Music - The Boys : Mutant celebrates the five seasons with the best of The Boys three-disc vinyl collection

By Mulder, 13 may 2026

For a television series built on exploding heads, collapsing moral boundaries and ruthless satire aimed directly at superhero culture, it somehow feels perfectly appropriate that the musical legacy of The Boys would receive a release just as excessive, stylish and unapologetically ambitious as the show itself. In partnership with Sony Pictures Television and Prime Video, boutique soundtrack label Mutant has officially unveiled The Best of The Boys, a massive three-disc vinyl collection designed as both a celebration of the series’ music and a tribute to one of the most tonally fearless genre productions of the last decade. The release arrives at a symbolic moment for the franchise, with the fifth and final season having premiered on April 8, 2026 before concluding on May 20, 2026, effectively closing the curtain on a show that transformed the modern superhero television landscape through its violent deconstruction of celebrity culture, corporate manipulation and political extremism. Available for pre-order beginning May 15 through Mutant’s official storefront, the release immediately positions itself not simply as another soundtrack compilation but as a carefully curated archival piece documenting how music became one of the defining weapons in the series’ storytelling arsenal.

What makes this release particularly fascinating is how deeply music has always been embedded into the DNA of the show rather than functioning as simple background accompaniment. Across five seasons, composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen progressively shaped a sonic identity capable of pivoting from grotesque horror to absurd comedy and then suddenly into deeply emotional territory without warning, mirroring the unstable emotional rhythm that became the signature of the series itself. While many superhero shows rely on grand orchestral heroism, The Boys deliberately weaponized contrast, often juxtaposing horrifying imagery with deceptively playful melodies or emotionally sincere compositions that made moments of brutality hit even harder. That creative approach became one of the hidden engines behind the success of the series, and this new collection appears fully aware of that legacy. According to Mutant co-founder Mo Shafeek, the music of The Boys works precisely because the universe remains so close to our own reality despite its superhuman elements, allowing both diegetic and non-diegetic music to feel strangely authentic inside a deeply twisted world. It is an insightful observation because the soundtrack never merely accompanied scenes; it constantly reinforced the unsettling idea that this world could almost exist beside ours, only with superheroes transformed into corporate-controlled celebrities and propaganda tools.

The packaging itself seems designed with collectors in mind, something increasingly important in the modern vinyl market where presentation can become just as valuable as the music. Artist Matt Ryan Tobin, whose work has become highly recognizable among genre collectors and horror fans over the years, handled both the cover artwork and the interior design. Rather than producing conventional promotional art, Matt Ryan Tobin reportedly approached the project as an extension of the show’s unstable emotional identity, embracing the grotesque, satirical and emotionally contradictory nature of the series. His own comments about the project perfectly summarize why The Boys became such a cultural phenomenon. He describes the series as something capable of disgusting viewers one second before making them laugh uncontrollably and then emotionally devastating them moments later. That emotional whiplash has always been central to the show’s identity, and the soundtrack reflects exactly the same philosophy. Even visually, the vinyl appears crafted to feel less like a merchandising tie-in and more like a dangerous artifact pulled directly from the Vought International universe itself.

The track selection demonstrates just how much the musical side of The Boys evolved over time. Beyond the original orchestral score, the series increasingly leaned into original songs performed by cast members, transforming musical sequences into narrative events of their own. One of the most memorable examples remains the Emmy Award-winning “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,” performed by Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, James Monroe Iglehart and Christopher Lennertz, a song that perfectly captured the show’s ability to parody corporate religious spectacle while simultaneously sounding like a legitimate over-produced holiday anthem. The collection also includes performances by cast members such as Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukuhara, Jensen Ackles, Laurie Holden and Miles Gaston Villanueva, highlighting how music became increasingly integrated into character storytelling rather than functioning as disconnected novelty moments. Perhaps the biggest curiosity for longtime fans is the inclusion of Jensen Ackles’ previously unreleased cover of Blondie’s “Rapture,” which instantly feels like the sort of unpredictable creative decision that perfectly belongs inside the chaotic universe of The Boys.

One of the most intriguing elements tied specifically to the fifth season revolves around the original song “Raise Him Up,” performed by Daveed Diggs, Christopher Lennertz, Baraka May, Caleb Curry, Kadeem Nichols, Carmen Carter and Alex Karukas. According to Christopher Lennertz, the song emerged after the creative team realized that the final season required something even more outrageous than previous musical moments to properly accompany the escalation of Homelander’s increasingly unhinged psychological collapse. Once Daveed Diggs joined the cast as the character “Oh Father,” Christopher Lennertz immediately recognized the opportunity to build a large-scale musical piece directly around his voice and creative energy. The resulting song reportedly became what the composer describes as “the most soulful and audacious anthem of Vought blasphemy,” which honestly sounds entirely consistent with the trajectory of the series. Over the years, The Boys repeatedly demonstrated an uncanny ability to take absurd concepts and push them so far that they somehow circled back into genuinely compelling storytelling. The fact that a satirical religious anthem could potentially become one of the emotional centerpieces of the finale says everything about how uniquely fearless the show remained until the end.

