Rockstar has dated Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice for December 11, with CD, vinyl, streaming, bonus tracks, and a limited crystal clear LP edition now detailed.
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Rockstar has dated the GTA 6 Justice score for after launch
Rockstar has confirmed that Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice will be released on December 11, arriving on all major music streaming services as well as CD and vinyl. That puts the GTA 6 original score a little over three weeks after Rockstar’s separately announced Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album, which the company lists for November 19 alongside the game.
The timing is the immediate wrinkle here. Rockstar is splitting GTA 6’s music rollout into distinct releases: a 34-track soundtrack album built around original songs from multiple artists, and a separate 30-track score album composed by Justice. For a series whose radio stations often dominate the conversation, Rockstar is giving the instrumental, gameplay-facing side of Grand Theft Auto 6 its own lane and its own collector release.
According to Rockstar’s official Grand Theft Auto VI music page, the score is composed by Grammy Award winners Justice, the French duo of Gaspard Augé and Xavier de Rosnay. The page describes it as an adaptive score for Vice City and Leonida, tied to the ways players engage with the world during Jason and Lucia’s story. That is the key distinction from a standard licensed soundtrack: Rockstar is presenting this as music built to move with play, not simply music placed around it.
Justice’s role points to a different kind of GTA music release
Grand Theft Auto’s identity has long been inseparable from curated stations, DJs, and the comic texture of radio chatter. Rockstar’s own music page says Grand Theft Auto VI will feature its “biggest and widest-ranging selection of in-game radio and podcasts yet,” with previews for stations covering modern Latin, country, amapiano and African music, metal, pop, and regional rap and hip-hop. That is the familiar GTA bloodstream.
The Justice score sits somewhere else in the body of the game. Rockstar says the compositions are “dynamically tuned” to how players engage with Vice City and Leonida throughout Jason and Lucia’s story. For an action-adventure game, that detail carries weight. An adaptive score can shape the pressure of a chase, the shift from quiet surveillance to violence, or the release after a set-piece without forcing a radio track to do narrative work it was never built to handle.
That reading is interpretation, not an announced mechanics breakdown. Rockstar has not published a mission-by-mission explanation of how the GTA 6 Justice score changes during play. What is confirmed is narrower but meaningful: this is a dedicated score by Justice, it is described by Rockstar as adaptive, and it is tied to the different ways players interact with the world and story. For players listening for pacing, tension, and momentum, that makes the score album a window into the game’s authored dramatic rhythm rather than a playlist of Vice City atmosphere.
What the Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score album includes
Rockstar says Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice features 30 tracks from the official score, plus “a number of digital bonus tracks included across all formats.” VGC similarly reports that the release draws from Justice’s full suite of material composed for the game. The bonus tracks have not been named in the source material provided, so collectors should treat that as confirmed extra digital content, not as a revealed expanded tracklist.
Two score singles are already identified on Rockstar’s music page. “Flower in a Hurricane,” credited to Justice and featuring Tame Impala, SZA, and King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, is listed among the score singles. “Pusher,” featuring Gesaffelstein, is also listed and is available to listen to now, according to Rockstar’s page and VGC’s report. GamingBolt also notes that “Pusher” is currently streaming and frames it alongside “Flower in a Hurricane” as part of the score rollout.
VICE reports, citing the official Justice website, that the score will run over three hours. Rockstar’s music page in the provided material confirms the 30-track count and December 11 release, but it does not list the full duration in the excerpt. That leaves the most complete practical picture as follows: 30 core score tracks are confirmed by Rockstar, select singles are already live, digital bonus tracks are confirmed but unnamed, and the full sequencing remains unrevealed in the supplied sources.
How the score differs from Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album
The Grand Theft Auto 6 soundtrack rollout is easy to confuse because Rockstar is using several overlapping music lanes. Grand Theft Auto VI: The Album is scheduled for November 19 and, according to Rockstar, contains 34 original tracks intended to capture the energy of Vice City and Leonida. VGC reports that the album includes artists such as Travis Scott, Keith Richards, Morgan Wallen, Rauw Alejandro, PinkPantheress, and Yung Lean. Rockstar’s own music page also lists singles including “That’s It” by Yung Lean featuring Future and Metro Boomin, “RHyno” by Travis Scott, “Last Thing You Need” by Morgan Wallen, “Macacoa 2000” by Rauw Alejandro, “Don’t Chart” by Cardi B, and “Bright Lights, Big City” by Keith Richards.
The Original Score is the separate December 11 release by Justice. VGC describes the score as mainly instrumental, while Rockstar’s page positions it as adaptive music composed for the game. “Flower in a Hurricane” appears in Rockstar’s score singles section and also in the album singles section, which shows there is some crossover in the marketing of GTA 6’s music. The releases are still separate products with separate dates and different stated purposes.
For players, the cleanest distinction is this: The Album is Rockstar’s curated original-song release for the game’s broader musical world, while the Original Score is the Justice-composed music tied to the motion and stakes of play. If you are searching for the Grand Theft Auto 6 soundtrack because you want featured artists and radio-adjacent singles, November 19 is the date Rockstar has attached to The Album. If you want the GTA 6 original score, December 11 is the date to watch.
What CD and vinyl collectors can preorder now
Rockstar’s music page links to digital pre-save options and physical preorders for Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score by Justice. VGC reports that the physical editions consist of a two-disc CD, a three-LP vinyl edition, and a limited three-LP vinyl version pressed on “crystal clear” records. Rockstar’s own shop section in the supplied page specifically lists a Limited Triple Crystal Clear Vinyl and a Double CD.
Retailer pricing is coming through store listings rather than Rockstar’s music page. VICE reports that Rough Trade lists the 3LP Crystal Clear Vinyl at $59.99, the 3LP Black Vinyl at $54.99, and the 2CD edition at $21.99. VICE also notes that the Crystal Clear vinyl is listed as an indie exclusive, with Rough Trade warning that the color and finish may vary slightly between copies. GrandTheft.gg’s preorder guide adds that Rough Trade lists a customer limit of two for the Crystal Clear vinyl.
That gives collectors three practical choices. The 2CD edition is the cheapest physical format reported by VICE’s Rough Trade pricing. The standard black 3LP is the lower-priced vinyl option. The crystal clear 3LP is the variant aimed at collectors who care about limited color pressings and independent record-store availability. The sources do not confirm whether additional retailer exclusives will appear later, so anyone waiting for other variants is waiting on an unannounced possibility rather than a published plan.
Whether to preorder now or wait for the full tracklist
The safest reason to preorder now is the limited crystal clear vinyl. Because VICE reports it as an indie exclusive and GrandTheft.gg cites a Rough Trade limit of two per customer, that edition is the one most exposed to early collector demand. If the format matters more than hearing the full score first, preordering reduces the risk of missing that specific pressing.
If you only care about listening, there is less pressure. Rockstar says the GTA 6 original score arrives on all major streaming services on December 11, and the official page already offers a digital pre-save. The same page confirms “Pusher” and “Flower in a Hurricane” as available score singles, giving listeners a sample before committing to a physical copy.
There are still unanswered questions worth noting before spending collector money. Rockstar has not named the digital bonus tracks in the supplied material. The complete tracklist beyond the revealed singles is not included here. The exact way Justice’s adaptive score behaves inside missions, exploration, combat, and open-world escalation has not been detailed publicly in these sources. What is confirmed is strong enough for music collectors to act on: the GTA 6 music release date for the Justice score is December 11, the physical preorder formats are live, and Rockstar is treating the score as its own major release rather than burying it beneath the radio and soundtrack campaign.