Eli Roth’s slasher throwback Ice Cream Man hit U.S. theaters on August 7, 2026, through Iconic Events Releasing, marking the debut theatrical release for Roth’s own horror label, The Horror Section. The film follows the quiet town of Bayleen Bay as it descends into chaos after a mysterious ice cream vendor’s frozen treats turn local kids into killers, with Ari Millen taking on the title role alongside Benjamin Byron Davis, Karen Cliche, Dylan Hawco, and Sarah Abbott. From here on, this piece is dedicated entirely to the film’s music.
Ice Cream Man Soundtrack Details
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Film | Ice Cream Man (2026) |
| Director | Eli Roth |
| Production Company | The Horror Section (with Media Capital Technologies) |
| Distributor | Iconic Events Releasing |
| Platform | Theatrical (United States) |
| Film Release Date | August 7, 2026 |
| Composer | Brandon Roberts (score); additional music by Snoop Dogg |
| Label | Mass Appeal Records |
| Soundtrack Release Date | August 7, 2026 (digital, same day as the theatrical release) |
| Total Tracks | 24 |
| Runtime | ~44 minutes, 45 seconds |
Ice Cream Man Soundtrack Overview
Update (September 2026): An official soundtrack album has since been released. Mass Appeal Records — the label co-founded by rapper Nas, who also executive produced the film — put out Ice Cream Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) digitally on August 7, 2026, the same day the film opened in theaters. The album runs 24 tracks and about 44 minutes, confirmed via Film Music Reporter’s official soundtrack coverage.
What is confirmed is the pairing of talent behind the music. Brandon Roberts, an Emmy-nominated composer with a strong recent run in the horror genre, was attached to score the film well before its Cannes market debut in 2025, and Variety’s reporting from that period also confirmed that hip-hop icon Snoop Dogg would contribute additional music to the project. Those specifics are now confirmed: the album is a 24-track, ~44-minute release on Mass Appeal Records. Snoop Dogg’s exact contribution isn’t broken out by name in the official album credits published by Film Music Reporter, so while his involvement in the film’s music is independently confirmed by Variety and Wikipedia, which specific cue is his remains unspecified in the official tracklist.
Who Composed the Ice Cream Man Soundtrack?
The score for Ice Cream Man comes from Brandon Roberts, an American composer born in 1976 in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, and a graduate of the University of Southern California. Roberts has built a reputation as one of horror’s more dependable modern composers while maintaining a parallel career in prestige television and documentary work.
His breakout recognition came via a Creative Arts Emmy Award win, shared with composer Marco Beltrami, for the documentary Free Solo (2018). The pair also worked together on CBS All Access’s The Twilight Zone revival (2019–2020) and on Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021), the Netflix slasher whose 1970s-inspired orchestral sound drew heavily on Beltrami’s mentorship under Jerry Goldsmith. More recently, Roberts stepped into a solo spotlight, taking over scoring duties from Nicholas Britell on Andor: Season 2 (2025) and earning a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series for that work.
On the horror side specifically, Roberts has become something of a go-to name for slasher and creature-feature projects, having scored Thanksgiving (2023) — also directed by Eli Roth — along with Clown in a Cornfield (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Chaos Walking (2021), Underwater (2020), Black Box (2020), and Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018). Ice Cream Man marks his second collaboration with Roth, following their work together on Thanksgiving.
Additional music on the project comes from Snoop Dogg, confirmed via Variety’s November 2025 reporting alongside the film’s cast announcement. The rapper’s exact contribution — whether original needle-drop songs, a score assist, or promotional material — has not been detailed in any source we’ve checked, and we’re treating this as confirmed-but-unspecified until further reporting surfaces.
Ice Cream Man Official Tracklist
The official 24-track album, confirmed via Film Music Reporter, is below. Track 1 and Track 24 are both versions of “The Ice Cream Song,” written and performed by director Eli Roth himself; Track 5 is a separate song performed by Alex Cuervo.
- The Ice Cream Song – Eli Roth — 0:32
- Welcome to Bayleen Bay — 1:18
- Brain Rot — 1:13
- Cone-a-tose — 2:10
- Risselty Rosselty – Alex Cuervo — 1:04
- Night Massacre — 3:47
- Strange Days — 2:27
- Cutting Class — 1:23
- Brain Freeze — 2:01
- All Hall Breaks Loose — 2:23
- Paralizzied — 2:18
- Children of the Cone — 2:18
- Killing Me Softserve — 2:09
- Chrizzelty Rosselty Run! – Lucy Dot Milutinovic & Riley Pazulla — 1:14
- Cookies and Scream — 1:22
- The Full Scoop — 4:11
- To the Creametery — 2:22
- Vehicular Kidslaughter — 1:17
- Fresh Car Wax — 1:16
- Rum Raisin’ the Dead — 1:42
- The Cone-juring — 1:55
- Marty a la Mode — 2:11
- Ice Cream Man – Theme — 1:03
- The Ice Cream Song – Reprise – Eli Roth — 1:09
Tracklist and durations per Film Music Reporter’s official soundtrack coverage; total album runtime is approximately 44:45.
