Wicked: For Good (score)

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Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
Film score by
John Powell and Stephen Schwartz
ReleasedDecember 5, 2025 (2025-12-05)
Recorded2025[citation needed]
Studio
Length84:19
Label
Wicked chronology
Wicked: For Good – The Soundtrack
(2025) 		Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
(2025)
John Powell chronology
How to Train Your Dragon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2025) 		Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
(2025)
Stephen Schwartz chronology
Wicked: The Original Motion Picture Score
(2024) 		Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
(2025)
Singles from Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
  1. "A Wicked Good Finale"
    Released: November 24, 2025[1]

Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score is the film score album composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz for the 2025 film Wicked: For Good by Jon M. Chu, which is based on the second act of the stage musical by Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. It was released by Republic Records on December 5, 2025.

Production

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On July 8, 2024, it was announced that John Powell would be scoring the film with Stephen Schwartz, who had composed the music for the original stage musical.[2] It was recorded at AIR Studios and Abbey Road Studios in London.[3][4]

Release

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The score album was released on December 5, 2025 in several formats, including digital download, streaming, and LP. It became available for pre-saving on November 17, 2025.[5] "A Wicked Good Finale", featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, was released ahead of the album on November 24.[6]

Accolades

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Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score awards and nominations
Award Year[a] Category Recipients Result Ref.
Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2025 Score – Feature Film John Powell and Stephen Schwartz Nominated [7]

Track listing

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Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Building a Golden Road"3:03
2."Bubbles and Rainbows"5:18
3."Backstage Confrontation"2:14
4."Lies in the Sky"1:36
5."Forest Furnishing"2:21
6."Governor Nessarose's Petty Proclamations"4:32
7."Oz Is Lost"1:27
8."Sisterly Reunion"2:21
9."All Around the Wicked Witch of the East"5:15
10."Tin Woodman"2:17
11."Wedding Preparations"3:16
12."A Model Wizard"2:18
13."Monkey Freedom"3:54
14."Popular Wedding Music"1:39
15."Cages, Chaos and Cake"2:57
16."Lust and Betrayal"6:37
17."Cyclones and Premonitions"3:30
18."Requiem for a Witch"3:18
19."Witches Get Stitches"3:25
20."Getting What You Wanted"1:09
21."Ride to See Elphie"3:50
22."In the Closet"1:25
23."The Melting"1:46
24."The Story of the Green Bottle"2:06
25."The Rise of Glinda"2:14
26."Glinda's Speech"3:15
27."A Wicked Good Finale" (featuring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo)4:39
28."Wicked: For Good Suite"2:37
Total length:84:19

Personnel

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All music is composed by John Powell and Stephen Schwartz.[8]
  • Nick Wollage – recording engineer
  • John Michael Caldwell – mixing engineer, recording engineer
  • Jack Dolman – editing engineer
  • Catherine Wilson – editing engineer
  • Laura Agudelo Cuartas – editing engineer
  • Alec Lubin – assistant mixing engineer
  • Patricia Sullivan – mastering engineer
  • Batu Sener – additional music and arrangements
  • Markus Siegel – additional music and arrangements
  • Paul Mounsey – additional music and arrangements
  • Jonathan Beard – score orchestration
  • Edward Trybek – score orchestration
  • Henri Wilkinson – score orchestration
  • Sean Barrett – additional score orchestration
  • Jennifer Dirkes – additional score orchestration
  • Benjamin Hoff – additional score orchestration
  • Steven Rader – additional score orchestration
  • Jacob Shrum – additional score orchestration
  • Jamie Thierman – additional score orchestration
  • Gavin Greenaway – orchestra conductor
  • John Powell – choir conductor, piano
  • Joshua Turchin - score production intern

Release history

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Release history and formats for Wicked: For Good – The Original Motion Picture Score
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various December 5, 2025
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Notes

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  1. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony. Each year is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ "A Wicked Good Finale - Single by John Powell, Stephen Schwartz". Spotify. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  2. ^ Sharpe, Josh (July 8, 2024). "John Powell Scoring WICKED Movie With Stephen Schwartz". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  3. ^ Hall, Margaret (November 22, 2024). "Wicked Film Will Release a Score Album". Playbill. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
  4. ^ Scheps, Leigh (November 21, 2024). "'Wicked' Composer Stephen Schwartz Details His Journey Down The Yellow Brick Road". Grammys. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sharpe, Josh (November 17, 2025). "WICKED: FOR GOOD Score Album Coming in December; Tracklist Revealed". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 17, 2025.
  6. ^ Sharpe, Josh (November 24, 2025). "Listen: WICKED: FOR GOOD Finale Feat. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Now Available". BroadwayWorld. Retrieved November 24, 2025.
  7. ^ Pedersen, Erik (November 5, 2025). "'Wicked: For Good', 'Sinners' & 'F1' Lead Hollywood Music In Media Awards Nominations". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
  8. ^ Powell, John [@johnj_powell]; (November 21, 2025). "Wicked: For Good is out in theaters today. Thank you to everyone who was part of this score and look out for the score album coming out Dec 5. In the meantime go and listen to the soundtrack album by Stephen Schwartz out today 🎶🎶🎶". Retrieved December 5, 2025 – via Instagram.