Hilda and the Lost Ring/Soundtrack

Hilda and the Lost Ring: The Soundtrack Album is a soundtrack album released on March 18, 2022 by BMG Rights Management for the film of the same name, two months before its release. The album contains songs that are played in-film. It also contains The Last Night, an original song performed for the film by American indie artist Greta Kline (or Frankie Cosmos).

Background
The idea of a soundtrack album of the film came in around mid 2021, when post-production wrapped up on Hilda and the Lost Ring. Luke Pearson wanted to release an album of what songs would be in the film. He used folk and 80s-like music to give the album a nostalgic feeling, as well as adding then-unreleased music, such as Purple Zone and the new version of Stay. Pearson got permissions from Tears for Fears and Soft Cell to use their unreleased music onto the album. He was in talks with executives at BMG Rights Management to release the album.

On January 28, 2022, BMG announced the soundtrack album, featuring songs from bands such as The Who, Electric Light Orchestra, and Soft Cell. It would be released on CD, vinyl, cassette, and digital.

Release
BMG released the album on March 18, 2022, less than two months before the film's release. It was released on CD, digital, and cassette. However, due to long vinyl production times, the vinyl release was on May 13.

A deluxe version was announced in November 2022, containing new songs that were meant to be added in the film, but were removed. The only exception to this is The Life of Hilda. This version was released on December 2.

Track listing
Some songs that are played in-film are in a different position. For example, despite The Last Night being the first track on the album, it is played second-to-last in the film, specifically the end credits.

Score
The film score composed by Ryan Carlson was released on June 10, 2022.

Charts
Hilda and the Lost Ring: The Soundtrack Album reached number 45 on the US Billboard 200 in 2022. It also reached number 5 in the US Soundtrack Albums, as well as reaching number 7 on the UK Official Soundtracks Album Chart.

Trivia

 * The back cover shows an overnight view of Trolberg, along with the track listing on the top right, and the film details and copyright on the bottom.
 * A radio edit of The Last Night exists, where a few verses, and the instrumental part near the ending are removed, making the edited song 3 minutes and 15 seconds.
 * Columbia Records was originally going to release the soundtrack, but instead was released by BMG for unknown reasons.