Score Highlights
With the official tracklist now confirmed, several cues stand out by title: “Night Massacre” and “The Full Scoop” are the album’s two longest score tracks (3:47 and 4:11), suggesting they anchor the film’s biggest set pieces. The punny cue titles throughout — “Cone-a-tose,” “Brain Freeze,” “Killing Me Softserve,” “The Cone-juring,” “Vehicular Kidslaughter” — match Brandon Roberts’ established horror-comedy style, heard previously across Thanksgiving and Clown in a Cornfield, of pairing propulsive, percussion-driven tension cues with a playful, self-aware sense of humor. As with the rest of this section, scene-by-scene placements haven’t been officially published, so these are reasonable inferences from titles and durations rather than confirmed cue-to-scene descriptions.
Ice Cream Man Licensed Songs / Needle Drops
Update (September 2026): The official soundtrack album confirms two non-score songs alongside Brandon Roberts’ 22 instrumental cues: “The Ice Cream Song” (opening and closing reprise versions), written and performed by director Eli Roth himself, and “Risselty Rosselty”, performed by Alex Cuervo. A further vocal cue, “Chrizzelty Rosselty Run!,” is credited to Lucy Dot Milutinovic & Riley Pazulla. We still have no source that identifies a specific, separately-titled Snoop Dogg song by name — his contribution to the film’s music is independently confirmed by Variety and Wikipedia, but not itemized in the official Mass Appeal Records tracklist, so we’re not able to name his specific track. Beyond what’s on the album, SeekerTune, Tunefind, and WhatSong still show no additional scene-by-scene needle drop entries for the film as of this writing.
Brandon Roberts Filmography
| Year | Title | Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Villisca | Score | |
| 2017 | Little Evil | Score | |
| 2018 | Free Solo | Score | Co-composed with Marco Beltrami; Emmy win |
| 2018 | Unbroken: Path to Redemption | Score | |
| 2019–2020 | The Twilight Zone (TV series) | Score | Co-composed with Marco Beltrami |
| 2020 | Underwater | Score | |
| 2020 | Black Box | Score | |
| 2020 | The Way I See It | Score | |
| 2021 | Fear Street Part Two: 1978 | Score | Co-composed with Marco Beltrami |
| 2021 | Chaos Walking | Score | |
| 2023 | Thanksgiving | Score | Directed by Eli Roth |
| 2024 | Land of Bad | Score | |
| 2025 | Clown in a Cornfield | Score | |
| 2025 | Andor: Season 2 (TV series) | Score | Co-composed with Nicholas Britell; Emmy nomination |
| 2026 | Ice Cream Man | Score | Additional music by Snoop Dogg |
Where to Listen to the Ice Cream Man Soundtrack?
The official Ice Cream Man (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, and other major digital platforms via Mass Appeal Records, following its August 7, 2026 digital release.
Ice Cream Man was released on August 7, 2026, via The Horror Section.
FAQs
Who composed the music for Ice Cream Man (2026)?
The score is composed by Brandon Roberts, with additional music contributed by Snoop Dogg.
Has the Ice Cream Man soundtrack album been released?
Yes. Mass Appeal Records released the official 24-track soundtrack album digitally on August 7, 2026, the same day the film opened in theaters.
What is Snoop Dogg’s role in the Ice Cream Man soundtrack?
Variety and Wikipedia both confirm Snoop Dogg provided music for the film, but his specific song isn’t broken out by name in the official Mass Appeal Records tracklist, so his exact contribution remains unspecified.
How many tracks are on the Ice Cream Man soundtrack?
The official album contains 24 tracks and runs approximately 44 minutes and 45 seconds.
Where can I stream the Ice Cream Man soundtrack?
The official soundtrack is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and other major platforms via Mass Appeal Records.
Is Ice Cream Man Brandon Roberts’ first collaboration with Eli Roth?
No, it’s his second. Roberts previously scored Roth’s 2023 film Thanksgiving.
What other horror films has Brandon Roberts scored?
His horror credits include Thanksgiving (2023), Clown in a Cornfield (2025), Land of Bad (2024), Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021, with Marco Beltrami), Chaos Walking (2021), Underwater (2020), Black Box (2020), Unbroken: Path to Redemption (2018), Little Evil (2017), and Villisca (2016).