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{{Infobox album
| name         = Him (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
| type         = soundtrack
| artist       = [[The Haxan Cloak|Bobby Krlic]]
| image        = Him film OST cover.jpeg
| alt          = 
| released     = September 19, 2025
| recorded     = 
| venue        = 
| studio       = 
| genre        = {{Hlist|[[Hip-hop]]|[[Trap music|trap]]}}
| length       = 74:14
| label        = {{Hlist|[[Loma Vista Recordings|Loma Vista]]|[[Back Lot Music]]}}
| producer     = [[Bobby Krlic]]
| misc         = {{Extra chronology
 | artist     = [[Bobby Krlic]]
 | type       = film
 | prev_title = [[Eenie Meanie (film)|Eenie Meanie]]
 | prev_year  = 2025
 | title      = Him
 | year       = 2025
 | next_title = [[Anemone (film)|Anemone]]
 | next_year  = 2025
}}
}}
'''''Him (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''''' is the [[soundtrack album]] to the 2025 film ''[[Him (2025 film)|Him]]'' directed by [[Justin Tipping]] starring [[Marlon Wayans]], [[Tyriq Withers]], [[Julia Fox]] and [[Tim Heidecker]]. The soundtrack accompanied original score composed by [[The Haxan Cloak|Bobby Krlic]], and songs performed by [[Mobb Deep]], [[Gucci Mane]], [[Guapdad 4000]], [[Mavi (rapper)|Mavi]], [[Tierra Whack]], [[Jean Dawson]] and [[Denzel Curry]]. Led by four singles, the soundtrack was released on the same date as the film, September 19, 2025, under the [[Loma Vista Recordings]] and [[Back Lot Music]] labels.

== Background ==
[[Bobby Krlic]] had composed the score for the film by April 2025.<ref name="Krlic">{{cite web |date=April 2, 2025 |title=Bobby Krlic (The Haxan Cloak) Scoring Justin Tipping's ''Him'' |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/04/02/bobby-krlic-the-haxan-cloak-scoring-justin-tippings-him/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250404115651/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/04/02/bobby-krlic-the-haxan-cloak-scoring-justin-tippings-him/ |archive-date=April 4, 2025 |access-date=September 23, 2025 |website=Film Music Reporter}}</ref> While discussing with Tipping on what power sounds like, the duo factored in the use of the term "him" and its omnipresence in hip-hop and sports culture. They discussed about the idea of Cameron's dream to be the best on the planet but factored on how we could musically twist and subvert that dream. Besides the music, Krlic made use of unconventional sounds to amplify the intensity. The composer imaged the sound through pictures, and sampled MRI sounds before composing the actual score for a trap beat.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Inman |first=DeMicia |date=2025-09-05 |title=How 'HIM' Uses Music To Intensify The Horror Film |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/him-score-composer-jordan-peele-interview-1235104394/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923163435/https://www.vibe.com/news/movies-tv/him-score-composer-jordan-peele-interview-1235104394/ |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

