DreamWorks Reveals Full 'Forgotten Island' Soundtrack: SB19, BINI, Lea Salonga and H.E.R. Lead 25-Track Lineup
DreamWorks Animation has unveiled the complete track listing for Forgotten Island, and the lineup leans hard into Filipino and Filipino-American musical talent. SB19, BINI and Lea Salonga lead the soundtrack, with H.E.R. and Katseye's Sophia Laforteza also featured. Variety published the full tracklist on 17 August 2026, two months after the trade's June exclusive first announced the principal artists. (Variety, 17 August 2026)
The soundtrack lands on 18 September; the film, distributed by Universal Pictures, opens in theatres a week later on 25 September. (DreamWorks; Variety)
Directed by Joel Crawford and Januel Mercado, Forgotten Island tells the story of two best friends, Jo and Raissa, voiced by H.E.R. and Liza Soberano. The pair also perform the title track, "BRB." (Variety)
The 25-track album blends 1980s and 1990s influences with sounds drawn from Filipino and Filipino-American musical culture. SB19 covers the classic Francis M. anthem "Mga Kababayan." Sophia Laforteza takes on a remixed version of INXS's "Never Tear Us Apart." Ruby Ibarra and Carl Angelo contribute "Salbahe Ako." (Variety)
Lea Salonga voices the Manananggal — a creature from Philippine folklore — and the character's sonic signature uses the gandingan, a traditional talking gong from the southern Philippines. (Variety)
Composer Nathan Matthew David wrote the score, credited on every track unless another artist is named. The score leans on analog synthesisers from the 1980s and 1990s and incorporates indigenous Filipino instruments: chanters, the Las Piñas bamboo pipe organ (a one-of-a-kind instrument built into a church south of Manila), and a Filipino choir singing Tagalog phrases. (Variety)
Variety first reported the soundtrack's principal artists in a June 2026 exclusive. The full tracklist reveal fills in the remaining credits and confirms the release dates. (Variety, 19 June 2026)
For listeners who want to own it, the soundtrack is available for preorder through the madebymutant.com store. (Variety)
What makes this soundtrack stand out is how completely it roots a major studio animated film in Filipino musical culture — from OPM (Original Pilipino Music) covers to indigenous instruments woven into the score. The choice to put SB19 and BINI — two acts with enormous fanbases across Southeast Asia — alongside Grammy winner H.E.R. and Broadway icon Salonga gives the album reach across multiple audiences without diluting its cultural specificity.
