Silva Screen Records has announced five soundtrack albums for the BBC Earth natural history series The Mating Game. The albums feature the original music from the show composed by Tom Howe (Ted Lasso, Early Man,Great British Bake Off, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon, Professor Marston & the Wonder Women) . The first two albums for the first two episodes (Grasslands: In Plain Sight & Oceans: Out of the Blue) have been released digitally last Friday and are now available to stream. Two more albums for the episodes Jungles: In the Thick of It & Freshwater: Timing Is Everything will be coming out this Friday, December 3 and a final soundtrack featuring the score from the episode Against All Odds will be released on December 10. The Mating Game is narrated by Sir David Attenborough and tells the story behind the most fascinating, hilarious and dramatic quests to find a mate and leave a lasting legacy. The series premiered last month in UK on BBC and just premiered in the U.S. earlier this month on BBC America and Discovery+.
Here’s the track list of the Grasslands: In Plain Sight album:
1. The Mating Game (Main Title) (0:29)
2. The Mating Game (Prologue) (1:36)
3. Ostriches (8:27)
4. Zebras (6:06)
5. Termites (6:29)
6. Kangaroos (4:39)
7. Nursery Web Spider (6:14)
8. Ruffs (4:48)
9. Topi (7:47)
10. Ostrich Chicks (1:22)
11. The Mating Game (End Credits) (0:33)
Here’s the track list and cover art of the Oceans: Out of the Blue album:
1. The Mating Game (Main Title) (0:29)
2. Humpback Whales (7:06)
3. Life on the Reef (7:22)
4. The Mantas (2:14)
5. Clown Fish (4:46)
6. Persian Flatworms (3:11)
7. The Mantas Return (4:28)
8. Seahorses (6:04)
9. Fiddler Crabs (3:34)
10. Sealions & Humpback (Reprise) (7:51)
11. The Mating Game (End Credits) (0:32)
Here’s the track list and cover art of the Jungles: In the Thick of It album:
1. The Mating Game (Main Title)
2. Chimps
3. Bower Birds
4. Chameleons
5. Mandrils
6. Praying Mantis
7. Fireflies
8. Argus Pheasant
9. Caribs
10. Jungle Frogs
11. The Mating Game (End Credits)
Here’s the track list and cover art of the Freshwater: Timing Is Everything album:
1. The Mating Game (Main Title)
2. Frogs
3. Hooded Grebes
4. Salmon
5. Hellbenders
6. Splash Tetra
7. Pink Flamingos
8. Cichlids
9. Lechwe
10. Caiman Crocs
11. The Mating Game (End Credits)
Here’s the track list of the Against All Odds album:
1. The Mating Game (Main Title)
2. Angler Fish
3. Agama
4. Albatross
5. Digger Bees
6. Butterflies
7. Turkeys
8. Cicadas
9. Humans & Ferrets
10. Pandas
11. Choosing Our Future
12. The Mating Game (End Credits)