Trap has an unusual soundtrack situation because the music is built into the story itself. Saleka’s LADY RAVEN album works as both a real-world release and an in-universe extension of the fictional pop star at the center of the film. That makes it one of the more distinctive music tie-ins anywhere in Shyamalan’s filmography.
Released on August 2, 2024, the album runs 14 songs and does more than simply gather tracks from the movie in one place. It helps define who Lady Raven is supposed to be, which means it becomes part of how Trap sells the illusion of the concert, the celebrity persona, and the strange collision between spectacle and menace. The songs are not an afterthought. They are part of the movie’s identity.
That also gives the soundtrack a different kind of collectible value. Fans are circling it because it sits at the overlap of soundtrack album, pop persona, and movie artifact. It feels less like a routine tie-in and more like an extension of the movie’s whole performance-world illusion.