Rock On 2 (soundtrack)

Rock On 2 is the soundtrack album to the 2016 musical drama film of the same name directed by Shujaat Saudagar and produced by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani under Excel Entertainment. It is the sequel to Rock On!! (2008) with Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Purab Kohli and Prachi Desai reprising their roles and Shraddha Kapoor and Shashank Arora in new characters. The musician trio Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy and lyricist Javed Akhtar also return from the sequel, composing eight songs for the film. The album also featured contributions from the Shillong-based Summersalt band.

The success of the first film's soundtrack increased the expectations for the music of Rock On 2, with the composer trio and lyricist's reunion. Distributed under the Zee Music Company label on 23 September 2016, the album had a mixed response from music critics, who praised the compositions and Kapoor's vocals, but criticized Akhtar's vocals. It also received an underwhelming commercial response due to the lack of chartbuster tunes, and focusing more on narrative-driven numbers.