Driftwood (soundtrack)

Released
 Recorded
 Studio
* Downtown Music
* NRG Recording
* Elbo Studios
* Power Station
* Big Bad Sound
* Sunset Sound Recorders
 Length
 Label
* Robert Lopez
* David Metzger
2. "Shine Like the Light (Jordan Fisherversion)"Released: June 13, 2025

***Driftwood: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack*** is the soundtrack album to the 2025 Cartoon Network film of the same name with 10 songs written by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, and 22 score pieces composed by Christophe Beck. The soundtrack includes the critically acclaimed songs "My Only Hope"—film version performed by Nicholas Braun: single version performed by Post Malone and Ava Max—which won the Academy Award for Best Original Song, the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, and the Critics' Choice Award for Best Song, and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song, and "Shine Like the Light"—film version performed by Taylor Lautner and KiKi Layne: single version performed by Jordan Fisher.

Two editions of the soundtrack were released by WaterTower Music on July 11, 2025: a single-disc regular edition, and a two-disc digipak deluxe edition, containing original demo recordings of songs and score compositions, unused outtake recordings, and instrumental versions of the film's main songs. On May 2, 2025, the soundtrack's lead single, Malone and Max's cover of "My Only Hope" was released. On June 13, the soundtrack's second single, Fisher's cover of "Shine Like the Light" was released.

The album debuted at number 16 on the *Billboard* 200 chart. The soundtrack has topped the *Billboard* album chart for thirteen non-consecutive weeks, and has sold 5 million copies in the U.S. The album has been certified triple-Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America, and peaked at number one on the aforementioned chart, becoming the fifth soundtrack album from an animated film to reach that milestone.

## Commercial performance

The soundtrack for *Driftwood* had had forty-three nonconsecutive weeks on top of *Billboard* Top Soundtracks. On the US *Billboard* 200, the album debuted at No. 16, the highest chart position for the soundtrack in an animated film since the 2013 film *Frozen*. It later moved up to No. 8, becoming the first soundtrack from an animated film to reach top 5. The soundtrack subsequently moved to No. 3, which is the highest position for an animated film soundtrack. In the week ending August 2, 2026, *Driftwood* reached No. 1 to become the sixth animated film soundtrack in history to reach this position. It remained at number one for a second consecutive week, becoming the second theatrical film soundtrack to stay at No. 1 for multiple weeks, and the second animated film to spend more than one week at No. 1. With thirteen non-consecutive weeks at number one, *Driftwood* earned the most weeks at No. 1 for an album and the most weeks at No. 1 for a soundtrack.

## Awards and recognition

At the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, the *Driftwood* soundtrack was nominated in two categories – Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media (with credits going to Christophe Beck as composer) – and won the former; the song "My Only Hope" won the award for Best Song Written for Visual Media, with credits going to Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez as songwriters and Nicholas Braun as performer. The Academy Award for "My Only Hope" led Robert Lopez to become the youngest person to have achieved another EGOT.

## Track listing

All songs are written by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez. All scores are composed by Christophe Beck.

***Driftwood* (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – two-disc deluxe edition) (Disc 2 – additional download tracks)**
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## See also

* List of *Billboard* 200 number-one albums of 2025