A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born is the soundtrack album to the 2018 musical film of the same name, performed by its stars Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper. It was released on October 5, 2018, by Interscope Records. Developed alongside the film's production, the soundtrack was conceived as a narrative-driven work, with songs written to reflect the characters' emotional arcs and function within the story. Cooper teamed up with Gaga's recurring collaborator DJ White Shadow and a range of musicians and songwriters, including Lukas Nelson, Jason Isbell, Mark Ronson, Diane Warren, and Andrew Wyatt. Much of the material was written during filming and evolved in tandem with the screenplay, as the production team shaped distinct musical identities for Cooper's Jackson Maine and Gaga's Ally.

Musically, the soundtrack is primarily a pop and blues rock album, while also incorporating elements of country, folk rock, electropop, and dance-pop. Much of the music was created through a hybrid process that combined live vocals with pre-recorded instrumentation, helping recreate the atmosphere of the film. Its lyrics address love, change, personal struggle, and emotional vulnerability, while the sequencing follows the narrative progression from Jackson's rootsier material to Ally's more polished pop songs. The soundtrack was preceded by the lead single "Shallow", a major international hit, while "Always Remember Us This Way" and "I'll Never Love Again" were later released as singles in select countries.

The soundtrack received positive reviews from critics, who particularly praised Gaga's ballads, the chemistry between the two leads, and the way the music supports the film's narrative, though some felt the album was less effective outside the context of the film. It was also a major commercial success, topping charts in more than 20 countries and selling over six million copies worldwide. Among numerous accolades, "Shallow" won the Academy Award, Golden Globe Award, Critics' Choice Award, and two Grammy Awards, while the soundtrack won the Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media and the BAFTA Award for Best Film Music.