Dune: Awakening’s Vinyl Soundtrack Is Out, Bringing 24 Tracks of Arrakis to Your Turntable

Marci

2026.01.16

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The music of Dune: Awakening has officially escaped the confines of your headset, because the full vinyl soundtrack dropped on January 16, 2026 (CET), in a proper, collector-friendly package.

The release packs 24 tracks, and it’s clearly not a “toss it on streaming and call it a day” kind of deal. The score is composed by Knut Avenstroup Haugen, and it was recorded at AIR Studios’ Lyndhurst Hall in London, which is basically shorthand for “yes, this has cinema-level ambitions.” Price-wise, the official listing puts it at £36 / $42, which might trigger a small wince, but in vinyl land that’s sadly closer to normal than scandal.

It’s a double vinyl (2xLP), and even the track titles do a lot of heavy lifting when it comes to mood: Welcome to Arrakis, Breath of Shai-Hulud, Sayyadina’s Lament and friends don’t exactly scream “background menu loop.” This is framed as a full, paced listening experience, the kind that wants you to sit down, flip the record, and pretend your living room rug is a dune sea.

Sonically, the intent is big and sweeping: orchestral, film-sized drama with modern texture underneath, leaning into that Dune duality where spirituality and brutal tech coexist in the same breath. Vocals are part of the palette too, with multiple singers involved, so it’s not just endless desert drones, but actual peaks, presence, and those “okay, that hit” moments.

And honestly, Dune: Awakening is a game where this approach makes perfect sense. It’s built on survival, scale, tension, and discovery, so the music doesn’t just decorate the world, it sets your pulse. It tells you when you’re a tiny speck in a hostile ecosystem, and when you’re briefly convinced you’ve got this. Briefly. Arrakis loves confidence. It’s crunchy that way.

For players and collectors, this is good news on two fronts: you get a clean, official release that belongs on a shelf, and you get a soundtrack that can follow you outside the game. Reading, working, writing, staring dramatically out the window while it rains. The desert doesn’t care why you need the vibe, it just delivers.

Spotify link is here.

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