Netflix has refreshed its catalog and on September 26, it added “Rez Ball“, a sports drama directed by Sydney Freeland, known for her work on series like Reservation Dogs and movies like Drunktown’s Finest.
The drama is based on the nonfiction book Canyon Dreams: A Basketball Season on the Navajo Nation by Michael Powell and follows the story of a high school basketball team, the Chuska Warriors, from Chuska, New Mexico.
Kauchani Bratt is one of the main protagonists and has been cast to portray Jimmy Holiday. Alongside him are Devin Sampson-Craig, Amber Midthunder and Jessica Matten, who plays Heather Hobbs.
Rez Ball Soundtrack | All the songs and artists
- Made Me Everything – TOBi
- Workin – 24kGoldn
- Precision – Big Sean
- Another You – David Kersh
- 16 – Baby Keem
- The Rev3nge – Joey Bada$$
- Y’All Showed Up – Frank Ray
- Dance Down Devonshire Road – Tony Tanner
- It’s Like This (feat. Kapok and Northern Cree) – The Halluci Nation
- Bread & Cheese (feat. Black Bear) – The Halluci Nation
- Undefeated – charlieonnafriday
- Tears Keep On A Fallin – T Jarrod Bonta
- Poutine Sauce – Nate Husser and FouKi
- It’s Gonna Be Okay – Emily Nicole Green
- Industry Baby (Dallas Caton Remix) – Lil Nax X
- Fanfare and Forward Falcons – The Bowling Green State Falcons Marching Band
- Heart of a Lion (The Illusory Alchemist Remix) – Dubkiller and Mark Victor
- Chicken Fried – Zac Brown Band
- BLVD BOY – Travis Thompson
- Shine – Travis Thompson
Rez Ball Soundtrack | Complete Score
- Podcast Intro (0:33)
- Journey to the Pit (3:04)
- Benny Sages the Boys (2:39)
- Heather Tells Team (2:06)
- Learning Navajo (1:28)
- Heather at Home (1:41)
- Officers at Game (1:23)
- Heather’s Speech (1:54)
- Cistern (2:48)
- Boys to Teens (1:17)
- Opening Montage (1:43)
- Gloria Shoots Hoops (1:45)
- Bus to Grandmas (0:54)
- Districts Gallup (1:16)
- Stoodis (1:09)
- Entering School (0:41)
- Podcast Tribute (3:17)
- It’s Like This – The Halluci Nation feat. Kapok & Northern Cree (2:42)
- Shine – Travis Thompson (2:28)
Who composed the score for Rez Ball?
Dan Deacon has been chosen to collaborate on the music for “Rez Ball” and developed the score. The artist is a composer and musician known for his electronic music and highly interactive live performances.
He has made a notable foray into film soundtracks, showcasing his talent for blending the experimental with the emotional. Some of his credits include Ascension (2021) and Time Trial (2017).
The soundtracks he has contributed to are an extension of his experimental approach but are deeply in tune with the emotions and narratives that the films aim to convey.