Creed III (soundtrack)

The 2023 American sports drama film Creed III, the third in the Creed series and the overall ninth installment in the Rocky franchise, was accompanied by two soundtrack albums. Creed III: The Soundtrack, featuring original songs executive produced by Dreamville, and Creed III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, featuring an original score composed by Joseph Shirley, were both released on March 3, 2023.^[1]

Creed III: The Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Dreamville
Released	March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Genre	Hip hop R&B Afrobeats
Length	56:37
Label	Dreamville Interscope
Producer	Bass Charity Ben10k Cardiak Christo ClickNPress Corbett Dr. Dre Elite Hit-Boy Jaasu JetsonMade Kay Kel P Kurzweil Lonestarrmuzik LordQuest Mario Luciano Mr. Franks Mr. Parker PG RA Pluss S1 Sensei Bueno Sonic Major Soundwavve Super Miles Taylor Hill Tommy Brown Tommy Parker Ty Dolla $ign WU10 Yuli
Dreamville chronology
D-Day: A Gangsta Grillz Mixtape (2022) Creed III: The Soundtrack (2023)
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Creed II: The Album (2018) Creed III: The Soundtrack (2023)
Singles from Creed III: The Soundtrack
"Ma Boy" Released: February 3, 2023 "Blood, Sweat & Tears" Released: February 22, 2023

The original soundtrack includes contributions from Dreamville artists, J. Cole, Bas, Cozz, Omen, Lute, Ari Lennox, JID, and EarthGang.^[2]

Background

In October 2022, it was announced that composer Joseph Shirley would score Creed III. Shirley was previously part of Ludwig Göransson's team scoring the first two films in the series, as a technical score engineer and score programmer. He was also the composer of television series' The Book of Boba Fett, Fairfax, Bad Trip, and The Mysterious Benedict Society.^[3] Shirley spoke on the composition saying:

"The music for Creed III has been a complete joy to create. Working alongside Michael, as director and star in the movie, gave me an exciting perspective into what he wanted to achieve with this score. First, his overall vision for the story as a complete arc; then, a more granular and specific approach – almost as if I were on the film set with him as an actor. I decided to take a more ‘produced’ approach to the score, combining modern production techniques, brash synths, ambient saxophones, and vocal samples with the Los Angeles studio orchestra and choir, who poured themselves into this music. I wanted to build off of Ludwig Göransson’s fantastic contributions to Creed 1 and 2, by introducing new sonic and thematic material to accompany the emotional depth, tension, edginess, futuristic anime influences, and mostly tap into the heart of this movie, while staying true to the Creed legacy, of which I’m honored to now be a part."^[4]

On November 20, 2022, director and actor Michael B. Jordan announced at ComplexCon that J. Cole and Dreamville will be executive producing the original soundtrack.^[5][6]

Release

On February 3, 2023, Dreamville released the first single "Ma Boy" with JID and Lute.^[7] On February 22, the second single "Blood, Sweat & Tears" was released with Bas and Black Sherif featuring Kel-P.^[8]

