Ultraman: Rising Soundtrack: this Netflix animated superhero film has fully released — it debuted worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024, and became a critical and audience hit, launching with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from early reviews (settling at 86% from critics and 91% from audiences as more reviews came in). This page corrects a garbled composer credit from an earlier version and confirms the film’s real reception.
Ultraman: Rising is directed by Shannon Tindall and John Aoshima and written by Mark Hyams and Shannon Tindall. The film follows Ken Sato, a star baseball player who returns to Japan to take up the mantle of Ultraman, while secretly raising a baby kaiju — the offspring of his greatest enemy.
Quick Facts
| Film | Ultraman: Rising |
| Directors | Shannon Tindall, John Aoshima |
| Writers | Mark Hyams, Shannon Tindall |
| Composer | Scot Stafford |
| Release date | June 14, 2024 (Netflix, worldwide) |
| Genre | Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi |
| Critical reception | 86% Tomatometer / 91% audience score (Rotten Tomatoes) |
| Where to stream score | Apple Music, Spotify |
Who Composed the Ultraman: Rising Soundtrack?
Scot Stafford composed the score for Ultraman: Rising. An earlier version of this page carried a garbled, inaccurate composer credit (“Scot Blackwell Stafford… founder and director of… Pollen”); that text has been removed. Stafford recorded an 80-piece orchestra at London’s AIR Studios and blended it with 8-bit sounds from a hacked Commodore 64, Japanese percussion, and guitar work from Tim Henson, citing John Williams scores like E.T. and Close Encounters of the Third Kind as influences. The soundtrack album also features the title song “ULTRAMAN” by Diplo and Oliver Tree, plus a track by Alicia Creti.
Voice Cast
- Christopher Sean as Ken Sato / Ultraman
- Gedde Watanabe as Professor Sato, Ken’s father and the previous Ultraman
- Tamlyn Tomita as Emiko Sato and Mina, the AI robot
- Keone Young as Dr. Onda, head of the Kaiju Defense Force
- Julia Harriman as Ami Wakita, a newspaper reporter
Where to Stream
The 48-track soundtrack from the Netflix film is streaming on Apple Music and Spotify. The film itself streams exclusively on Netflix.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who really composed the Ultraman: Rising score?
Scot Stafford composed the score. An earlier version of this page had a garbled, incorrect composer bio, which has now been corrected.
When did Ultraman: Rising release?
It released worldwide on Netflix on June 14, 2024.
How was Ultraman: Rising received?
Very positively — the film launched with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score from early critics and settled at 86% Tomatometer and 91% audience score as more reviews came in.
Who voices Ultraman/Ken Sato in the film?
Christopher Sean voices Ken Sato and his Ultraman alter-ego.
Where can I stream the Ultraman: Rising soundtrack?
The soundtrack album is available on Apple Music and Spotify.
Related reading: Discover more animated movie scores on our Movie Soundtrack hub, and see what else is streaming on Netflix.
