The music for the British coming-of-age romantic comedy-drama television series Heartstopper is composed by Adiescar Chase. The series consisted of Chase's original score as well as pop songs performed by queer artists for the three seasons. Heartstopper's 25-track score album was published by Netflix Music in April 2022 in conjunction with the first season's premiere. The recurrent soundtrack for the second season released in July 2023, and the soundtrack for the third season followed in October 2024.
Background Heartstopper's original score was composed by English multi-instrumentalist Adiescar Chase. It was the maiden project she signed after completing her graduation from the National Film and Television School and had read the webcomic prior to signing the show, which she felt connected with because of her bisexuality. Each episodes' score has been chronologically completed within span of one to three weeks and provided directions to supplement the pre-existing songs used throughout the series. Chase wrote the themes playing chords on the keyboard, and employ electronic riffs on a synthesizer and added sound effects to provide a contemporary feel. Each character themes had been recurringly used throughout the series as well as themes for new characters' were composed with each season. Chase further bought a new synthesizer to record the score for the second season.
Matt Biffa and Ciara Elwis served as the music supervisors. According to the executive producer Patrick Walters, he and Oseman curated Spotify playlists while refining the script adding that the music compilation was intended to evoke the experiences of being a teenager in the United Kingdom, while Biffa added that the show emphasized on using bedroom pop to make it more accessible and homemade. Walters also acknowledged the use of queer artists which he considered intentional. Baby Queen's music occurred throughout the three seasons, and she wrote an original song "Colours of You" was written for the first season to reflect the lead character's acceptance towards his sexuality.
Track listing Season 1
Heartstopper: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is the soundtrack to the series' first season. It was released through Netflix Music on 22 April 2022, coinciding with the series' premiere.
Season 2
Heartstopper: Season 2 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is the soundtrack to the second season of the series, which released on 28 July 2023 six days prior to its premiere.
Season 3
Heartstopper: Season 3 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) is the soundtrack to the third season of the series released through Netflix Music on 4 October 2024. It also features a song "C'est La Vie" performed by Chase and Lelia Khan.
Chart performance + Chart performance for Heartstopper: Season 1 (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series)Chart (2022)PeakpositionUK Album Downloads (OCC)63UK Soundtrack Albums (OCC)23
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Awards and nominations AwardDate of ceremonyCategoryRecipient(s)ResultBritish Academy Television Craft Awards28 April 2024Original Music: FictionAdiescar Chase for Heartstopper Hollywood Music in Media Awards16 November 2022Song/Score - TrailerBaby Queen for the Heartstopper trailer – "Colours of You" MTV Movie & TV Awards5 June 2022Best Musical MomentHeartstopper – "Dance With Me"
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