The timing of this release also underlines just how influential The Boys has become since premiering in 2019. Developed by Eric Kripke and based on the comic series created by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, the show arrived during a period where superhero media was largely dominated by idealized heroism and interconnected cinematic universes. Instead of competing directly with that formula, The Boys detonated it from the inside, presenting superheroes as corrupt products of capitalism, media manipulation and political extremism. Led by performances from Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capone, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Valorie Curry, Susan Heyward, Jeffrey Dean Morgan and Jensen Ackles, the series consistently balanced grotesque spectacle with surprisingly emotional character work. Over time, it became one of Prime Video’s flagship productions and one of the most discussed genre series on streaming television, frequently generating viral conversations after nearly every major episode release.

What remains especially remarkable looking back across all five seasons is how the music evolved alongside the increasingly dark thematic direction of the series. Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen explained that curating the collection felt like revisiting the entire evolution of the show through sound alone, allowing them to hear how the score gradually became darker, stranger and emotionally more aggressive. According to the composers, season five ultimately represents the culmination of every creative instinct and risk they developed across the life of the show. They describe the final score as their biggest, most emotional and most relentless work for the franchise, with sharper tension and more extreme emotional swings than anything attempted previously. Considering how musically experimental certain moments in earlier seasons already were, that statement suggests the final season likely pushes the sonic identity of the series into even more unpredictable territory.

At a time when physical media increasingly survives through collector culture and passionate fan communities, The Best of The Boys feels like exactly the sort of release capable of transcending traditional soundtrack audiences. It is not merely aimed at vinyl collectors or score enthusiasts, but at fans who experienced the series as a complete sensory assault where music, satire, violence and emotion constantly collided. Between the elaborate artwork, extensive tracklist, cast performances and liner notes from the creative team, Mutant appears to fully understand that The Boys was never simply another superhero show. It was a brutal reflection of celebrity culture, political hysteria and media manipulation disguised as outrageous entertainment, and its music became one of the most essential ingredients in making that impossible balancing act actually work.

The best of the Boys - Music from the Original Series
Music by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen
Artwork by Matt Ryan Tobin
Liner notes from the Cast and Crew of the hit Prime Video Series
Pressed on 3x 140gm Color Vinyl $55 
Also available on 2x CD - $20

Vinyl Track list  : 

Disc One

Side A
01. Never Truly Vanish Performed by Erin Moriarty
02. Faster Performed by Jessie T. Usher, Aimée Proal
03. Rock My Kiss Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
04. Dream a Little Dream of Me Performed by Karen Fukuhara
05. You’ve Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy) Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
06.  America’s Son Performed by Laurie Holden
07. From a Logical Point of View Performed by Jensen Ackles

Side B
01. Rapture Performed by Jensen Ackles
02. Chimps Don’t Cry Performed by Laurie Holden
03. Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas Performed by Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, James Monroe Iglehart and Christopher Lennertz
04. See Something Say Something Performed by Christopher Lennertz, Alex Karukas, and Baraka May
05. Faster (Gospel Version) Performed by Bryson Camper, Baraka May, David Loucks, Cherise Thomas, Brittany Wallace, Princess Jones, Aja Marie Grant, and Christopher Lennertz
06. Avenue V  Performed by Christopher Lennertz and Alex Karukas
07. Stay Back! Performed by Antony Starr, Christopher Lennertz, and Alex Karukas
08. Raise Him Up Performed by Daveed Diggs, Christopher Lennertz, Baraka May, Caleb Curry, Kadeem Nichols, Carmen Carter and Alex Karukas

Disc Two : Original Score by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen

Side C
01. Truck Robbery
02. Homelander and Stillwell*
03. Boys Arrive*
04. Hughie Trashes Room*
05. Hospital Shootout
06. Break Every Bone
07. Meeting Blindspot
08.  Homelander in Hallway
09. Halloween Store
10. Fake News
11. Brother and Sister*
12. The Vial
13. Shootout

Side D
01. Not Ready
02. Dawn of the Seven
03. Termite Fight and Rescue*
04. Soldier Boy
05. Home for the Super Abled
06. Butcher Sold Me*
07. Soldier Boy vs. Homelander*
08.  This Is About Loyalty
09. Maeve’s Ultimate Sacrifice*
10. The Only Way I Could Save You*
11. Homelander’s Dream

Disc Three : Original Score by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen

Side E
01. I Can Do Anything / Finale
02. Vought Through the Years
03. Bat Mitzvah Rock*
04. Mirror Mirror
05. Training A-Train
06. Final Audition
07. Virus
08. Ol’ Dealey Plaza
09. Family Is All You’ve Got
10.  Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite
11. The Democratic Church of America
12. Cast Those Demons Out
13. Soldier Boy Reborn
14. Meet Quinn
15. Cowboys and Jesus

Side F
01. Passing the Crown
02. Kessler
03. The Speech*
04. It Has Always Been You
05. Blood and Bone
06. The Wreckage
07.  To the Tower
08. Canary in the Coal Mine
09. Goodbye

CD Tracklist: 

