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What’s the Yellowstone theme song, and who wrote it?

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Yellowstone is one of the most popular TV shows of last years. Four seasons already released and a fifth one set to be released in November 2022. One of the biggest strengths of the series is the soundtrack, that offers new inputs at every episode. The theme song featured in the opening credits is obviously the song that remains stuck in our mind, and people often want to know more about it. Let’s discover all aspects of this song together.

You can find Yellowstone opening credits from Season 1 here on Youtube.

What’s Yellowstone theme song?

The song featured as theme song in Yellowstone opening credits is titled Yellowstone Main Title and it’s composed by Bryan Tyler, who is the official author of the soundtrack. You can find the full streaming of the song below.

‘Yellowstone’ Official Theme Music Composed by Brian Tyler | Paramount Network
Watch this video on YouTube.

The song is instrumental, it has no lyrics, but it shows a epic progression that fits perfectly the mood of the TV series.

Bryan Tyler is a talented and experienced author of soundtracks. Among his works there are soundtracks for many popular movies and TV shows, like many chapters of Fast & Furious, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Now You See Me and the recent reissues of Rambo and Scream. Among the TV Series, he worked on the soundtracks of Transformers: Prime, Sleepy Hollow and Scorpion, among many others.

Is it the same song as Game of Thrones?

The question arose often in last years, because Yellowstone and Game of Thrones main themes sounds very similar. Nevertheless, they are not the same song. Game Of Thrones main theme has been composed in 2011 by Ramin Djawadi, years ago before the release of Yellowstone first season (in 2018)

You can hear Game Of Thrones opening credits here, and compared to the song above you will be able to notice how the songs are different.

Published by Carlo Affatigato

Carlo has been a web content creator for over 10 years. He founded Auralcrave in 2015, envisioning it as a new space capable of offering different perspectives on topics that passionate all of us. With a scientific background, Carlo developed an interest in music, cinema, literature, and art at a young age, transforming it into a complementary dimension to his professional growth. For years, he was a music journalist specializing in electronic and dance music, writing for the most important Italian magazines (both online and print). Movies and TV series have been a true obsession in many phases of his life: during university, it was not uncommon for him to set the alarm in the middle of the night to watch classic films airing on TV. With the advent of the Internet, Carlo became a keen observer of web and social phenomena, addressing light topics such as advertising, trends, fashion, and general themes. He is the main author of Auralcrave and personally manages its social media, editorial line, book publication, resource management, and business expansion. A former engineer, life coach, husband, and father, he believes that every area of knowledge has interesting stories that deserve to be told and is convinced that doing so makes the world a better place.