Music

This page lists the various music tracks and stingers heard in Deadlock.

Overview

Deadlock's main musical identity since the Six New Heroes update displays elements of Trip hop, a genre popularized in the 1990s and defined as a psychedelic fusion of hip-hop and electronica, with influences from jazz and other styles.

Composer

The music for Deadlock was composed by a member of the development team who wishes to remain anonymous for the time being. In a private email, Valve composer Mike Morasky explained that the composer will likely take credit at a future date and confirmed it was not him or "anyone else you might normally guess." Morasky had also previously denied his involvement publicly on X (formerly Twitter).

Title Menu

Music heard in the main menu.

Track Name	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Title Menu Loop		The title menu theme	Six New Heroes

Hideout

Music and stingers heard in the Hideout.

Track Name	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Title Screen Transition		A short track that plays for about 5 seconds after leaving the title screen, transitioning into the main hideout music.	Six New Heroes
Main Hideout Loop	Base: FX: Low: High:	This is the main ambient music of the Hideout, designed as a dynamic track that comes from the central Play Terminal. It is composed of four distinct layers that are mixed together in real-time based on the player's actions: Proximity: The overall volume and intensity of the music increase as the player moves closer to the Play Terminal. Facing Direction: The volume of the atmospheric FX layer is loudest when the player is looking directly at the terminal. In-Menu Mix: When the Play Terminal menu is open, the mix changes to emphasize the 'Low' layer, with the 'Base' and 'FX' layers in the background, while the 'High' melody is muted. Inactivity: The music fades to a minimum background volume if the player remains idle (AFK).
Matchmaking Search	Start: Wait:	Replaces the main ambient music while the player is searching for a match. The starting music plays once and the waiting music loops after.
Rem's Room		A song that plays from a record in Rem's secret room in the Hideout.	Rem Enters The City That Never Sleeps

Standard Match

Music and stingers heard while playing in a standard match.
Some of these audios may also be heard in other gamemodes.

Pre-Match Music

Tracks that play before and into the start of a match.

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Connecting to Match		Plays while the game waits for players to load into the match. This track has multiple possible starting points.[which?]	May 22, 2026
Intro Hero Flourish		Plays upon showing the selected hero's flashcard when loaded into the match.	Old Gods, New Blood
Team Introduction	The Hidden King The Archmother	Plays when the game introduces the player's team Patron and sends all heroes out on Ziplines.

Shop Music

Ambient music that plays when visiting shops on the map.

Shop Type	Audio	Notes
Standard		Music played from standard shops
Secret		Music played from the two secret shops on the map

Situational Loops

Tracks that play during specific high-stakes moments.

Music Cue	Audio	Notes
Team attacking base		Song that plays when a team is attacking the other team's base and the Patron is in its weakened state.

Ambient Map Music

Music from environmental objects and locations.

Music Source	Audio	Notes
Sinner's Sacrifice		Plays on loop from Sinner's Sacrifice's

Building Ambience

Location	Audio	Notes	Update Added
The Baroness Hotel		Looping tracks heard near The Baroness Hotel building in Blue lane.	Six New Heroes
Ambient Waltz music		Looping track heard in the greenhouse building behind Sapphire's Green Walker.

Event Stingers

Short musical cues that play in response to specific game events.

Match Flow

Music Cue	Audio	Notes
Victory		Plays at the end of the game after a win.
Defeat		Plays at the end of the game after a loss.

Combat & Player Events

Music Cue	Audio	Notes
First Blood		Plays when the first kill of the match occurs.
Player Death		Plays when the player character dies.
Player Respawn		Plays when the player character respawns.
Respawn Countdown		Plays during the final ~7 seconds of the player's respawn timer.
Killstreak (Generic)		A generic stinger for achieving a killstreak.
Killstreaks (1-10)		Stingers that play for each kill in a killstreak, from 1 to 10 kills. The intensity increases with each stinger.

Objective & Map Events

Music Cue	Audio	Notes
Guardian/Walker Destroyed		Plays when a Guardian or Walker is destroyed.
Shrine Destroyed		Plays when a Shrine is destroyed.
Patron Defeated (Stage 1)		Plays when the first stage of the Patron is defeated.
Mid-Boss Arrived		Plays when Mid Boss respawns.

