50 Tracks by Justice, a 7-Minute Gesaffelstein Collab, and December 11 Release: GTA 6's Original Score Lands on Apple Music
The musical backbone of Grand Theft Auto VI is coming into sharp focus just three weeks ahead of our return to Leonida. Following the initial reveal of Vice City's radio stations, the official storefront listing for Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score has gone live for pre-order on Apple Music. Composed entirely by the French electronic duo Justice (Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay) under exclusive license to Ed Banger Records and Because Music, the instrumental score spans a massive 50 tracks, locks in a full release date of December 11, 2026, and unlocks a brand-new seven-minute single for immediate streaming.
Pusher and Flower In A Hurricane: Over 10 Minutes of GTA 6's Score Streaming Now
Inspecting the official Apple Music listing reveals a sprawling 50-song tracklist. While 48 of those compositions are currently masked behind placeholder titles (Track 1 through Track 50) ahead of launch, two standout cuts are already unlocked and available to stream in full, totaling just over ten minutes of music:
- Track 18: Pusher (feat. Gesaffelstein) (7 minutes, 2 seconds), a relentless dark-techno and industrial powerhouse that pairs Justice's distorted analog synthesizers with the razor-sharp, brooding basslines of fellow French electronic producer Mike Lévy, better known as Gesaffelstein.
- Track 36: Flower In A Hurricane (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard) (3 minutes, 44 seconds), the sun-drenched, psychedelic anthem that anchored Rockstar Games' official launch trailer in mid-October.
Uploaded simultaneously to Justice's official YouTube channel, Pusher offers a thrilling preview of how the dynamic score will drive the tension across Leonida's underworld. Clocking in at over seven minutes with an unbroken, escalating pulse, the track sounds purpose-built for a high-stakes nighttime heist or a desperate getaway through neon-lit Vice City streets.
Why the 50-Track Original Score Launches on December 11, Three Weeks After the Game
One detail on the Apple Music page immediately caught fans' attention: while GTA 6's massive 210 GB console pre-load begins on November 12 ahead of the game's worldwide launch on November 19, 2026 for PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score will not unlock its remaining 48 tracks until December 11, 2026.
That 22-day gap serves a crucial purpose for Rockstar Games. Unlike the licensed songs spinning on Vice City's FM dial, an Original Score consists of the bespoke dynamic stems and orchestral-electronic themes written for story missions, open-world tension, and major cutscenes. Across the industry, soundtrack tracklists have a notorious history of spoiling plot twists, secret locations, or character fates through their song titles alone. By keeping tracks 1 through 50 anonymized until December 11, Rockstar gives players three full weeks to experience Jason and Lucia's story firsthand without having key finales spoiled by a streaming metadata update.
Triple Vinyl, Double CD, and How It Differs From Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album
The December 11 rollout extends beyond digital streaming platforms. Specialist music retailers such as Rough Trade have opened physical pre-orders for Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, confirming a double CD (2CD) edition alongside a heavyweight triple vinyl (3LP) box set available in both standard black vinyl and an indie-exclusive Crystal Clear transparent pressing.
Players should also note that Justice's 50-track instrumental score is completely separate from Rockstar's companion vocal compilation. Launching day-and-date with the game on November 19, 2026, Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album will deliver 34 original radio songs and superstar collaborations featuring Travis Scott, Cardi B, Keith Richards, PinkPantheress, Rauw Alejandro, and Yung Lean. Between that 34-track compilation, Justice's 50-piece dynamic score, dozens of licensed radio stations, and in-game podcasts that Jason and Lucia can listen to on foot through their smartphone earbuds, GTA 6 is assembling the most ambitious audio suite in video game history.
My Take
Handing the keys to all 50 tracks of GTA 6's dynamic background score to Justice, and watching them bring in Gesaffelstein for a seven-minute dark-techno juggernaut like Pusher, is an absolute masterstroke by Rockstar Games. Where GTA V leaned into the hazy, sun-baked synthscapes of Tangerine Dream, Woody Jackson, and The Alchemist to capture Southern California, the humid, neon-drenched underworld of modern-day Vice City demanded gritty analog distortion and heavy club-ready bass. French Touch electronic music has always shared deep DNA with 1980s synth-wave aesthetics, and Pusher proves that Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay have crafted an unmistakable pulse for our getaway drives across Leonida. Holding the full tracklist back until December 11 is equally smart: nobody wants the final mission or Jason and Lucia's fate spoiled by Track 49's title on Apple Music before we even boot up the console.
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