The soundtracks of Blizzard Entertainment games never fail to impress, and Overwatch is no exception.
- The award-winning soundtrack by resident Blizzard composer Neal Acree gets off to a flying start with "The World Could Always Use More Heroes"
from the cinematic trailer. The trumpet fanfare that appears a few seconds in has become the soundtrack's most recognisable melody, woven throughout the fabric of almost every other track in the game in some way, and it wastes no time evoking the heroism that Overwatch aims to represent. - Lúcio's tracks, "Rejuvenescência" and "We Move Together As One", are sweet progressive house tracks. They also got semi-orchestral remixes for his release in Heroes of the Storm.
- The tracks associated with each map are all amazing, but players still have their favorites:
- While it didn't make it into the game itself, the trailer music for the Eichenwalde map is just plain gorgeous, slowly building up from a gentle piano piece before exploding into grandiose orchestra, perfectly benefiting the map's epic yet melancholy atmosphere. SharaX took this theme and turned it into an epic remix worthy of becoming Reinhardt's theme song, but she throws in a little Under Tale to pad it out as well.
- Special mention goes to King's Row, which has two themes like most other maps, but both of them actually seem to represent the context of the mapnote , with the attacking theme being dark and foreboding, and the defending theme being uplifting and heroic, but suspenseful. Whichever one you get, both of them are epic orchestral/Drum and Bass fusions with ominous church bells to set the mood of the map.
- The full trailer theme for the Oasis map and its abridged loading screen version are brilliantly cinematic and booming, sounding like something straight out of James Bond.
- The intro theme for Horizon Lunar Colony is truly awe-inspiring. The whole track embodies humanity's immense potential for innovation and discovery in the Overwatch universe.
- One of the more well received tracks in the game belongs to Busan. An energetic and funky track that merges both the traditional wind and strings with modern beats, demonstrating how much of South Korea is so emblematic in pop culture and yet stays true to its roots.
- Among the more iconic new themes that have been composed for Overwatch 2 is Midtown, a soothing hip-hop inspired track that truly does not fail in representing the bustling and diverse streets of New York with its beats and piano instrumentation.
- Paraíso is an energetic track that combines the traditional percussion and guiro instrument of Brazil with synths that befit the lively favela of Lucio's hometown.
- Circuit Royal is a triumphant-sounding techno-inspired track that wonderfully represents the sprawling but lavish city of Monte Carlo and its exhilarating car races, its more Spy Fiction elements representing its casinos and the fact that this is the home base of the shifty business dealer Maximilien, a Talon executive.
- New Queen Street carries that original Overwatch spark of optimism, its inspiring electronic instrumentation and brass representing a city of unbound technological progress and cybernetics and also being the home of retired Overwatch agent Vivian Chase aka Sojourn.
- Colosseo represents a long-lost era with its fantastical strings but booming bass and choir that signifies a new renaissance of the Italian city of Rome.
- While it didn't make it into the game itself, the trailer music for the Eichenwalde map
- Overtime 3, despite its Nonindicative Name (said music only plays before a round starts), really helps set the mood for an imminent battle of epic proportions. Overwatch 2 kicks it up a notch with its revamped take on Rally the Heroes, with ominous percussion but triumphant brass leading to an epic and intense track that pumps you up for the impending battle.
- The music that plays during the loading screen in competitive is extremely cool and does a great job at telling you that shit's about to get real.
- The heroic-sounding theme that plays during a Highlight/Play of the Game is suitably epic, despite only being about 10 or so seconds long. Thankfully, it's not a Long Song, Short Scene, as you get to hear it after every single match. Overwatch 2's variant has a more sinister tone to it, as if to represent a desperate play made by one of the team members to turn a match around, but still keeping the epic scale of the original theme.
- From the Uprising event, the main menu and final battle themes both invoke a sense of (strangely epic) dread for the Null Sector-torn King's Row. The latter can become very pumping during its segment when eliminating the OR-14 units, effectively the final boss of the mission.
- The official theme of Retribution contains a gritty guitar alongside ominous strings and trumpets, displaying the covert Blackwatch team's capabilities to fight their way out from the heart of Talon's Rialto base. But the second half of the track with its droning electronic sounds breaking into a crescendoing orchestral choir demonstrates that Blackwatch will have to give it their all as Talon sends all sorts of forces and agents to subdue them.
- The Anniversary event's main menu theme. The first few seconds sound heroic and very uplifting, while the rest of the theme has a strong "we've come a long way" feel to it, evoking a sense of nostalgia for long-time players.
- The score from Dragons is incredibly epic and lends size and weight to the conflict and reconciliation between the brothers.
- Although we only hear a few seconds of it in the short, Reunion has "Pale Rider" by The Heavy Horses playing in the diner, a song that's totally badass and fits Cassidy's personality almost perfectly.
- Overwatch 2 brings a slew of exciting new tracks to almost every corner of the game, to maps and menus, to the future PvE mode.
- The title theme welcomes players, new and old alike, to a reborn Overwatch with its hopeful brass and optimistic synths invoking a longing sense of "You have made it to this point, despite the obstacles," both in terms of the game and the canonical organisation.
- There is simply something magical about the new official theme of Overwatch 2. First starting with a quiet piano that stops suddenly with a hopeful chord, to strings and choir that slowly ramp up with brass joining mid-way, to a full-blown epic orchestra. Signifying the reformation of a band of heroes, new and old - Overwatch.
- The title theme
