Ninjago soundtrack

This article is about the franchise's soundtrack. For the official music team, see Ninjago Music.

The soundtrack of Ninjago is composed and produced in conjunction with the development of the TV series based on the LEGO toyline. The series' score has been written by Jay Vincent and Michael Kramer since it began in 2011, with Jay and Michael writing the scores for every season and TV special. Jesi Nelson, David Butterfield and Adam Dib provided additional music through the series' run, with Dib becoming a major composer alongside Vincent and Kramer for Dragons Rising. In total, over 300 tracks have been released for the entirety of the Ninjago TV series.

Initially, Jay and Michael composed leitmotifs[1] such as the Ninjago Main Theme (aka the Overture), which is reprised frequently throughout the series, as well as themes for the Serpentine, the Green Ninja, and Lord Garmadon. As the series progressed, the themes evolved, with many of the primary protagonists, antagonists, and locations also receiving their own themes. Jay and Michael have composed over 70 distinct themes throughout the series' run.

Despite the popularity of the series' score, very few official albums have ben released. Two albums featuring music from the pilot episodes through the second season were released in 2014 and 2016 respectively. A ten year anniversary soundtrack featuring various tracks and season suites was released in 2021, followed by a small album for the first season of Dragons Rising in 2024. In 2022, it was announced that every season will receive an official album release starting with Crystalized[2] - although this has yet to occur. Ninjago Music is currently the most reliable source for releasing Ninjago's unreleased music.

Releasing music

Releasing music[]

Jay Vincent[]

Jay Vincent first began releasing music for the TV show via his YouTube channel on August 31, 2012. He started with releasing various tracks from the pilot episodes, and from September to November he released music from seasons one and two. Jay resumed posting music in January 2013, and after another pause, released several more tracks in June.

In March 2014, Jay continued released music, this time for the show's third season. He released new tracks every couple of weeks, up until mid-July, when he paused once more. Jay wouldn't post more music for another two years until May 2016, when he resumed posting music for season three. Each week, Jay posted a new track from Rebooted, and began releasing music for season four in mid-August. This lasted until late-October, when Jay began posting music for season five on Halloween. Jay stopped releasing music for season five in February 2017. That month, he released a suite for season six, and in May and June released several tracks for "Day of the Departed." In June 2017, Jay began releasing music for season seven, doing so every week or two. He stopped releasing music for the season in November 2017, as he was busy scoring other projects; he never resumed posting tracks, and his channel was deleted years later for reasons unknown.

In 2020, Jay began to release music from present seasons as soon as they aired domestically in the U.S on his SoundCloud, but stopped this practice in 2021. At some point, his SoundCloud page was deleted, along with any and all tracks he posted. Since then, Jay hasn't released any Ninjago music.

Michael Kramer[]

Though he's been a major composer for the TV show, Michael did not personally release any tracks for some time. In July 2015, he sent out music to fans such as "Built To Protect" and "What Powered Zane," which were both released on YouTube. Michael sent out other tracks which were sporadically released up to the present day.

Michael Kramer joined YouTube in March 2015, but only began posting tracks in September 2017 — something many fans had longed for him to do. He released new tracks on his channel every few weeks, before going on hiatus in May 2018 due to obligations with other projects. Michael resumed posting music in December 2018, but stopped the following month and never resumed. Since then, Michael hasn't released any Ninjago music.

Adam Dib[]

Initially a provider of additional music, Adam's role as composer grew substantially with Ninjago: Dragons Rising. He first released several tracks from Seabound and Crystallized in 2022, and would later release numerous Dragons Rising tracks on his website.

David Butterfield[]

Serving as an additional music composer, starting in 2015 David Butterfield released several tracks on his SoundCloud, including miscellaneous tracks from seasons four through nine. He hasn't posted any new tracks since 2018.

Jesi Nelson[]

Serving as an additional music composer, starting in 2018 Jesi Nelson released several tracks on her SoundCloud, including miscellaneous tracks from seasons seven through twelve. She last posted new tracks in 2023.

Ninjago Music[]

In 2022, the JAM Company's YouTube channel rebranded itself as "Ninjago Music". Starting in October 2023, they began a weekly process of releasing unreleased Ninjago music, primarily focusing on tracks from Ninjago: Dragons Rising along with occasional tracks from earlier seasons, including Seabound and Crystalized. In January 2024, to celebrate Ninjago's thirteen-year anniversary, they released a 30-minute suite featuring an unreleased track from each season. The channel posted tracks fairly consistently until July 2024, when it suddenly stopped uploading altogether.

In August 2025, Ninjago Music suddenly resumed uploading, and they began the process of releasing unreleased tracks every few days. Many of their uploads serve as short suites, with some featuring multiple unreleased tracks. In November 2025, the channel announced plans to continue uploading two tracks a week in 2026 - with one track for Dragons Rising, and the other for pre-Dragons Rising music. Ninjago Music remains the most active source for Ninjago's unreleased soundtrack.

List of themes and soundtracks

List of themes and soundtracks[]

Trivia

Trivia[]

  • Official cue names from The Island are: Chop Chop!, Statuebro Terror, Uncharted, The Club Will Prevail, The Storm Belt, Twitchy Tim, Storms Monsters Doom, Leaded or Unleaded, Breaking Waves, Into the Fog, Catamaran Hand-Stand, Blue Sandy Beaches, Air Mail, They're Alive, Jungle Choppers Ride Out!, Island End Credits, Main Title, Poisonous Birds, How to Train Your Zippy, Statuebros, Rope-Bridges Always Break, A Shocking Entrance, The Keepers Arrive, Not My Style, Twitchy's Rule, Keepers of the Amulet, One With the Storm, Island Main Titles, All But One, Prison Reunion, Rambo Lloyd, Precious Little Gift, Game of Fetch, Gift of Jay, Wojira End Credits, Final Sacrifice, Wojira's Meal, It's a Con, All was Peaceful, Paying off Wojira, Cost Jay Everything, To Rescue a Friend and Keeper's Brothers.[3]
    • The title How to Train Your Zippy refers to the movie trilogy How to Train Your Dragon, as well as the title of the Hunted episode, "How to Build a Dragon."
    • The title Rambo Lloyd refers to the movie series Rambo.
    • Uncharted, Keepers of the Amulet, and Gift of Jay are also the titles of the three episodes of The Island.
  • As with many soundtracks, several titles are named after a line from the series during which they occur.
Soundtracks

Soundtracks[]

A Musical Journey[]

Compilations[]

External links

External links[]

References

References[]

  1. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Meoo3WzAxHA
  2. ↑ https://twitter.com/NinjagoMusic/status/1527273666593046531
  3. ↑ https://twitter.com/TommyAndreasen/status/1372299635402887169