EXCLUSIVE! Listen To The Evocative ‘Cross: Season 2’ Main Title Track From Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge’s Soundtrack!

February 12, 2026

Soundtracks, Scores and More Staff

CORRECTION: “Some of Us Are Brave (Cross Main Title” is by Danielle Ponder.  It was previously attributed to Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge.

In advance of the release of CROSS: Season 2—Prime Original Series Soundtrack, we are thrilled to premiere the cue, “Some of Us Are Brave (Cross Main Title)” from the soundtrack!  Listen below.  The full album releases digitally on Friday, February 13, featuring music by Ali Shaheed Muhammad and Adrian Younge (Omnivore, Reasonable Doubt). Returning for Season 2, the lauded scoring duo create a vivid soundscape driven by throwback beats with ominous undertones that augment the crime thriller series based upon the characters by James Patterson.

From Amazon MGM Studios and Paramount Television Studios, CROSS Season Two, starring Aldis Hodge, is streaming now on Prime Video in more than 240 countries worldwide.

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Cross: Season 2 (Original Series Soundtrack)
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Adrian Younge

01. Some of Us Are Brave (Cross Main Title) – Danielle Ponder
02. Raid On Mansion
03. Cross And Sampson
04. Codename Mastermind
05. Cross Vision
06. Skipping School
07. Subway Chase
08. Gas Station Chase
09. Knock On Door
10. Childhood Memory
11. The Escape
12. Luz And Lincoln
13. The Crash
14. Legend
15. Wedding
16. Throat Slash
17. Mastermind Revelation
18. Press Conference
19. On The Run
20. Dayton, Ohio
21. Hospital Fight
22. Rerouted
23. There She Is
24. Final Escape

ABOUT ALI SHAHEED MUHAMMAD
DJ/Producer and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ali Shaheed Muhammad is a hip-hop icon. As one-third of legendary hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest, his influence and impact on the musical landscape is still felt today. The soft-spoken and contemplative Brooklyn native began a life of music at an early age, spending years DJing parties in his Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood before co-founding Tribe in 1985. The group’s socially conscious lyrics and unique production style is as innovative today as it was two decades ago.

Muhammad carried that classic sound into the production unit The Ummah with Jay Dilla and Q-Tip, and continued working with artists including Faith Evans, Mos Def, and D’Angelo. In 1999, he co-founded the GRAMMY nominated all-star trio Lucy Pearl with Dawn Robinson, formerly of En Vogue, and Raphael Saadiq, of Tony! Toni! Toné! After Lucy Pearl, Muhammad focused his attention on his production company and developing new talent.

In 2004, he released the very personal and adventurous solo debut LP Shaheedullah and Stereotypes, featuring some of his new proteges. Working on material for a follow-up, Muhammad set up a studio with Martin “Doc” McKinney of Esthero and Weeknd fame, and continued writing and collaborating with other artists as well.

In 2013, Muhammad received an invitation from Adrian Younge to work on fellow Golden Era legends Souls of Mischief’s There Is Only Now, where he narrated the album, playing as well as providing background music to accompany the narration. Excited to support the album, Muhammad got to work on a ten-track remix album that carefully re-imagined the original. Looking for a different mix and sound, Muhammad shares, “I wanted to make it as emotional and moving as the original compositions. So even though it’s a remix, it has the feeling of an original work, bringing something else to the sound.”

In 2017, Muhammad and Adrian Younge formed the band, The Midnight Hour. In addition to musical releases and touring, they’ve teamed to score a myriad of television and film projects: Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix), Raising Kanan (Starz), The Equalizer (CBS), Reasonable Doubt (Hulu), Run This Town (2019), Washington Black (2023), Boogie (2021), and Bitchin’, The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021).

In 2019, Younge, Muhammad, Andrew Lojero and Adam Block created Jazz Is Dead (JID), a multimedia company specializing in the production of live concerts, studio albums, television and film. JID concerts have earned an ever-growing fanbase through national and international tours. Under the label, Younge and Muhammad have produced albums with their musical heroes including luminaires such as Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Gary Bartz, Jean Carne, João Donato and Marcos Valle.

ABOUT ADRIAN YOUNGE
Adrian Younge is a self-taught multi-instrumentalist, composer, and orchestrator who has produced for entertainment greats such as Snoop Dogg, Kendrick Lamar and Wu Tang Clan.

In 2007, Younge relinquished his position as a professor of law to find himself at the center of the Black Dynamite phenomenon. He served as the film’s editor and composer. Hailed as a modern blaxploitation masterpiece, the soundtrack was listed in the top 10 best soundtracks of the year by the LA Times.

