Tenet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) accompanies the 2020 science‑fiction action film Tenet, written and directed by Christopher Nolan. The original score was composed by Ludwig Göransson, marking his first collaboration with Nolan and following his acclaimed work on Black Panther and The Mandalorian. Göransson’s music for Tenet blends orchestral scoring with electronic textures, experimental sounds and rhythmic structures that reflect the film’s themes of time inversion, tension and momentum.
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack was released on September 2–3, 2020 via WaterTower Music and is available across major platforms including Apple Music and Spotify. The standard release contains 18 tracked cues primarily composed by Göransson, running approximately 86 minutes. A Deluxe Edition was later issued that adds a bonus track and expanded material, bringing the total to 20 tracks including the original song “The Plan” performed by Travis Scott and co‑written with Göransson and WondaGurl.
Göransson’s score emphasizes propulsive rhythms, dense orchestral layering and audio experimentation to match the film’s multidirectional time mechanics and high‑stakes narrative. Themes recur and develop across cues like “Rainy Night in Tallinn”, “747” and “The Protagonist”, while “The Plan” serves as a unique vocal piece tied to the score’s sonic world.
The soundtrack album blends Göransson’s instrumental score with the standout Travis Scott track, but the film also uses source music and sound design elements that are unique to specific scenes and not included on the soundtrack release.
Composer: Ludwig Göransson
Release Date: September 2, 2020
Label: WaterTower Music
Tracks: 18 (standard) / 20 (Deluxe)
Music from Trailers, Teasers, and Promos
- Ludwig Göransson – FREEPORT
Score Soundtrack
- Ludwig Göransson – RAINY NIGHT IN TALLINN
- Ludwig Göransson – WINDMILLS
- Ludwig Göransson – MEETING NEIL
- Ludwig Göransson – PRIYA
- Ludwig Göransson – BETRAYAL
- Ludwig Göransson – FREEPORT
- Ludwig Göransson – 747
- Ludwig Göransson – FROM MUMBAI TO AMALFI
- Ludwig Göransson – FOILS
- Ludwig Göransson – SATOR
- Ludwig Göransson – TRUCKS IN PLACE
- Ludwig Göransson – RED ROOM BLUE ROOM
- Ludwig Göransson – INVERSION
- Ludwig Göransson – RETRIEVING THE CASE
- Ludwig Göransson – THE ALGORITHM
- Ludwig Göransson – POSTERITY
- Ludwig Göransson – THE PROTAGONIST
- Travis Scott – THE PLAN
- Ludwig Göransson – FAST CARS (Bonus Track)
- Ludwig Göransson – TURNSTILE (Bonus Track)
