GTA 6: Original Score by Justice Releasing December 11 — Everything Confirmed

Rockstar Games has confirmed exactly when players will be able to hear the music that will underscore every chase, heist and sunset drive in Grand Theft Auto VI. On October 29, 2026, Rockstar announced that Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, composed by the French duo Justice, arrives December 11, 2026 — three weeks after the game itself launches on November 19.

The announcement also cleared up a point of confusion that had been floating around since mid-October: the Original Score is a separate release from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, the vocal soundtrack of licensed songs. Here's exactly what Rockstar has confirmed about the score, how it differs from the Album, and how to get it on release day.

1. What Rockstar Has Confirmed About the Original Score

According to Rockstar's own Grand Theft Auto VI music page, the Original Score releases December 11 on all major streaming services, plus CD and vinyl. Rockstar lists 30 tracks, with additional digital bonus tracks across formats. That's a notably smaller tracklist than some third-party storefront listings had suggested earlier in October — this guide only reports the numbers Rockstar itself has published.

Two songs from the score are already available to stream as standalone singles:

• "Flower in a Hurricane" — featuring Tame Impala, SZA and King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard. It debuted inside the GTA VI launch trailer on October 15.
• "Pusher" — featuring Gesaffelstein, released October 29 alongside the score announcement itself.

Rockstar's page notably lists "Flower in a Hurricane" as a single under both the Score and the Album's singles sections, which is part of why coverage of the two releases has been easy to mix up. Treat it as a Justice composition that bridges both records rather than belonging exclusively to one.

2. Who Is Justice?

Justice is the French electronic duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay, who have been recording together since the mid-2000s and have won multiple Grammy Awards across their career, including for their remix of MGMT's "Electric Feel" and for the 2024 track "Neverender." Scoring Grand Theft Auto VI marks their first full composition credit for a video game.

Rockstar's music page describes the score as "dynamically tuned to the different ways players engage with the world" of Vice City and the wider state of Leonida — language that suggests an adaptive score which shifts with gameplay rather than a static, linear album, similar in spirit to how earlier GTA titles blended licensed radio stations with situational, mission-driven cues.

3. Why a Standalone Score Release Is Notable for This Series

Grand Theft Auto games have historically been defined by their in-game radio stations — curated playlists of real, licensed music spanning decades and genres, mixed with in-character DJ chatter. A dedicated, composer-driven score sold as its own product is a newer wrinkle for the series, closer to how Rockstar's other major franchise, Red Dead Redemption, has paired original composed scores with its own soundtrack releases. Handing that score entirely to one act — rather than assembling it from multiple composers — puts a lot of weight on Justice's ability to give Grand Theft Auto VI a musical identity that's distinct from its in-game radio stations, which Rockstar's music page lists separately under names including Flash FM, Afro Bank FM and Dirty South Classics.

4. Original Score vs. "GTA VI: The Album" — What's the Difference

Rockstar is releasing two distinct pieces of GTA VI music this year, and it's worth being precise about which is which:

• Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album — releases November 19, the same day as the game. It's a 34-track collection of original vocal songs from a wide range of artists, including Travis Scott ("RHYNO"), Cardi B ("Don't Chart"), Morgan Wallen ("Last Thing You Need"), Rauw Alejandro ("Macacoa 2000"), Yung Lean (featuring Future and Metro Boomin on "That's It"), and even Keith Richards ("Bright Lights, Big City"). We've covered this release in full, including its vinyl editions, in our GTA 6: The Album tracklist and vinyl guide.
• Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score — releases December 11, composed entirely by Justice. This is the instrumental, adaptive score rather than a collection of licensed vocal tracks, and it ships later than the game and the Album.

In short: if you want the licensed songs that play on the in-game radio stations and in the launch trailer, that's The Album, out on launch day. If you want the composed score that underpins the game's missions and atmosphere, that's the Original Score, arriving three weeks later.

5. Vinyl, CD and Streaming: How to Get the Score

Rockstar's Shop currently lists two physical formats for the Original Score, both tied to the December 11 date:

• A Limited Triple Crystal Clear Vinyl — a three-record set in a gatefold sleeve featuring Jason and Lucia artwork.
• A Double CD — packaged in a matching gatefold with the same key art.

Both are available to pre-order through the Rockstar Warehouse alongside the rest of the game's merchandise lineup; we cover the Collector's Box and other Rockstar Store items in our GTA 6 merchandise guide. Rockstar has not announced a digital release time for December 11, only confirming it will arrive on "all major streaming services" that day alongside the physical editions.

6. How the Score Fits Into GTA VI's Launch Window

The staggered release makes sense next to the rest of Rockstar's rollout. The game itself launches November 19 on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, with The Album dropping the same day so players have the licensed soundtrack from the moment they start playing. The Original Score arriving on December 11 gives Justice's instrumental work its own standalone moment, away from launch-week noise, much like film studios will sometimes release a score album separately from a film's song-driven soundtrack.

For now, "Flower in a Hurricane" and "Pusher" are the only confirmed Original Score tracks available to stream, and Rockstar hasn't published a full 30-track listing yet. If a complete tracklist is confirmed before December 11, that will be the kind of concrete update worth checking Rockstar's official newswire for directly.

7. Quick Tips Recap

• Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score, composed by Justice, releases December 11, 2026 — three weeks after the game.
• It's a separate release from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album (the 34-track licensed soundtrack), which releases on launch day, November 19.
• Rockstar has confirmed 30 tracks for the score, plus digital bonus tracks.
• Two singles are out now: "Flower in a Hurricane" (feat. Tame Impala, SZA, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard) and "Pusher" (feat. Gesaffelstein).
• Physical formats are a Limited Triple Crystal Clear Vinyl and a Double CD, both available to pre-order now.

Official Resources

• Grand Theft Auto VI official music page — Rockstar Games
• Grand Theft Auto VI official game page — Rockstar Games
• Justice (band) — Wikipedia

For more on what's confirmed so far, browse our full walkthroughs and guides archive, including our breakdowns of the game's world, heists and performance modes.