The soundtrack features 11 songs released on November 21, 2021, through Riot Games' music division.

[2] It is preceded by the Imagine Dragons and JID song "Enemy", released as the lead single from the album on October 28,[3][4] and accompanied with a music video.

[7] At the 2022 Billboard Music Awards, the album received a nomination for Top Soundtrack, which it lost to Encanto.

[8] Writing for the music database AllMusic, Neil Z. Yeung summarised, "The Arcane: League of Legends soundtrack is quite the immersive listen, notable for its scope, inclusivity, and keen ear for interesting artistic choices.

The original score for the first season was released in three acts, covering three episodes and debuted the day after its premiere.