# Steven Universe soundtracks

The following are the list of soundtracks for the animated television series Steven Universe created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. Sugar also wrote the songs and musical numbers for the series, which are produced by the musician duo Aivi & Surasshu and jointly composed the title and ending themes for the series. The original soundtrack for the series, featuring a collection of songs were released in two volumes: Vol.1, featuring the musical numbers from the first four seasons, were released on June 2, 2017 and Vol. 2, featuring songs from the fifth season, released on April 12, 2019. The original soundtrack for Steven Universe: The Movie was released in September 1, 2019. The original score from each seasons in the series were released into separate albums during May–September 2020. The original soundtrack from the sequel series, Steven Universe Future, was released on October 23, 2020. Both the soundtracks and score albums were released by Turner Music Publishing, Cartoon Network, and WaterTower Music.

## Soundtrack albums
### Volume 1

The soundtrack to Steven Universe was announced on April 12, 2017 with the first volume being set for release on a later date. In a Facebook live event hosted by Cartoon Network, the duo Aivi & Surasshu, performed few songs from the series and announced the release of the soundtrack for the first volume, Steven Universe, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack) on June 2.

#### Reception

A review from the Geekiary magazine, stated "Since its inception, music has been at the core of Steven Universe. Built on a background of musical theater, with leitmotifs and fusion dances written into the very fabric of the show’s lore and mythology, the show has delighted viewers with its wonderful music. Steven Universe Soundtrack Volume 1 is a collection of practically every single song from the show’s first four seasons, and is a must have for any dedicated fan." Epicstream commented the musical songs, "a treat for any lover of musical cartoons" and praised the technical production and background music. Player One magazine wrote "Steven Universe’s music has a combination of easy listening and boppy sci-fi touches that make it really pleasant to listen to".
Forces of Geek wrote the soundtrack "excels on all levels". David King of Bubble Blabber wrote "Next to the more modern animated shows such as Adventure Time, Star Vs the Forces of Evil, Gravity Falls, Legend of Korra and RWBY, Steven Universe has always been on-par with those shows in terms of quality & emotional writing and the combined efforts of Rebecca’s writing and the voice cast’s musical talents further excels as this Vol.1 soundtrack captures the most memorable & iconic tunes of the past four seasons."

#### Vinyl edition

In March 2018, a vinyl edition of the soundtrack was published by Iam8bit production company, that featured all the songs from the four seasons, into separate vinyl editions of the release. The set has four discs of 10 inch, with different colors, representing the titular character and the Crystal Gems (Garnet, Amethyst, Pearl) and center labels packed in a gatefold jacket. The edition also featured a special poster and artwork designed and illustrated by Chromosphere. The vinyl edition was released on March 9, 2018.

### Volume 2

The track list of Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) was released on April 9, 2019, with the official soundtrack releasing three days later.

#### Charts

Weekly chart performance of Steven Universe, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) :
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 109 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 28 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) | 24 |
| US Kid Albums (Billboard) | 14 |

### Karaoke edition

Steven Universe (Karaoke), an album featuring the karaoke version of the songs featured in the series, was released along with the Vol. 2 soundtrack on April 12, 2019.

### Steven Universe: The Movie

Steven Universe: The Movie (Original Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2019 television film Steven Universe: The Movie, based on the Cartoon Network animated television series Steven Universe. The soundtrack was released on September 1, 2019 by WaterTower Music ahead of the film's television premiere, and features 17 songs performed by the film's cast, with songwriters including Chance the Rapper, James Fauntleroy, Gallant, Ted Leo, Mike Krol, and Grant Henry amongst several others, collaborating with director Rebecca Sugar. It also includes the original film score composed by Aivi & Surasshu, who worked on the series. The deluxe edition of the album (featuring demo versions of a few songs) was released on November 15, and both editions were also released on vinyl.

#### Singles

The first single from the film's soundtrack, "True Kinda Love", performed by Estelle and Zach Callison, was released on July 19, 2019. "Other Friends", another track from the film was released on October 18, 2019, including Spanish and Portuguese versions of the song, performed by Dorisvell Costa and Vic Brow, respectively.

#### Track listing

Track listing and credits adapted from Apple Music and Tidal.

