Milan Records has dropped a five-track EP of new original music from The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt‘s upcoming Songs of the Past expansion. The EP, titled The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Songs of the Past (Original Soundtrack Gamescom 2026 EP), is the first taste of the DLC’s soundtrack and features compositions from Magda Urbanska, Marcin Pryzbylowicz, and Daniel Elms.
The EP arrives as CD Projekt Red prepares to ship Songs of the Past, which will make The Witcher 3 a twelve-year-old game by the time it launches next year. It is the first expansion for the game in over a decade.
The Composers Behind the EP
Magda Urbanska leads the EP with three tracks: Return to the Path, Awoken, and Belleteyn Night. Marcin Pryzbylowicz contributes What’s Done, and Daniel Elms provides Into Darkness.
Urbanska spoke about her approach to the project. “I’ve worked with classical music for most of my life,” she said. “But folk requires a completely different sensibility — it has its own tone and form, while also offering enormous creative freedom. But our roots, our Slavic heritage, are something more than that — something that runs deep within us, something that grows out of who we are. I hope we’ve managed to preserve The Witcher DNA in these pieces.”
The Tracklist
The EP opens with Return to the Path, Urbanska’s composition that sets the tone for Geralt of Rivia’s return to the Path. Awoken follows, another Urbanska piece that carries the same Slavic influence she described. Into Darkness shifts to Elms, and What’s Done brings Pryzbylowicz into the mix. The EP closes with Belleteyn Night, a final Urbanska track that rounds out the collection.
Here is the full tracklist:
- Return to the Path – Magda Urbanska
- Awoken – Magda Urbanska
- Into Darkness – Daniel Elms
- What’s Done – Marcin Pryzbylowicz
- Belleteyn Night – Magda Urbanska
The Soundtrack’s Scope
Milan Records describes the new music as expanding “upon the rich musical identity that has made The Witcher franchise a global phenomenon.” The score blends “evocative orchestral writing with traditional folk influences, powerful vocal performances, and regional instrumentation inspired by the world’s diverse cultures, capturing both the intimacy and grandeur of a new chapter in Geralt’s story.”
The description ties directly to Urbanska’s comments about Slavic heritage and folk music. The composers appear to be drawing on those cultural roots to extend the series’ musical identity.
Why This Expansion Matters
Songs of the Past was a nearly unprecedented announcement earlier this year. A new expansion for a game that will be twelve years old by the time it ships, and the first expansion in over a decade, is a bold move for any franchise.
The EP is tied to Gamescom 2026, though the source does not say it was first previewed there. The full Songs of the Past expansion is expected to ship next year.
The Sound of Slavic Heritage
Urbanska’s emphasis on Slavic heritage is the most striking element of the EP’s reveal. Folk music, she says, requires a different sensibility than classical work, and she hopes the composers have preserved “The Witcher DNA” across the five tracks.
The EP is available now everywhere, so fans can hear the new material immediately. The full expansion will arrive next year, and the soundtrack promises to capture both the intimacy and grandeur of a new chapter in Geralt’s story.
For anyone who has followed The Witcher since 2015, this is a reminder that the franchise continues to evolve. The music, at least, sounds ready to carry that evolution forward.
Source material: “The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past EP Drops, Giving First Taste of New Music from the Expansion,” IGN.
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