News : Heated Rivalry soundtrack is now available to stream

The surprise breakout television series Heated Rivalry has officially made its soundtrack available on streaming platforms.

The Canadian queer sports romance first debuted for audiences in the US back in November, and it is now airing in the UK via Sky and NOW TV. The opening two episodes premiered on January 10, with the complete six episode season currently available to stream.

The series was created, written and directed by Jacob Tierney of Letterkenny, and is adapted from Rachel Reid’s Game Changers novels. It centres on rival professional ice hockey players Shane Hollander, played by Hudson Williams, and Ilya Rozanov, portrayed by Connor Storrie, whose intense rivalry on the ice masks a secret and deeply emotional romance.

Music plays a major role throughout the six episode run, with numerous needle drops featuring artists such as Wet Leg, Feist, Wolf Parade and t.A.T.u. A full breakdown of the songs featured in the series can be found here.

Fans can now also listen to the show’s original score. Released yesterday January 16 through Milan Records, the 34 track collection features music composed specifically for the series by Canadian artist and composer Peter Peter.

The Heated Rivalry original series tracklist is:
‘Rivalry’
‘Melt’
‘Those English Words Just Roll Off Your Tongue’
‘Heartbeat I’
‘Face off’
‘Common Goal’
‘Jane & Lily’
‘Two Souls’
‘Heartbeat II’
‘It’s You’
‘Shivers from the Past’
‘Spring’
‘I Want to Win’
‘Let’s Make a Deal’
‘Inferno’
‘Fire Escape’
‘Young and Restless I’
‘La nuit est longue’
‘Young and Restless II’
‘You Slowly Dissipate’
‘Strangers on the Ice’
‘Dark Glow’
‘Utopie I’
‘Din of Your Voice’
‘Heartbeat III’
‘Flatline’
‘Distant Rivalry’
‘Text Me Whenever’
‘Heartbeat IV’
‘Hollanov’
‘Trembling’
‘Everybody’s Glory’
‘One Soul’
‘Utopie II’

Serving as Peter Peter’s first full television score, the soundtrack is available across all major streaming platforms and can also be purchased as a digital download here. Physical CD and vinyl versions are expected to follow later this year.

The series itself has quickly become a critical favourite, earning widespread praise and a 99 percent critics score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. It originally premiered on Canadian streaming service Crave before being acquired by HBO, where it became the platform’s most successful debut for a non animated acquired title since HBO Max launched in 2019. A second season has already been confirmed.