The film also featured original songs composed and produced by Krlic himself and collaborated with several rappers and artists such as [[Denzel Curry]], [[Jean Dawson]] and the lead actor Marlon Wayans himself.<ref name=":2" /> [[Tierra Whack]] and [[Guapdad 4000]] also make their cinematic debuts with the film, performing few songs.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Breihan |first=Tom |date=2025-09-04 |title=Tierra Whack & Guapdad 4000 Make Cinematic Debuts In 'HIM', Share Haxan Cloak-Produced Soundtrack Songs |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2321870/tierra-whack-guapdad-4000-make-cinematic-debuts-in-him-share-haxan-cloak-produced-soundtrack-songs/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250906150032/https://www.stereogum.com/2321870/tierra-whack-guapdad-4000-make-cinematic-debuts-in-him-share-haxan-cloak-produced-soundtrack-songs/music/ |archive-date=2025-09-06 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Release ==
The soundtrack featuring 28 tracks including original score and songs.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Dubiel |first=Bill |date=2025-09-19 |title=Him Soundtrack Guide: Every Song & When They Play |url=https://screenrant.com/him-movie-soundtrack-song-guide/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923164034/https://screenrant.com/him-movie-soundtrack-song-guide/ |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Screen Rant]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Gomez |first1=Dessi |date=20 September 2025 |title='Him' Soundtrack: All The Songs In The Jordan Peele-Produced Horror Film |url=https://deadline.com/2025/09/him-movie-soundtrack-songs-1236550143/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250921203022/https://deadline.com/2025/09/him-movie-soundtrack-songs-1236550143/ |archive-date=September 21, 2025 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> The album released on September 19, 2025, alongside the film through [[Loma Vista Recordings]] and [[Universal Pictures]]' in-house label [[Back Lot Music]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-05 |title='Him' Soundtrack Album Details |url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/09/05/him-soundtrack-album-details/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923164623/https://filmmusicreporter.com/2025/09/05/him-soundtrack-album-details/ |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=Film Music Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> A vinyl edition of the album is scheduled to be release through [[Waxwork Records]] on November 21, 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Konrad |first=Jeremy |date=2025-09-07 |title=HIM Soundtrack Up For Preorder At Waxwork Records |url=https://bleedingcool.com/movies/him-soundtrack-up-for-preorder-at-waxwork-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250912013308/https://bleedingcool.com/movies/him-soundtrack-up-for-preorder-at-waxwork-records/ |archive-date=2025-09-12 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Bleeding Cool]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=DiVincenzo |first=Alex |date=2025-09-05 |title='HIM' Soundtrack Pressed on Vinyl by Waxwork Records |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3898472/him-soundtrack-pressed-on-vinyl-by-waxwork-records/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250916150532/https://bloody-disgusting.com/music/3898472/him-soundtrack-pressed-on-vinyl-by-waxwork-records/ |archive-date=2025-09-16 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Bloody Disgusting]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Singles ===
The album was preceded by the lead singles, "Swim" by [[Guapdad 4000]] and [[Mavi (rapper)|Mavi]], and "Tip Toe" by [[Tierra Whack]], which were released as singles on September 4, 2025.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Aaron |date=September 4, 2025 |title=Guapdad 4000 & Tierra Whack Share New Songs from the ''Him'' Soundtrack |url=https://uproxx.com/music/guapdad-4000-tierra-whack-him-soundtrack-tracklist/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250904185153/https://uproxx.com/music/guapdad-4000-tierra-whack-him-soundtrack-tracklist/ |archive-date=September 4, 2025 |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=[[Uproxx]] |language=en-US}}</ref> "Blitz" was released by [[Jean Dawson]] as the soundtrack's third single on September 10, 2025,<ref>{{Cite web |last=DeVille |first=Chris |date=September 11, 2025 |title=Jean Dawson Shares New ''Him'' Soundtrack Single "Blitz": Listen |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2322709/jean-dawson-blitz/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250921202912/https://www.stereogum.com/2322709/jean-dawson-blitz/music/ |archive-date=September 21, 2025 |access-date=September 11, 2025 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref> while the fourth single, "Him" by [[Denzel Curry]], was released on September 18, 2025.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Abby |date=2025-09-18 |title=Denzel Curry - "Him" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2323458/denzel-curry-him/music/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250921191452/https://www.stereogum.com/2323458/denzel-curry-him/music/ |archive-date=September 21, 2025 |access-date=2025-09-19 |website=[[Stereogum]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
| headline     = ''Him (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)'' track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title_width  = 30%
| extra_width  = 67%
| all_writing  =
| title1       = \_(ツ)_/¯
| extra1       = [[Marlon Wayans]]
| length1      = 0:27
| title2       = [[Lemonade (Gucci Mane song)|Lemonade]]
| extra2       = [[Gucci Mane]]
| length2      = 4:06
| title3       = The Combine
| extra3       = 
| length3      = 1:17
| title4       = Live That Life
| extra4       = [[Maxo Kream]]
| length4      = 2:56
| title5       = Goin' to the League!
| extra5       = 
| length5      = 1:26
| title6       = [[Shook Ones, Part II]]
| extra6       = [[Mobb Deep]]
| length6      = 5:27
| title7       = Find Your Own Way to Glory
| extra7       = 
| length7      = 1:59
| title8       = Tip Toe
| extra8       = [[Tierra Whack]]
| length8      = 2:58
| title9       = Swim
| extra9       = [[Guapdad 4000]] featuring [[Mavi (rapper)|Mavi]]
| length9      = 2:26
| title10      = Party on the Westside
| extra10      = [[LaRussell]] and [[Mike & Keys]] featuring [[Larry June]]
| length10     = 3:29
| title11      = Cameron Cade
| extra11      = 
| length11     = 1:55
| title12      = One and Only Him
| extra12      = OG DAYV
| length12     = 2:52
| title13      = Dead Body Alert
| extra13      = 
| length13     = 3:02
| title14      = GOAT
| extra14      = [[Sampa the Great]]
| length14     = 1:50
| title15      = All the Glory…All the Defeat
| extra15      = 
| length15     = 4:04
| title16      = Italy
| extra16      = [[Maglera Doe Boy]] and ONDELIVE
| length16     = 3:37
| title17      = The Physical
| extra17      = 
| length17     = 2:27
| title18      = CUT UP
| extra18      = [[Ovrkast]]
| length18     = 2:05
| title19      = Bill Russell
| extra19      = Koran Streets
| length19     = 2:20
| title20      = Elsie
| extra20      = 
| length20     = 0:21
| title21      = AIGHT?
| extra21      = Carl Angelo
| length21     = 3:08
| title22      = Discipline
| extra22      = 
| length22     = 1:56
| title23      = Real Killers
| extra23      = 
| length23     = 2:45
| title24      = Blitz
| extra24      = [[Jean Dawson]]
| length24     = 2:47
| title25      = The Opposite of a Mascot
| extra25      = 
| length25     = 1:51
| title26      = USFF Theme
| extra26      = 
| length26     = 1:19
| title27      = Killing Spree
| extra27      = 
| length27     = 3:39
| title28      = Him
| extra28      = [[Denzel Curry]]
| length28     = 2:13
| total_length = 74:14
}}

