Gen V Season 2 Soundtrack: Every Needle Drop From the Prime Video Series
Gen V season 2 capped off on October 22 on Prime Video with a soundtrack that steals the spotlight—an explosive mix of rock classics and cutting-edge alt-pop anchored by returning composers Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen, the duo behind The Boys.
Gen V season 2 wrapped today (Oct 22) on Prime Video, and the star of the finale wasn’t wearing a cape — it was the soundtrack. The show leans hard on needle drops and a nervy score, and season 2 doubles down: rock staples, alt-pop bangers, a few sly deep cuts, plus an original score from the same duo behind The Boys. If your Shazam was working overtime, same.
The setup
Created by Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg, and Eric Kripke, Gen V season 2 keeps the focus on Godolkin University’s next-gen supes while digging deeper into personal messes, new villains, and the limits of their powers. Musically, it’s stacked: more than 35 licensed tracks spanning Frankie Valli to Billie Eilish to Chappell Roan and Stevie Nicks — all stitched together by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen’s original score (yep, the team from The Boys). It’s a slick combo: big feelings, bigger guitars, and a score that swings from heroic to horrifying on a dime.
Every song in Gen V season 2 (and the full score)
Here’s the complete by-episode breakdown, plus the official score album track list. Hat tip to NME for the episode-by-episode song IDs.
- Episode 1 - New Year, New U
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Pressure - Billy Joel (NI/CO cover)
Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth
Good Mood - De'Wayne feat. grandson
Horse - Farveblind feat. Ravi Kuma
Edge Of Seventeen - Stevie Nicks - Episode 2 - Justice Never Forgets
Time To Pretend - Towa Bird
Your Love - Olivia Castriota
Birds Of A Feather - Billie Eilish - Episode 3 - H Is For Human
Brutal - Olivia Rodrigo
Wildfire - Cookie Cartel
It's Eazy - The Nah
Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl - Chappell Roan
Big Time Nothing - St. Vincent - Episode 4 - Bags
Stomp My Flag I'll Stomp Your Ass - Creed Fisher
Cherish - The Association
Rush - Deraj
Let The Games Begin - BEGINNERS - Episode 5 - The Kids Are Not Alright
Sonata For Piano And Violin In E Minor - Mozart
Roll The Credits - Danielle Pointer - Episode 6 - Cooking Lessons
Don't You (Forget About Me) - Zoe Fox and the Rocket Clocks - Episode 7 - Hell Week
Comedown - Maude Latour
Young At Heart - Frank Sinatra - Episode 8 - Trojan
Can't Take My Eyes Off You - Frankie Valli
Daydream - The Lovin' Spoonful
The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails - Score album (Madison Gate Records) - composed by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen; tracks featuring Kotomi noted:
1) Marie (feat. Kotomi)
2) Escape
3) Coming to Life
4) Justice Never Forgets (feat. Kotomi)
5) Fireworks
6) Baggage (feat. Kotomi)
7) Meet the New Dean
8) The Kids Are Not Alright (feat. Kotomi)
9) They're Coming
10) It Just Feels Right
11) Transformation
12) They Were Scapegoats
13) Resist
14) 100 Years Old
15) Curriculum
16) He Wouldn't Give Up
17) Trojan
18) Family Pictures
19) Under the Right Amount of Pressure
20) Secret Room
21) Seizure
22) Opening the Floodgate
23) Bags
24) Vikor
25) My Nightmares
26) Evolution
Score vibes and a tiny nerdy note
Lennertz and Bowen’s cues do the heavy lifting between the needle drops — moody strings to adrenal synth swells — and a handful of tracks bring in Kotomi for an extra hit of atmosphere. Also fun: the show doubles back to Frankie Valli’s 'Can't Take My Eyes Off You' in the finale, turning a warm classic into a pointed character beat. That’s a savvy, slightly wicked touch.
Where to listen
The original score album (Madison Gate Records) is out now on the usual suspects: Amazon Music, Spotify, and Apple Music. The licensed tracks are collected on platform playlists too — search for the Gen V season 2 soundtrack on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, or Amazon Music.
How this tees up The Boys
The season 2 finale isn’t just chaos for chaos’ sake — it lines up cleanly with where The Boys is heading next. The Boys season 5 is set to be the final run, and Kripke has already said there’s a roadmap for Gen V season 3. Translation: what just happened at God U matters.
What needle drop hit you the hardest? I’m still stuck on the way Nine Inch Nails slams into the finale. Gen V season 2 is streaming now on Prime Video in the US.