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Heated Rivalry (soundtrack)

Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)
Official soundtrack cover for the series Heated Rivalry. A close-up, cinematic shot of two men, Shane and Ilya, in a moment of intense physical proximity. They are bathed in high-contrast purple and red lighting. The show's title is centered in a big font, with "Original Series Soundtrack" and the composer "Peter Peter" listed at the top and bottom, respectively.
Soundtrack album by
Peter Peter
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2026 (2026-01-16)
Genre
Length71:19
LabelMilan Records
ProducerPeter Peter
Peter Peter chronology
Éther
(2024) 		Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)
(2026)
Singles from Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)
  1. "Rivalry"
    Released: January 9, 2026
  2. "It's You"
    Released: January 9, 2026

Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack) is the score composed by the Canadian musician Peter Peter to the sports romance television series Heated Rivalry. The score was released through Milan Records on January 16, 2026. It marked Peter Peter's scoring debut.[1]

Background and production

Heated Rivalry marked Peter Peter's first major original score for a television series. He was chosen by the series creator Jacob Tierney after Tierney listened to his 2024 album Éther.[2] Production hired Peter Peter early in the series' development; he was introduced to Tierney during pre-production and given access to early script drafts, enabling him to begin conceptual work before any footage was shot. He initially composed and produced multiple demo pieces solely from the script material; however, after viewing the first visual footage he determined that most of these early ideas did not suit the tone of the finished scenes and chose to discard them. He retained only two thematic ideas and a limited set of synthesizer sounds from that phase.

Once the final edited footage (picture lock) was available, Peter Peter began composing directly to picture. His process involved first determining the precise tempo required for each scene using Logic Pro as his primary digital audio workstation, which he synchronized with an external MIDI sequencer, drum machines, and various analog and digital synthesizers. Rather than relying on pre-programmed MIDI sequences, he improvised with his equipment while watching the visuals, recording takes when the musical ideas matched the scene's emotional and rhythmic cues. After receiving the picture-locked video files for each episode, he had approximately ten days per episode to deliver fully completed compositions and final productions, a turnaround he described as unusually short compared with his previous work.[3]

Composition

Peter Peter's score was described as "sexy, connected and ambient", "buzzy, synth-driven", "reminiscent of his signature electronic soundscapes".[2] The album opens with "Rivalry", which serves as the series' theme song. It is an instrumental techno track that Rebecca Alter of Vulture described as "Challengers-esque". "It's You", the album's sole lyrical track,[4] was described as "slow and dreamy", with lyrics that "evoke Jane and Lily's distinctively monosyllabic texting style,"[5] referring to the female aliases the protagonists adopt when they save each other's phone numbers for the first time.

Release

On January 9, 2026, Peter Peter released the tracks "Rivalry" and "It's You" as a double lead single from the album. The album itself was announced to be released later in January.[6][1] On January 13, Billboard revealed the tracklist and the release date for the digital edition to be January 16.[7] Furthermore, CD and LP releases were announced for later in 2026.[8]

Tracklist

All tracks written and produced by Peter Peter.

Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Rivalry"2:11
2."Melt"1:26
3."Those English Words Just Roll Off Your Tongue"2:52
4."Heartbeat I"1:30
5."Face-off"1:18
6."Common Goal"1:41
7."Jane & Lily"1:40
8."Two Souls"3:54
9."Heartbeat II"1:54
10."It's You"4:00
11."Shivers from the Past"1:50
12."Spring"0:45
13."I Want to Win"2:11
14."Let's Make a Deal"2:54
15."Inferno"4:26
16."Fire Escape"2:45
17."Young and Restless I"0:41
18."La nuit est longue"3:11
19."Young and Restless II"2:43
20."You Slowly Dissipate"2:39
21."Strangers on the Ice"0:46
22."Dark Glow"0:54
23."Utopie I"0:36
24."Din of Your Voice"1:04
25."Heartbeat III"2:51
26."Flatline"1:26
27."Distant Rivalry"1:46
28."Text Me Whenever"1:01
29."Heartbeat IV"1:38
30."Hollanov"2:27
31."Trembling"4:52
32."Everybody's Glory"1:57
33."One Soul"2:05
34."Utopie II"1:25
Total length:71:19

Charts

Release history

Release dates and formats for Heated Rivalry (Original Series Soundtrack)
Region Date Format Label Ref.
Various January 16, 2026
Milan Records [8]
TBA

References

  1. ^ a b Colangelo, B. J. (January 9, 2026). "Heated Rivalry's Original Series Soundtrack Finally Releases To Seduce Us All". /Film. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Turkeltaub, Payton (January 23, 2025). "How The 'Heated Rivalry' Composer Peter Peter Created The Show's Score". Variety. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  3. ^ Parazelli, Eric (January 8, 2026). "Peter Peter is at the heart of the hit series Heated Rivalry". SOCAN Words and Music. Archived from the original on January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  4. ^ a b c "'Heated Rivalry' Tracks Shoot & Score on Billboard Charts". Billboard. January 20, 2026. Retrieved January 21, 2026.
  5. ^ Alter, Rebecca (January 9, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry' Drops Two Original Songs From the Series". Vulture. Archived from the original on January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  6. ^ "Heated Rivalry drops first original songs from series soundtrack ahead of full release". The Express Tribune. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  7. ^ Denis, Kyle (January 13, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry' Is Getting an Official Soundtrack — and It's Coming Sooner Than You Think". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  8. ^ a b Fell, Nicole (January 15, 2026). "'Heated Rivalry' Soundtrack Is Here: Stream Show's Score". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
  9. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart on 23/1/2026 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  10. ^ "Official Soundtrack Albums Chart on 23/1/2026 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  11. ^ "Soundtracks: Week of January 31, 2026". Billboard. Archived from the original on January 27, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
  12. ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. January 16, 2026. Retrieved January 17, 2026.
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