Soul Urn

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Urn Arrived		Plays when Soul Urn spawns.	May 22, 2026
Carrying Soul Urn	Base: Near drop-off:	A looping track that plays while a player is carrying the Soul Urn, designed as a dynamic track that's mixed together in real-time based on the player's proximity to the drop-off.
Allies win Urn		Plays when the Urn is delivered (Only heard by the Urn Runner).

Unstable Rift

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Announcement		Plays when the rift is announced.	June 30, 2026
Capture uncontested		Plays when capturing the rift uncontested.
Capture contested		Plays when capturing the rift while contested.
Capture blocked		Plays when capture of the rift reaches a deadlock.
Win		Plays when the rift is captured by allies.
Lose		Plays when the rift is captured by enemies.
Expire		Plays when the rift expires.

Rejuvenator Event Stingers

Music Cue	Audio	Notes
Rejuvenator Drop		Plays when the Rejuvenator drops after Mid-Boss kill.
Rejuvenator Secured		Plays when your team secures the Rejuvenator.
Rejuvenator Lost		Plays when the enemy team secures the Rejuvenator.

Post-Match Music

Tracks that play after the end of a match.

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Post-Game Scoring		Music that plays when the game returns the player to the lobby after a match and shows its post-game scoring page.	Old Gods, New Blood
Post-Game Rankup		Music that plays when the game returns the player to the lobby and the player has gained a rank.	Matchmaking Update

Street Brawl

Music heard while playing in a Street Brawl match.
Street Brawl additionally borrows some stingers and music from the Standard gamemode, such as combat events, player events, and building ambience.

Pre-Match Music

Tracks that play before and into the start of a match.

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Team Introduction		Plays when the game introduces the player's team Patron and begins the first round of item drafting.	Old Gods, New Blood

Match Flow

Tracks that play before and into the start of a match.

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Item Drafting	General: Low Time:	Music that plays while players are selecting their randomized items. Once there are 15 or less seconds remaining, the music switches to the low time version.	Old Gods, New Blood
Round Start	Round 1: Round 2: Round 3: Round 4: Round 5:	Music that plays when a round starts and players are sent out on Ziplines. Each round has its own unique stinger, enough for all 5 possible rounds.
Round Victory		Plays when a singular round is won.
Round Loss		Plays when a singular round is lost.
Match Victory		Plays when the entire match is won.
Match Loss		Plays when the entire match is lost.
Overtime		Plays when the round goes in overtime.	Apollo - A Cut Above

Seasonal

Music used only during seasonal events.

Winter Events

Track	Audio
Main menu
Standard shop
Secret shop

Retired Music

The following music files have been used in past updates, but have since been superseded or retired:

Standard Match

Music Cue	Audio	Notes	Update Removed
Old Main Menu Loop		A shorter version of this song was used for Match Countdown.	Removed in the Six New Heroes update
Match Flow: Match Countdown		Played during an older-lobby countdown to the start of the match and continued into the players' first ziplining.	Removed in the Old Gods, New Blood update
Street Brawl: Overtime		Played when the round went in overtime.	Removed in the Apollo - A Cut Above update
Connecting to Match		Older version of the music that plays while the game waited for players to load into the match. Features different mixing and lacks a drum track in comparison to the current version.	Removed in the May 22, 2026 update
Carrying Soul Urn		Older version of the looping track that plays while a player was carrying the Soul Urn. Features different mixing in comparison to the current version
Soul Urn Delivered		Played when the Soul Urn was successfully delivered to its drop-off point.
Allies capturing Urn		Played in a radius around the Urn capture point while the player or an allied hero was capturing.	Removed in the June 30, 2026 update
Enemies contesting Urn		Played in a radius around the Urn capture point while the enemy team was contesting.
Enemies win Urn		Played when enemy team wins the Urn capture point.

Unused Music

The following music files exist in the game files, but are not currently used in gameplay:

Intended Purpose	Audio	Notes	Update Added
Standard Match "King Start"		A variant of The Hidden King's introduction stinger that is not used in-game. There is no Archmother variant.	Old Gods, New Blood
Alternate standard shop music track
Ambient Choir music
Rejuvenator drop variant (6.5 second version)
Rejuvenator drop variant (7.5 second version)
Rejuvenator drop variant (8 second version)
Rejuvenator drop variant (9 second version)
Teleporter music
Paying the Price		Song meant to be performed by Cadence in Ivy's visual novel

Neon Prime

Track	Audio	notes
Lullaby		Was used as a placeholder track for unreleased Hero Cadence's Lullaby ability.