Cartoon Network released the Adventure Time Volume 1 soundtrack album on May 1, 2019, as well as the other volumes of the Adventure Time Soundtrack Collection. Furthermore, the album features 48 tracks from the original score produced for the show’s first two seasons.
Keep reading to learn more about the album and specifically where you can stream it.
Cartoon Network Finally Released the Adventure Time Volume 1 Album in 2019
For the most part, Adventure Time is a musical adventure that jumps between candy-colored chaos and quietly devastating life lessons in the same episode. I’m not just the big viral earworms either, but the blink-and-you ’ll-miss-it ditties, character-theme fragments, and background cues that make the Land of Ooo a place where you could actually live.
So, it makes sense that it has an equally chaotic and corny soundtrack, which Cartoon Network would eventually release on May 1, 2029, as a five-album series.
For example, the first of these albums, Adventure Time, Volume 1 (Original Soundtrack), offered longtime fans a neat, streamable collection of music from the show’s first two seasons. At least 40 minutes long, the 48-track album features a mix of vocal snippets and mini-songs, with punchy instrumentals you’ll instantly associate with specific episodes.
What Adventure Time, Volume 1 Actually Ss (And Isn’t)
Consequently, a lot of Volume 1’s tracks are under a minute, which sounds odd until you remember how the show uses music. That is short, quick motif cues that sell jokes, underline a character beat, or turn ordinary scenes into something mythic.
So, the album might give you whiplash if you’re expecting a continuous, cinematic score. But if you treat it like a box of musical trading cards, with each one unlocking a memory, it becomes dangerously replayable.
Furthermore, it also spotlights how many voices had shaped the soundtrack:
- Series creator Pendleton Ward
- Olivia Olson
- Jeremy Shada
- John DiMaggio
- Tom Kenny
- Niki Yang
- Biz Markie.
Why Volume 1 Still Hits in 2026: Character Development as Songs
Equally important, Adventure Time’s music rarely feels like “a musical number” dropped into a cartoon. Instead, it’s dialogue, stuff the characters would sing for 20 seconds while walking, when they’re nervous, or because it’s easier than admitting they’re scared.
On Volume 1, that range is certainly on full display. For example, you’ve got:
- The surprisingly nostalgic “Adventure Time Main Title.”
- The especially angsty “I’m Just Your Problem.”
- The undeniably sweet and disarming “My Best Friends in the World.”
- The markedly comedic “Gooey Gangsta” (featuring Biz Markie)
- Gentle mood pieces such as “Hobo Dreams and Sun Floods.”
It’s basically a sampler platter of everything the show could be.
Likewise, don’t sleep on the instrumentals either. That’s because tracks like “Pulse Duel,” “A City of Thieves,” or “Movie Filming Time” are instant scene triggers. As a result, you only need to hear a few notes to imagine the color palette, camera angles, and events of a specific scene. That’s rare for TV music, especially when the tracks are this short.
Collector’s Guide: Adventure Time Volume 1
Album Details
- Title: Adventure Time, Vol. 1 (Original Soundtrack)
- Release Date: May 1, 2019
- Label: Cartoon Network Music
- Format: Digital, Vinyl
- Composers: Casey James Basichis & Tim Kiefer (credited as Adventure Time)
- Track Count: 48
- Running time: 40 minutes, 48 seconds
Full track listing
Here’s the track listing, divided according to the vinyl release.
Side A
- Adventure Time Main Title (feat. Pendleton Ward)
- Fries (feat. Olivia Olson)
- Out of the Fire
- Lay My Head Down Slow (feat. Jeremy Shada)
- Finn the Blushing Baby (feat. Olivia Olson)
- Wild Animals
- Fisherman (feat. Olivia Olson)
- Home Is (feat. Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- Plush Petting Zoo
- Cruising in Lumpy Space (feat. Casey James Basichis)
- Juke Bug
- Turbo Dating
- Gooey Gangsta (feat. Biz Markie)
- Forced Forest
- Billy!!!!!!!!!! (feat. Adam Muto)
- Hobo Dreams and Sun Floods (feat. John DiMaggio)
- Seven’s Freestyle (feat. John DiMaggio & Chris Isaak)
- A City of Thieves
- Rainicorn Rodeo (feat. Tim Kiefer)
- Secret Room
- Susan Strong (feat. Jeremy Shada)
- House Hunting (feat. Pendleton Ward & Olivia Olson)
- Sand Castle Siege
Side B
- Fries (feat. Tom Kenny) [Crazy Sick Ice King Version]
- I’m Just Your Problem (feat. Olivia Olson)
- Condiment Rainbow (feat. Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- Pulse Duel
- On a Boat (feat. John DiMaggio)
- Balloon Music (feat. Jeremy Shada)
- Friends Don’t Fight (feat. Niki Yang)
- Oh Fionna (feat. Neil Patrick Harris & Madeleine Martin)
- Movie Filming Time
- Ultimate Prize (feat. Steve Little)
- Our Favorite Foods (feat. Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- Party With the Chief
- Turn Up the Music (feat. Andy Samberg, Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- Mystery Guitar
- We’re Finn + Jake (feat. Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- PB Isn’t Feeling Good (feat. John DiMaggio)
- Slow Roast
- Yo Mama Rap (feat. Jeremy Shada & John DiMaggio)
- My Best Friends in the World (feat. Jeremy Shada, Olivia Olson & Hynden Walch)
- The Great Jelly Race
- On a Tropical Island (feat. John DiMaggio)
- Something Sweet (feat. Pendleton Ward)
- Cow Tango
- Last Letter
- Not Just Your Little Girl (feat. Olivia Olson)
Where to Listen or Buy
As I have noted earlier, Cartoon Network released Adventure Time Volume 1 digitally, alongside the rest of the collection. Therefore, you should find it on most of the major music services, including:
You will also find it on Disc 1 of the Complete Collection’s vinyl release.
Final Thoughts: An Overall Good Time
Consequently, Adventure Time, Vol. 1 doesn’t try to “upgrade” the show’s music into something it isn’t, instead embracing the tiny format. For instance, that allows:
- The jokes generally land in one chorus
- The feelings hit emphatically in a single line
- The little instrumentals basically repaint Ooo in your head.
While other soundtracks often aim for prestige or optimized polish, this album is proudly odd, compact, and specific—exactly like the series it came from.
But that’s just my take. So, what’s yours? Post your thoughts in the comments below as soon as possible.
After that:
- Move on to Volume 2.
- Return to the Adventure Time Soundtrack Collection hub.
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