List of The Wheel of Time (TV series) soundtracks

The Wheel of Time is an American high fantasy television series developed by Rafe Judkins for Amazon Prime Video, based on the book series of the same name by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson. The music for the series is composed by Lorne Balfe. To date, four soundtrack albums have been released for the first season, and two albums for the second season.

The First Turn
A soundtrack album for the series, The First Turn, was released a week before television premiere on November 12, 2021, by Milan Records in digital, CD, and vinyl formats. The album contains fourteen tracks that are largely conceptual but include key themes that spawned variations in the final score. Balfe said that "The score to this series is a re-imagination of fantasy music, doing away with the genre's reliance on large, traditional orchestras in favor of more modern colors while retaining the strong melodies and bold harmonies that fans can expect from such an epic."

Volume 1
A second album, The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Volume 1, was released on November 19, 2021, featuring music that was largely used in the first season's first three episodes.

Volume 2
The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Volume 2 was released on December 3, 2021.

Volume 3
The final album, The Wheel of Time: Season 1, Volume 3, was released on December 17, 2021.

Season 2
On January 12, 2022, Balfe confirmed that he would be returning to score the second season.

Volume 1
The Wheel of Time: Season 2, Volume 1 was released on September 8, 2023.

Volume 2
The Wheel of Time: Season 2, Volume 2 was released on September 22, 2023.

Reception
James Southall of Movie Wave wrote "It is essential to approach The Wheel of Time with an open mind–it is far from what you would expect of the music for an epic fantasy, either in an historical sense or more modern examples. For me though it's really quite impressive what Lorne Balfe has conjured up–it's a sound that very much works in the context of the show and also one I've found has become quite compelling on these albums." Calling it as "intimidating and epic" Emma Ayars of Collider summarized "the soundtrack at times flattens the show's extensive lore. It serves its purpose in the series and the vocals are impressive, but it ranks lowest on the list for its lack of diversity in its musical choices."