[2][3] Despite being shot simultaneously with the predecessor, Halloween Kills (2021), the scoring for Ends happened only after late 2021, as production of the film interrupted due to COVID-19 pandemic,[4] and completed by September 2022.

"[10] The soundtrack was announced in September 2022,[11] and in anticipation of the film's premiere, two tracks were released: "The Junk Yard" and "The Procession".

Boy Harsher's original song "Burn It Down" was released along with the film and album, on October 14.

"[14] Hanna Collins of Buzz Magazine wrote "the Halloween Ends OST is the combined stylings of series architect John Carpenter, his son Cody, and Daniel Davies, and while you might think there can’t be much more to squeeze out of a four-decades-old saga (much like the films themselves), this delivers in shovel loads.

"[15] Filmtracks.com wrote "the mingling of the main theme and Corey's material in the first half is a solid step in that direction and will provide more interesting intellectual depth to an otherwise comfortable and established sound.

[17] It was also nominated at the 2022 Hollywood Music in Media Awards for "Best Original Score in a Horror Film".