== Reception ==
Bill Dubiel of ''[[Screen Rant]]'' wrote "[the film's] dynamic soundtrack provides the perfect backdrop to the movie's twisted narrative [and] leans heavily into hip-hop and modern rap, accenting with hymns and powerful orchestra pieces for impact in some of the movie's most gruesome yet important scenes."<ref name=":3" /> Beatrice Loayza of ''[[The New York Times]]'' noted that the soundtrack "churns out one banger after the next" but the film heavily overrelies on it and did not help in the pacing of the narrative.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Loayza |first=Beatrice |date=2025-09-18 |title='HIM' Review: Dying to Go Pro |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/movies/him-review.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923114320/https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/movies/him-review.html |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en}}</ref> [[Frank Scheck]] of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' wrote "The musical score composed by Bobby Krlic, aka The Haxan Cloak, proves suitably unsettling."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Scheck |first=Frank |author-link=Frank Scheck |date=2025-09-18 |title='Him' Review: Marlon Wayans and Tyriq Withers Impress in a Jordan Peele-Produced Sports Horror That Fumbles Its Potential |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/him-review-marlon-wayans-jordan-peele-1236373709/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250918134217/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/him-review-marlon-wayans-jordan-peele-1236373709/ |archive-date=2025-09-18 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Amy Nicholson]] of ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' wrote "Bobby Krlic (a.k.a. the Haxan Cloak), who also composed the music for ''[[Midsommar]]'', wows us with a tragic, thundering score."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nicholson |first=Amy |author-link=Amy Nicholson |date=2025-09-19 |title=Review: The devil's in the details of the football horror 'Him,' but it punts on plot |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-09-19/him-review-marlon-wayans-tyriq-withers-julia-fox-jordan-peele |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250923170615/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2025-09-19/him-review-marlon-wayans-tyriq-withers-julia-fox-jordan-peele |archive-date=2025-09-23 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Release history ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Release history and formats for ''Him (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)''
! scope="col" |Region
! scope="col" |Date
! scope="col" |Format(s)
! scope="col" |Label(s)
! scope="col" |{{Ref.}}
|-
! rowspan="2" scope="row" |Various
|September 19, 2025
|{{hlist|[[Music download|Digital download]]|[[Streaming media|streaming]]}}
|{{hlist|[[Loma Vista Recordings|Loma Vista]]|[[Back Lot Music]]}}
| align="center" |<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-05-19 |title=Mickey 17 (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/him-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1835775573 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250915050733/https://music.apple.com/us/album/him-original-motion-picture-soundtrack/1835775573 |archive-date=2025-09-15 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website=[[Apple Music]]}}</ref>
|-
| November 21, 2025
| {{hlist | [[Compact disc|CD]] | |[[LP record|LP]] }}
| {{hlist | Loma Vista | [[Waxwork Records]] }}{{refn|group=note|The LP release under Waxwork features a cover art by artist [[Trenton Doyle Hancock]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Loma Vista Recordings announces HIM - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack feat Tierra Whack, Guapdad 4000, Denzel Curry & more! - NEWS |url=https://www.liveinlimbo.com/2025/09/05/news/loma-vista-recordings-announces-him-the-original-motion-picture-soundtrack-feat-tierra-whack-guapdad-4000-denzel-curry-more.html |website=LIVE IN LIMBO |access-date=27 September 2025 |date=5 September 2025}}</ref>}}
| align="center" | <ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-09-05 |title=Him |url=https://waxworkrecords.com/products/him |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250906231618/https://waxworkrecords.com/products/him |archive-date=2025-09-06 |access-date=2025-09-23 |website= |publisher=[[Waxwork Records]] |language=en}}</ref>
|}

==Notes==
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== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{The Haxan Cloak}}


[[Category:2025 soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:2020s film soundtrack albums]]
[[Category:Back Lot Music soundtracks]]
[[Category:Film scores]]
[[Category:Hip-hop soundtracks]]
[[Category:Horror film soundtracks]]
[[Category:Loma Vista Recordings albums]]
[[Category:The Haxan Cloak albums]]
[[Category:Thriller film soundtracks]]

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