#### Personnel

Credits for the album are adapted from Genius
* Uzo Aduba — featured artist (tracks 6 and 37), primary artist (track 13)
* Jeff Ball — musician, primary artist, producer, songwriter, string player, violinist, violist
* Zach Callison — dialogist, featured artist (tracks 1, 4, 8, 10, 30 and 38), lead vocalist, primary artist (tracks 6, 13, 18, 28, 32 and 37), voiceover artist
* Chance the Rapper — producer, songwriter
* Michaela Dietz — featured artist (tracks 8, 10 and 37), primary artist (tracks 6, 18 and 21)
* Christine Ebersole — featured artist (track 36), primary artist (tracks 1 and 4)
* Chromosphere — album artist
* Michael Evans — cellist
* James Fauntleroy — guitarist, producer, songwriter
* Christopher Joseph Gallant III - songwriter
* Deedee Magno Hall — featured artist (tracks 8, 10 and 37), primary artist (tracks 6 and 23)
* Lisa Hannigan — featured artist (track 36), primary artist (tracks 1 and 4)
* Grant “Stemage” Henry — guitarist, primary artist, producer, songwriter
* Jeremy Hunter — euphophonist, trombonist, trumpeter
* Travis Kindred — bassist, contrabassist
* Mike Krol — producer, songwriter
* Ted Leo — primary artist (track 23), producer, songwriter
* Jeff Liu — musician, songwriter
* Patti LuPone — featured artist (track 36), primary artist (tracks 1 and 4)
* Erica Luttrell — featured artist (track 10)
* Aimee Mann — primary artist (track 23), songwriter
* Kate Micucci — featured artist (track 37), primary artist (track 21)
* Joanne Moo — harpist
* Matthew Moy — featured artist (track 37)
* Michaela Nachtigall — violinist, violist
* Kristin Naigus — wind arranger
* Toks Olagundoye — featured artist (track 37)
* Marc Papeghin — hornist
* Piper Payne — mastering engineer, mixing engineer
* Jennifer Paz — featured artist (tracks 6, 13 and 37)
* Shelby Rabara — featured artist (tracks 6, 13 and 37)
* Lena Raine — mastering engineer, mixing engineer
* Edwin Rhodes — guitarist
* Grace Rolek — featured artist (track 37)
* Patti Rudisill — violinist, violist
* Julian "Zorsy" Sanchez — songwriter, key person
* Tom Scharpling — featured artist (tracks 6 and 10)
* Macie Stewart — songwriter
* Sarah Stiles — featured artist (tracks 8, 10, 13 and 36), primary artist (tracks 27 and 28)
* Rebecca Sugar — album producer, musician, omnichord player, producer, songwriter
* Estelle Swaray — featured artist (tracks 8, 30 and 37), lead vocalist, primary artist (tracks 6, 15 and 38), producer, songwriter
* Aivi Tran — album producer, arranger, keyboardist, musician, pianist, primary artist, producer, songwriter, synthesizer player
* Steven “Surasshu” Velema — album producer, arranger, keyboardist, musician, pianist, primary artist, producer, songwriter, synthesizer player
* Charlyne Yi — featured artist (track 10)

#### Charts

Weekly chart performance of Steven Universe The Movie (Original Soundtrack) :
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
| US Billboard 200 | 57 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard) | 6 |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard) | 5 |

#### Release history

Release dates and formats for Steven Universe The Movie (Original Soundtrack) :
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Ref. |
| Various | September 1, 2019 | CDdigital downloadstreaming | Standard | WaterTowerIam8bit | |
| Various | September 27, 2019 | Vinyl | Standard | WaterTowerIam8bit | |
| Various | November 15, 2019 | CDdigital downloadstreaming | Deluxe | WaterTowerIam8bit | [39] [40] |
| Various | December 6, 2019 | Vinyl | Deluxe | WaterTowerIam8bit | [39] [40] |

### Steven Universe Future

The soundtrack to the sequel series Steven Universe Future was released on October 23, 2020.

## Score albums

The original score for all the five seasons were released individually for each season on May 29, June 26, July 31, August 28 and September 25, 2020, respectively.