Listen to Five Songs of the Past Tracks Before The Witcher 3 Expansion Lands

CD Projekt Red is letting Witcher fans hear the next chapter of Geralt's story before they can play it. Five tracks from the original soundtrack for Songs of the Past, the new expansion for The Witcher 3, are now available to stream.

The studio fully revealed the expansion in August during Gamescom's Opening Night Live show. Since then, the public has had nothing to get hands on. A small number of press, including the writer of the source report, saw a hands-off demo of the new content and came away impressed. Everyone else has had to wait.

The soundtrack preview is a smart way to bridge that gap. Music has always been central to the identity of The Witcher 3, from its folk-inflected battle themes to the ballads that Jaskier performs across the Continent. Naming an expansion Songs of the Past suggests the score will play an even bigger role this time, and releasing tracks early gives players a sense of the tone before a single screenshot of new gameplay appears.

The five tracks act as a sampler rather than the full soundtrack, so the complete score is likely to hold more surprises. For now, the release is a low-key but effective piece of marketing, and it lets fans judge the mood of the expansion by ear.

CD Projekt Red has not made the wider release details part of this announcement, so players will need to keep watching for updates on when Songs of the Past can actually be played. Until then, headphones on and the OST is the closest thing to a preview available.