It was released on August 5, 2016, by Atlantic Records and WaterTower Music.

[6] A separate film score album, titled Suicide Squad: Original Motion Picture Score and composed by Steven Price, was released on August 8, by WaterTower Music.

[7] The digital edition of the film score album contains eight bonus tracks.

It received mixed reviews by critics, but the Collector's Edition received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media at the 2017 ceremony.

It won the 2017 Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Soundtrack.