The eighth game in developer Santa Monica Studios’ long-running franchise, and the first on PlayStation 4, God of War serves as both a story continuation and a gameplay reboot. Series anti-hero Kratos is once again a father … and a widower.

When the Norse god Baldur interferes with Kratos’ quest to spread his wife’s ashes, a grizzled Kratos must find a way to overcome both his own rage and yet another pantheon of deities—and most importantly, to convince his young son, Atreus, not to follow in his father’s tragic footsteps.


Composed by Emmy-winning composer-musician Bear McCreary, the soundtrack for God of War has been lauded for its epic scale and impressive emotional scope. Featuring Faroese singer Eivør Pálsdóttir and a 22-voice Icelandic choir who sang in old Norse, the score was recorded with a full orchestra with 50 strings, 17 brass, six low woodwinds and an additional 48-voice choir from Prague.

The "God of War — Original Video Game Soundtrack" features 21 tracks, for a total running time of 78 minutes. The soundtrack is contained on two 180-gram LPs, one translucent gold and the other opaque blue, rounded out by original artwork from artist Jeff Langevin. The vinyl soundtrack ships from distributor Light in the Attic in Seatte.


From the product page:

This long-awaited rebirth of this franchise finds our titular hero Kratos - the violent, vengeful Greek God of previous chapters - settled down in Midgard, in a world of Norse mythology and monsters (and now battling new challenges such as fatherhood!).

The story hinges on the relationship between Kratos and his young son Atreus shortly after the passing of the family matriarch. Kratos prepares his son for his future, while being haunted by the ghosts of his own past, both in form of new powerful enemies, and in his son's worst tendencies.

Composed by Bear McCreary, the soundtrack to God of War is and outstanding achievement and emotionally powerful. This album features some of Bear's most beautiful compositions to date, bouncing back and forth between solemn and sublime.

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NEW BLOG -- THE LYRICS TO GOD OF WAR:https://t.co/eVnUv57EJs

After months (even years!) of fan requests, I am thrilled to partner with my friends at @SonySantaMonica to release the official Old Norse lyrics and English translations to #GodOfWar and #GodofWarRagnarok. pic.twitter.com/sOJKFnzYOX

— Bear McCreary 🐻🎶 (@bearmccreary) April 3, 2023