Disc One
  01. Truck Robbery
  02. Homelander and Stillwell
  03. Boys Arrive
  04. Hughie Trashes Room
  05. Hospital Shootout
  06. Never Truly Vanish  Performed by Erin Moriarty
  07. Break Every Bone
 08. Meeting Blindspot
  09. Faster Performed by Jessie T. Usher, Aimée Proal
10. Homelander in Hallway
11. Halloween Store
12. Fake News
13. Brother and Sister
14. Not Ready
15. Rock My Kiss Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
16. Dawn of the Seven
17. Termite Fight and Rescue
18. Dream a Little Dream of Me Performed by Karen Fukuhara
19. Soldier Boy
20. You’ve Got a License to Drive (Me Crazy) Performed by Miles Gaston Villanueva
21. The Vial
22. America’s Son Performed by Laurie Holden
23. Shootout
24. From a Logical Point of View Performed by Jensen Ackles
25. Home for the Super Abled
26. Butcher Sold Me
27. Rapture Performed by Jensen Ackles
28. Soldier Boy vs. Homelander
29. Chimps Don’t Cry Performed by Laurie Holden
30. Maeve’s Ultimate Sacrifice
31. The Only Way I Could Save You
32. Homelander’s Dream

Disc Two
01. I Can Do Anything / Finale
02. I Can Do Anything / Finale
03. I Can Do Anything / Finale
04. Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas Performed by Shoshana Bean, Andrew Rannells, James Monroe Iglehart and Christopher Lennertz
05. Mirror Mirror
06. Training A-Train
07. Final Audition
08. See Something Say Something Performed by Christopher Lennertz, Alex Karukas, and Baraka May
09. Virus
10. This Is About Loyalty
11. Ol’ Dealey Plaza
12. Family Is All You’ve Got
13. Avenue V Performed by Christopher Lennertz and Alex Karukas
14. Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite
15. Stay Back! Performed by Antony Starr, Christopher Lennertz, and Alex Karukas
16. The Democratic Church of America
17. Cast Those Demons Out
18. Faster (Gospel Version) Performed by Bryson Camper, Baraka May, David Loucks, Cherise Thomas, Brittany Wallace, Princess Jones, Aja Marie Grant, and Christopher Lennertz
19. Soldier Boy Reborn
20. Meet Quinn
21. Cowboys and Jesus
22. Raise Him Up Performed by Daveed Diggs, Christopher Lennertz, Baraka May, Caleb Curry, Kadeem Nichols, Carmen Carter and Alex Karukas
23. Passing the Crown
24. Kessler
25. The Speech (Full Version)
26. It Has Always Been You
27. Blood and Bone
28. The Wreckage
29. To the Tower
30. Canary in the Coal Mine
31. Goodbye

Synopsis : 
The Boys follows a group of vigilantes determined to expose and destroy corrupt superheroes who abuse their fame, power and corporate protection in a world where superpowered individuals are treated like global celebrities. Led by the relentless and deeply traumatized Billy Butcher, “The Boys” target the powerful organization Vought International and its elite superhero team, The Seven, whose public image hides violence, manipulation and shocking moral depravity, especially under the terrifying leadership of the unstable and godlike Homelander. Blending brutal action, dark satire, political commentary and emotionally charged character arcs, the series deconstructs modern superhero culture while exploring themes of power, celebrity worship, media control and revenge, all wrapped in an unapologetically violent and provocative tone that has made it one of the most talked-about genre shows of recent years.

The Boys
Based on The Boys by Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson
Developed by Eric Kripke
Showrunner: Eric Kripke
Starring  Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T. Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Nathan Mitchell, Colby Minifie, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, Jeffrey, Dean Morgan, Jensen Ackles, Daveed Diggs
Composers : Christopher Lennertz, Matt Bowen
Executive producers : Eric Kripke, Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, James Weaver, Neal H. Moritz, Pavun Shetty, Ori Marmur, Dan Trachtenberg, Ken F. Levin, Jason Netter, Craig Rosenberg, Phil Sgriccia, Rebecca Sonnenshine, Paul Grellong, David Reed, Meredith Glynn, Garth Ennis, Darick Robertson, Michaela Starr, Judalina Neira
Producers : Hartley Gorenstein, Gabriel Garcia, Nick Barrucci, Jake Deuel, Karl Urban, Stefan Steen, Anslem Richardson, Antony Starr
Cinematography : Jeff Cutter, Evans Brown, Jeremy Benning, Dylan Macleod, Dan Stoloff, Mirosław Baszak, Jonathon Cliff
Editors : David Trachtenberg, Nona Khodai, David Kaldor, Cedric Nairn-Smith, William W. Rubenstein; Jonathan Chibnall, Ian Kezsbom, Tom Wilson, John Fitzpatrick, Scott Stolzar
Production companies : Kripke Enterprises, Point Grey Pictures, Original Film, Kickstart Entertainment, KFL Nightsky Productions, Amazon MGM Studios, Sony Pictures Television
Network : Amazon Prime Video
Release July 26, 2019 – present
Running time : 55–70 minutes

(Source : press release)