Earth Moods: Continents Vol. 2 Releases November 6

National Geographic and Maejor release a seven-track album of continent-inspired compositions, alongside the Wild Horse Nine soundtrack by Carter Burwell.

Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Geography

Flat-color poster illustration of an ice shelf breaking into flowing water above a dark green rainforest canopy, in teal, aqua, and cream with a warm coral accent. — Maejor's new seven-track album, Earth Moods: Continents Vol. 2, released with National Geographic, is out November 6 and turns field recordings of ice and rainforest water into instrumental music. AI Illustration. Upload story photo >

Hollywood Records and National Geographic will release Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) by Maejor, a seven-track album in which each song is an original composition inspired by a different continent. Songs from the album went live on all digital service providers on November 5 at 9 pm PT.

Why it matters

The release continues National Geographic's Earth Moods series, pairing musical composition with the sounds of natural environments. It arrives alongside the Wild Horse Nine soundtrack, which is set in 1970s Chile and Rapa Nui.

Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) contains seven tracks, each an original Maejor composition tied to a different continent. Burwell is a three-time Academy Award nominated composer, and Wild Horse Nine marks his fifth collaboration with Martin McDonagh.

The players

Maejor

Maejor is a producer and composer who created the original compositions for the Earth Moods series.

Carter Burwell

Carter Burwell is a three-time Academy Award nominated composer known for his long-running film scoring work.

The details

Maejor's tracks transform sounds of the planet, including ice shelves and rainforest waters, into instrumental compositions. Burwell's Wild Horse Nine score combines acoustic guitar with Andean instrumentation and gamelan percussion.

November 5, 2026, 9 pm PT: Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) songs go live on all DSPs.
November 6, 2026: Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) and the Wild Horse Nine soundtrack release.
November 13, 2026: Everest: The Other Side soundtrack digital release.

Roadmap

The Earth Moods series, produced with National Geographic, pairs scientific imagery of natural environments with original music. This second volume extends that format from earlier ecosystem-based releases to a continent-by-continent structure.

Listeners can stream Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) on all digital service providers beginning November 5 at 9 pm PT. The Wild Horse Nine soundtrack is available as a digital release starting November 6.

The takeaway

Listeners interested in how music reflects place can compare the continent-based tracks against the Earth Moods series' earlier volume. Following both releases side by side shows how the series adapts its approach across different geographic themes.

What happens next

November 6, 2026 marks the release of both Earth Moods: Continents (Vol. 2) and the Wild Horse Nine soundtrack, and Burwell's score is scheduled to accompany the film's run.