Following the debut of ARK: The Animated Series, Lakeshore Record has released the show's soundtrack. You can now purchase or stream the album.
ARK: The Animated Series, Volume 1—Original Series Soundtrack features original music by LA-based British composer and two-time Ivor Novello Award-winner Gareth Coker (Ori and the Will of the Wisps, Halo Infinite).
“ARK: The Animated Series has been a labor of love ever since the idea was first introduced to me by the game's creators, Jeremy Steiglitz and Jesse Rapczak. I've immensely enjoyed building ARK's musical landscape across the game and its several expansions, the chance to add further to it through a different lens was an unbelievable opportunity, and a privilege to be the composer bringing their transmedia vision to life, from scoring both the show and the game," said Coker. "The most striking feature of the show is that it is character driven. This allowed me a huge canvas for thematic development, which was encouraged further by the direction of wanting the show to have a score that wears its heart on its sleeve. ARK has never been shy with its music, and the Animated Series is no different. The show has themes and melodies abound, with the power that our fanbase has come to expect, but within this show, also a more intimate side they have rarely heard before.”
An adaptation of the popular adventure game ARK: Survival Evolved, the animated series debuted on Paramount+ last month. The first six episodes of the series are available to stream in the U.S. and Canada with the second half of the season — which consists of seven episodes — releasing at a later date. The series will debut in international markets starting Friday, April 19th.
The show's synopsis reads:
ARK: THE ANIMATED SERIES is a sweeping saga spanning eons of human history. When 21st century paleontologist Helena Walker (Madeleine Madden) finds herself resurrected on a mysterious primeval island populated by prehistoric beasts, she must learn to survive with new allies from throughout time, while trying to uncover the true nature of their strange new world.
Coker also composed all of the music for the game ARK: Survival Ascended, which was the remake of ARK: Survival Evolved (which the show is based on).
The show's soundtrack features 68 songs that augment "the action and drama to the star-packed animated series." You can purchase or stream ARK: The Animated Series, Volume 1—Original Series Soundtrack here.