Squid Game (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) accompanies the South Korean dystopian thriller Squid Game (2021–2025), created by Hwang Dong‑hyuk and released on Netflix. The original score for the series was composed by Jung Jae‑il — known for Parasite, Okja, Broker, and Mickey 17 — with additional music contributions from Park Min‑ju and Kim Sung‑soo (23) to provide varied textures across the seasons. The music blends haunting atmospheric themes, synth‑rock, percussive motifs, and modern orchestration to support the show’s unsettling mood and tense narrative.
The first Squid Game (Original Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) album was released September 17, 2021, via Netflix Music / Maisie Music / Genie Music, featuring 20 original score tracks with a runtime of approximately 1 hour 9 minutes, available on Apple Music and other major streaming platforms. A second score album for Squid Game Season 2 was released December 27, 2024, and a third for Season 3 followed June 27, 2025, each containing selections from those seasons’ scores by Jung. Vinyl editions collecting music from all three seasons have also been announced.
Jung’s soundtrack emphasizes eerie melodic lines, subtle percussion, and unsettling textures that mirror the series’ blend of childhood game motifs and brutal survival stakes. Distinct themes like Way Back Then and Round VI recur across episodes, reinforcing emotional weight and episodic tension.
In addition to the original score, Squid Game incorporates licensed or classical pieces — such as Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto, Johann Strauss II’s The Blue Danube, Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, and a cover of Fly Me to the Moon — used in narrative contexts but not included on the official album releases.
Composer: Jung Jae‑il (with Park Min‑ju & Kim Sung‑soo/23)
Release Date: September 17, 2021 (Season 1 score; later for Seasons 2 & 3)
Label: Netflix Music / Maisie Music / Genie Music
Tracks: 20 (Season 1 score)
Genre: Television series score / atmospheric thriller
Music from Trailers, Teasers Promotional videos
- jung jaeil – Way Back Then
Squid Game: Score Soundtrack
- jung jaeil – Way Back Then
- jung jaeil – Round I
- jung jaeil – The Rope is Tied
- 23 – Pink Soldiers
- 23 – Hostage Crisis
- jung jaeil – I Remember My Name
- jung jaeil – Unfolded…
- Park Min Joo – Needles and Dalgona
- Park Min Joo – The Fat and the Rats
- jung jaeil – It Hurts So Bad
- 23 – Delivery
- 23 – Dead End
- jung jaeil – Round VI
- jung jaeil – Wife, Husband and 4.56 Billion
- Park Min Joo – Murder Without Violence
- jung jaeil – Slaughterhouse III
- jung jaeil – Owe
- jung jaeil – Uh…
- jung jaeil – Dawn
- jung jaeil – Let’s Go Out Tonight
