The 'Wicked' Movie Soundtrack: Release Date, How to Stream Staff, 11/21/2024 Get ready for a magical experience as "Wicked" hits theaters on Nov. 22! The soundtrack, featuring Broadway classics like "Defying Gravity," releases the same day, available for streaming and on exclusive CDs and vinyl. Discover the star-studded cast and anticipate "Wicked: Part Two" in 2025! Wicked (aka Wicked: Part One) flies into theaters on Nov. 22. The star-studded film, directed by In the Heights helmer Jon M. Chu, will be followed by Wicked: Part Two in 2025. The 2024 movie's soundtrack includes songs from the first act of the Broadway musical, including Popular, Defying Gravity, and What Is This Feeling?
In Part One, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo play Glinda and Elphaba, students at Shiz University in the Land of Oz who become unlikely friends. The cast also includes Jonathan Bailey as Fiyero, Ethan Slater as Boq, Bowen Yang as Pfannee (a pal of Glinda's), Peter Dinklage as the voice of Dr. Dillamond, Michelle Yeoh as Madame Morrible and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard of Oz.
The Wicked movie adapts the musical stage play, which is loosely based on Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel of the same name. If you're looking to the Western sky for the soundtrack, here's when you can stream it.
Friday, Nov. 22, the day that Wicked hits theaters, also marks the release date for Wicked: The Soundtrack.
You can stream the album on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and more.
CD and vinyl fans can also enjoy the soundtrack on Friday. Target carries an exclusive CD, with a poster, and an exclusive vinyl LP, while Barnes and Noble has an exclusive alternate cover CD. You can view more CD and vinyl record options here.
You can find the 2003 cast recording -- featuring Idina Menzel as Elphaba and Kristin Chenoweth as Glinda -- on a variety of music streaming services. Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Amazon Music and YouTube Music are among them.
Already thinking about the next Wicked movie (and it's inevitably gravity-defying soundtrack)? Wicked: Part Two is scheduled for Nov. 21, 2025.
