of India Today wrote "Steven Price's music hits that commercial sweet spot." [8] Nikki Baughan of Screen International called it a "pounding score". [9] Ronak Kotecha of The Times of India wrote "Steven Price's pulsating score complements the relentless chase, ensuring the pace rarely dips". [10] Mark Hughes of Forbes described it "a propulsive score from Steven Price that teeters between adrenaline and irony". [11] Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting described it as "bombastic music". [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Running Man"4:00
2."I'm Not Angry"1:52
3."Introducing Bobby"1:38
4."Insubordination"2:07
5."Rules of the Run"2:26
6."If I Die on This Show"2:45
7."They Will Walk Among You"1:32
8."Target Acquired"2:16
9."Nowhere to Run and Nowhere to Hide"3:35
10."Stop Filming Me"1:17
11."I'm Still Here"1:58
12."The Network Owns the News"1:27
13."Someones Following Us"2:22
14."We Got Him"1:15
15."You Can't Kill an Idea"3:02
16."I Am the Initiator"4:20
17."Keep Your Eyes Open"5:45
18."Look at All These People Who Know the Truth"4:03
19."I'm Out of Time to Save Your Life"3:27
20."Altitude Alert"1:19
21."This Is My Show Now"3:41
22."They Can't Lie to Us If You Don't Watch"2:57
23."This Time You'll Play Your Part"1:54
24."Turn It Off"3:33
25."This Game Is No Game"3:52
Total length:68:07

Personnel

Credits adapted from Paramount Music: [13]

Orchestra
Musicians

Accolades

AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultRef.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards November 19, 2025 Best Original Score – Sci-Fi/Fantasy Film Steven Price Pending [14]
[15]

References

  1. "Steven Price Scoring Edgar Wright's The Running Man". Film Music Reporter. 29 September 2025. Archived from the original on 30 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  2. Taylor, Drew (14 November 2025). "How Edgar Wright and Glen Powell Made 'The Running Man' Without Missing a Step". TheWrap . Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. 1 2 Pilley, Max (13 November 2025). "Every song on the soundtrack of 'The Running Man'". NME . Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. "The Running Man (Music from the Motion Picture)". Apple Music . 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. "The Running Man (2025) – Soundtrack Review". Zanobard Reviews. 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. Rooney, David (11 November 2025). "'The Running Man' Review: Glen Powell Sprints, Sweats and Bleeds, but Edgar Wright's Dystopian Thriller Seldom Gets the Pulse Racing". The Hollywood Reporter . Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  7. Gleiberman, Owen (11 November 2025). "'The Running Man' Review: Glen Powell Joins a Homicidal Reality TV Show in Edgar Wright's Overelaborate Reboot of Stephen King's Dystopian Novel". Variety . Archived from the original on 12 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  8. Srivastav, Ritika (14 November 2025). "The Running Man review: A sharp start, a shaky finish for Glenn Powell". India Today . Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  9. Baughan, Nikki (11 November 2025). "'The Running Man' review: Edgar Wright's bombastic Stephen King adaptation doesn't go the distance". Screen International . Archived from the original on 15 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  10. Kotecha, Ronak (14 November 2025). "The Running Man Movie Review: An entertaining chase with some predictable turns". The Times of India . Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  11. Hughes, Mark (13 November 2025). "'The Running Man' Review: A Thrilling And Faithful Stephen King Movie". Forbes . Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  12. Navarro, Meagan (12 November 2025). "'The Running Man' Review – Edgar Wright Sprints Through Stephen King Adaptation with Slick Action". Bloody Disgusting . Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  13. "The Running Man". Paramount Music . 14 November 2025. Archived from the original on 16 November 2025. Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  14. Pedersen, Erik (5 November 2025). "'Wicked: For Good', 'Sinners' & 'F1' Lead Hollywood Music In Media Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 8 November 2025. Retrieved 5 November 2025.
  15. Pedersen, Erik (5 November 2025). "'Wicked: For Good', 'Sinners' & 'F1' Lead Hollywood Music In Media Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood . Archived from the original on 5 November 2025. Retrieved 6 November 2025.