Track listing

Creed III: The Soundtrack track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Culture" (with Mez, Reason, Symba, and 8AE)	Anthony Parrino Carl McCormick Jason Wool Mario Dragoi Morris W. Ricks II Robert Lee Gill, Jr. Sylvian Mabe	Cardiak Elite Pluss Mario Luciano	3:50
2.	"Ma Boy" (with JID and Lute)	Asheton Hogan Benjamin Wilson Destin Route Feliciano Ecar Ponce Harissis Tsakmaklis John Welch Jorge Miguel Cardoso Augusto Luther Nicholson Luzian Gregor Tuetsch Morris W. Ricks II	Pluss Christo Ben10k Bass Charity	2:46
3.	"Anthem" (with Big Sean and EST Gee)	George Stone III Marquez Parker Sean Michael Leonard Anderson Taylor Hill Thomas Brown Tommy Parker	Mr. Parker Taylor Hill Tommy Brown Tommy Parker	2:05
4.	"Adonis Interlude (The Montage)" (with J. Cole)	Jermaine Cole Andre R. Young Marshall Mathers Shari Watson Shawn Carter William Griffin	Dr. Dre	1:35
5.	"Greater" (with Ari Lennox)	Courtney Salter Anthony Parrino Kelvin Wooten	Elite Wu10	3:13
6.	"Ogogoro" (with Bas and Ayra Starr)	Abbas Hamad Ayra Starr Jarrett Goodly Peter Kelvin Udoma Amba	Kel-P Sensei Bueno	2:30
7.	"Just Face It" (performed by Blxst)	Chauncey Alexander Hollis Jr. Dustin James Corbett Matthew Burdette	Hit-Boy Corbett	2:07
8.	"Headhunters" (with Westside Boogie and Cozz featuring Kevin Ross)	Anthony Dixson Cody Osagie David Medina Frank "Nitty" Brim Jarrett Goodly Kaleb Nathan Rollins Kevin Ross Marc Soto	ClickNPress Sensei Bueno SoundWavVe (Diamond)	2:44
9.	"Jack" (with EarthGang featuring Buddy)	Eian Parker Olu Fann Simmie Sims III Anthony Clemons Jr. Asheton Hogan	Pluss	3:53
10.	"Hate Me Now" (with Arin Ray, Mereba, and Omen)	Amindi Anthony Parrino Antoine Harris Arin Ray Damon Coleman David Medina Jaasu Mallory Jarrett Goodly Margaux Whitney Marian Mereba Oladotun Oyebadejo Jr. Oluwatoroti Oke	Elite SoundWavVe (Diamond) Yuli Jay Kurzweil Oyebadejo Sensei Bueno Sonic Major Jaasu	5:12
11.	"Talk to Me" (with Omen, Ari Lennox, and OG DAYV)	Courtney Salter Damon Coleman Larry D. Griffin, Jr. Maurice Nichols Miles Franklin Noah David Coogler	Super Miles S1 Lonestarrmuzik	3:22
12.	"Lay Up" (with SiR featuring Syd)	Darryl Farris Davion Farris Sydney Bennett	LordQuest	3:28
13.	"Long the Way" (with Morray)	Caleb Anthony Shannon Morae Ruffin Rendull Middleton Tahj Morgan Tyrese McGriff	JetsonMade Kay Lil Tyh PG RA	2:59
14.	"In the Room" (with JID, Tierra Whack, and BJ the Chicago Kid)	Asheton Hogan Bryan James Sledge Destin Route Frank "Nitty" Brim Thomas Brown Tierra Whack Tyrone Griffin, Jr.	Pluss Tommy Brown Ty Dolla $ign	2:52
15.	"Shadows" (with Kehlani)	Steven Franks Thomas Brown	Tommy Brown Mr. Franks	2:53
16.	"Burn Bridges" (with Lute, Cozz, Reason, and Arin Ray)	Alessandro Hug Anthony Parrino Antoine Harris Arin Ray Cody Osagie Emilia Taubic Jiovanni Romano Joshua Morgan Lucien Spielmann Luther Nicholson Robert Lee Gill Jr.	Elite Al Hug Emilia Anastazja Ruck P	4:13
17.	"Heavy Is the Head" (with Baby Rose)	David Medina Frank "Nitty" Brim Jarrett Goodly Jasmine Rose Wilson Kaleb Nathan Rollins Marc Soto Oladotun Oyebadejo Jr. Oluwatoroti Oke Omar Grand	ClickNPress SoundWavVe (Diamond) Sonic Major Jay Kurzweil Oyebadejo Sensei Bueno	3:02
18.	"Blood, Sweat & Tears" (with Bas and Black Sherif featuring Kel-P)	Abbas Hamad Mohammed Ismail Sherif Peter Kelvin Udoma Amba	Bueno Kel-P	3:42
Total length:				53:52

Sample credits

• "Adonis Interlude (The Montage)" contains a sample of "The Watcher" as performed by Dr. Dre.

Charts

Chart performance for Creed III: The Soundtrack

Chart (2023)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[9]	127

Score album

Creed III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Soundtrack album by Joseph Shirley
Released	March 3, 2023 (2023-03-03)
Genre	Film score
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Joseph Shirley
Joseph Shirley chronology
The Mysterious Benedict Society (2022) Creed III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2023)
Rocky soundtrack chronology
Creed II: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2018) Creed III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2023)

Creed III: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack album for the 2023 film Creed III, composed by Joseph Shirley. It was released on March 3, 2023, through Sony Classical Records.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Run It Suite – Vocal Version"
2.	"Checkmate"
3.	"Diamond Dame"
4.	"Tea Party"
5.	"Adonis and Damian"
6.	"Underdog"
7.	"Damian's Plan"
8.	"Amara"
9.	"A New Contender"
10.	"Showtime Promo"
11.	"Viene por Sangre – Felix Walkout" (featuring JVZEL)
12.	"Dame v. Felix"
13.	"The Letters"
14.	"Mary Anne"
15.	"Stop Running"
16.	"Training Montage" (featuring Baby Rose)
17.	"The Void" (with Maiya Sykes)
18.	"Round 12"
19.	"The Champ"