Official Tomb Raider video game music releases planned for franchise 30th Anniversary celebration

OCTOBER 24th, 2026, from the QUAD arts centre, in Derby, United Kingdom, at the TR30 panel: 

In an unprecedented gesture of artistic preservation and audio presentation, San Carlos, California-based franchise developer Crystal Dynamics has soft-announced at the TR30 panel today the planned, long-awaited official publication of the music to the Tomb Raider video games. Encompassing each mainline entry over the past thirty years, the scope of the project includes newly-produced, previously unreleased albums, expanded compilations as well as new presentations featuring previously unreleased material. In celebration of the 30^th Anniversary of the Lara Croft-starring franchise, the yet-to-be-announced albums are slated for release later this year.

"...more than 500 official Tomb Raider soundtrack tracks are expected to arrive on streaming services this November, including newly produced and previously unreleased albums, special compilations, and music being released on streaming platforms for the first time. We can't wait to share more exciting details soon!" - Crystal Dynamics

The music to the Tomb Raider video games has long been admired, cherished and sought after over the past three decades. In lieu of applicable official soundtrack releases, the sharing of substitute community developed productions has historically tied the fandom together in unanimous appreciation. In mainstream attention, bootleg Tomb Raider music has generated millions of millions of streams - specifically over the past fifteen years. In supplementation, Crystal Dynamics began dedicated original soundtrack releases for new titles from 2013, starting with their titular reboot. This interest stimulated the acclaimed composer-driven, and crowd-funded orchestral projects The Tomb Raider Suite (2018-2021) & The Dark Angel Symphony (2019-2021) spanning multiple album releases. Now, the long-overdue official publications of Tomb Raider video game music are on the way to preserve the original art in the streaming age.

Also as announced at the TR30 panel in Derby, the birthplace of Lara Croft, we are delighted to reveal that our very own Music of Tomb Raider webmaster Harry Hinds served on the Official Soundtrack project since 2021 as Curator and is credited additionally in sound mixing and as Producer on several albums. Challenges the project faced in a curatorial capacity were numerous, requiring analysis of 20-year-old audio archives in some cases, and were ultimately resolved on an individual basis with careful and thorough consideration.

Stay tuned for more information, coming soon, about the commercial catalogue of the majority of titles for the first time ever in the history of the franchise. Happy birthday Tomb Raider, indeed!