The Death Note Original Soundtrack for the anime adaptation was first released in Japan on December 21, 2006, and was published by VAP.
It contains music from the series, composed by Yoshihisa Hirano and Hideki Taniuchi, with the first opening and ending themes sung by the Japanese band Nightmare in the TV size format.
The Death Note Original Soundtrack II for the anime adaptation was first released in Japan on March 21, 2007, and was published by VAP.
It also features the new opening and closing themes by Maximum the Hormone in the TV size format.
The album features one track sung by Aya Hirano, performing as her character Misa Amane from the series.
Published by Sony Music Distribution (Japan) Inc. on December 20, 2006 (Japan), it contains 14 tracks performed by various artist, such as Orange Range, abingdon boys school, High and Mighty Color, Doping Panda and Galneryus.