In 2011, Younge created the album, Something About April, showcasing a dark mix of psychedelic soul and cinematic instrumentals. In 2013, the project was sampled twice by Timbaland for Jay-Z’s Magna Carta… Holy Grail, solidifying Younge as a new sound in hip hop.  Younge’s work has also been sampled by various artists including No I.D., DJ Premier, Schoolboy Q, and more.

Younge owns and operates Linear Labs, a recording studio and label. Linear Labs reflects his dedication to the art of analog recording, utilizing analog tape and live instrumentation exclusively. Under the label, he’s produced projects for artists such as Ghostface Killah, Souls of Mischief, and The Delfonics.

In 2017, Younge and Ali Shaheed Muhammad (A Tribe Called Quest) formed the band, The Midnight Hour. In addition to musical releases and touring, they’ve teamed to score a myriad of television and film projects: Marvel’s Luke Cage (Netflix), Raising Kanan (Starz), The Equalizer (CBS), Reasonable Doubt (Hulu), Run This Town (2019), Washington Black (2023), Boogie (2021), and Bitchin’, The Sound and Fury of Rick James (2021). Younge has also scored Black Dynamite (2009), Black Dynamite animated series (2012), California King (2023), The Big Payback (2023), Queens (ABC), All Rise (OWN), and Human Footprint (PBS).

In 2019, Younge, Muhammad, Andrew Lojero and Adam Block created Jazz Is Dead (JID), a multimedia company specializing in the production of live concerts, studio albums, television and film. JID concerts have earned an ever-growing fanbase through national and international tours. Under the label, Younge and Muhammad have produced albums with their musical heroes including luminaires such as Roy Ayers, Lonnie Liston Smith, Gary Bartz, Jean Carne, Marcos Valle and Tony Allen.

In February 2021, Younge released the seminal album, The American Negro, his most important work to date. This project, in tandem with his Amazon original podcast, Invisible Blackness and short film TAN, provides an unapologetic critique on the evolution of racism in America. The podcast features conversations with guests such as Chuck D, Roy Choi, Dr. Melina Abdullah, Wayne Brady and Mahershala Ali. For Younge, the message is more important than the music.

ABOUT PARAMOUNT TELEVISION STUDIOS/CBS STUDIOS
Paramount Television Studios (PTVS), which has been incorporated into CBS Studios, has produced a wide range of entertaining television programs for streaming including The Haunting of Hill House, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan, Reacher, and the upcoming CROSS and Before, among others. CBS Studios is one of the world’s leading producers of entertainment programming, with dozens of globally popular series for broadcast and streaming, including genre-defining franchises such as NCIS and the Star Trek universe, fan-favorite comedies such as Frasier and Ghosts, the newly reimagined Matlock, and buzzy international and local productions such as Colin From Accounts and upcoming King & Conqueror.

 ABOUT LAKESHORE RECORDS
Lakeshore Records is a GRAMMY-winning record label, and the soundtrack arm of the Cutting Edge Group.  Lakeshore Records is the global independent leader in top line soundtrack album releases, including such popular, critically acclaimed and classic soundtracks as Bridgerton, Stranger Things, Wednesday, Fallout, John Wick, Whiplash, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, Drive, Cyberpunk 2077 / Edgerunners, Star Trek: Picard, Bojack Horseman, The Walking Dead, Napoleon Dynamite, Red Dead Redemption 2, the GRAMMY-winning Assassin’s Creed Valhalla: Dawn of Ragnarok, the Academy Award-nominated Lady Bird and Academy Award winners Moonlight, Little Miss Sunshine, American Factory, If Beale Street Could Talk, The Hurt Locker and many, many more.

Watch the CROSS: Season 2 trailer: 

Starring Aldis Hodge and created by executive producer and showrunner, Ben Watkins, Cross is a complex twisted thriller set in Washington, D.C. that follows Alex Cross (Hodge), a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist with an uncanny ability to get inside the minds of killers in order to stop them. Season Two pushes the series into a bolder, more dangerous chapter as billionaire business titan Lance Durand (Matthew Lillard) calls the FBI for protection after receiving a death threat — one that links him to the murder of a billionaire playboy. Detective Alex Cross and FBI Agent Kayla Craig (Alona Tal) lead a new joint mission to protect Durand and to find the killer, who leaves behind gruesome clues. Meanwhile, John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), Cross’ partner and longtime best friend, makes an unexpected connection.