The Challengers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2024 romantic sports drama Challengers, directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Zendaya, Josh O’Connor, and Mike Faist. The official score was composed by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, the acclaimed duo behind scores for films like The Social Network and Gone Girl. Their music for Challengers blends intense electronic, techno‑inspired rhythms with atmospheric textures, amplifying the film’s high‑stakes tennis action and emotional drama with pulse‑driven energy.
The soundtrack album, released digitally on April 26, 2024 by Milan Records, features original score tracks composed and produced by Reznor and Ross, including Challengers, I Know, Yeah x10, L’oeuf, The Signal, Brutalizer, Final Set, Challengers: Match Point, and Compress / Repress. The full score runs approximately 40 minutes and is available on major music platforms like Apple Music and Spotify under the title Challengers (Original Score).
In addition to the original score, the film incorporates a selection of licensed songs used in various scenes — including tracks like I Turn My Camera On by Spoon and Hot in Herre by Nelly — which contribute to the movie’s soundtrack experience but are separate from the official score album.
The Challengers score also inspired a remixed version titled Challengers [MIXED] by German DJ Boys Noize, offering a continuous techno reinterpretation of key cues from the original album.
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- Rihanna – S&M
- Nelly Furtado – Maneater
Challengers: Tracklist
- Sound the Trumpet – Toronto Children’s Chorus, Simon Preston, Jean Ashworth Bartle & Benjamin Britten
- Hot In Herre – Nelly
- Time Will Crawl – David Bowie
- Uncle ACE – Blood Orange
- Folk Song Arrangements: O Waly, Waly – Toronto Children’s Chorus & Jean Ashworth Bartle
- Pensiero Stupendo – Patty Pravo
- Pеcado – Caetano Veloso
Score Soundtrack
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – “I Know”
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Yeah x10
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – L’oeuf
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Signal
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Brutalizer
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Stopper
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Brutalizer 2
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Points That Matter
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Lullaby
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Final Set
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Pull Over
- Choir Of Downside School, Purley – Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: A New Year Carol
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Friday Afternoons, Op. 7: A New Year Carol (Part 2)
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers: Match Point
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Compress / Repress
Challengers [MIXED] by Boys Noize
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – “I Know” [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Yeah x10 [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – L’oeuf [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Challengers [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Pre Signal [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – The Signal [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Brutalizer [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – Compress / Repress [MIXED]
- Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross – A New Year Carol [MIXED]
