The Goat Life is the soundtrack to the Malayalam-language survival drama film of the same name written, directed and co-produced by Blessy, and starred Prithviraj Sukumaran, which is an adaptation of the eponymous 2008 Malayalam novel by Benyamin.

Vijay Yesudas, Chinmayi, Sana Moussa, Raja Hasan, Jithin Raj, Rakshita Suresh, Murtuza and Faiz Mustafa had also contributed vocals for the songs.

[1] While Zimmer's manager claimed that he was open for a conversation with the director and actor, they also met Rahman and Blessy narrated the script for 30 minutes.

[4] The latter admitted that Rahman's music would "capture the different emotional and spiritual levels of an isolated man" and the background score should be of an international standard.

[16] Along with the film's cast and crew, the event saw the attendance of actors Mohanlal, Tovino Thomas, Roshan Mathew, Rajisha Vijayan, and veteran directors Sathyan Anthikad, Jayaraj, Rajeev Anchal.

[4] A promotional video of "Hope Song" was screened during the music launch event and released to social media platforms on that day.

It was shot entirely in Kochi during late-February and early-March 2024,[17] which was co-directed by Rathish Ambat and Blessy, featuring Rahman, Rianjali Bhowmick and Paris Laxmi.

[27] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud rated three-and-a-half out of five stars assigning that the soundtrack "sees two of the most poignant sufi pieces he has created in quite some time".

"[32] S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote "AR Rahman, in his rare work for a Malayalam movie, comes up with a soundtrack that suits the theme and setting, with ‘Periyone’ and its various iterations being the high points.

"[33] Latha Srinivasan of Hindustan Times wrote "Music maestro AR Rahman has elevated the film to another level with background score [...] In effect, Rahman’s background music makes you connect emotionally with this hard-hitting survival drama, right from the Kerala backwaters to the fierce desert sandstorms and the loud winds, to the grief and loss Najeeb experiences.

"[34] However, Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express criticised Rahman's music as it "felt discordant with the emotions portrayed and aside from 'Periyone', the songs too failed to evoke any feelings or enhance the rich visual storytelling".