First Man: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Justin Hurwitz’s orchestral score for First Man captures the isolating grandeur of space exploration through sweeping strings and minimalist electronics. Released on Back Lot Music, the soundtrack balances intimate character moments—particularly Armstrong’s internal struggle—against monumental themes that echo the Apollo program’s historical weight. Hurwitz employs sparse instrumentation and sustained tones to evoke both the vast emptiness of space and the claustrophobia of the lunar module, making this score as much a psychological portrait as a historical document.