


Ananthu, Pradeep Kumar, Dhee also sung the songs for the film, with three of the songs were sung by the former. Celebrity singers also sung the songs, which included Shankar Mahadevan, and Vijay Prakash. Dharavi-based street rapper band, Dopeadelicz also contributed to the album, by writing and also performing three songs, apart from playing an important role in the film. The lyrics for the songs were written by Kabilan, Umadevi, Arunraja Kamaraj, Arivu and rap portions were penned by Logan and Roshan Jamrock. The album consists of one a cappella song, only in the Tamil version of the soundtrack album. The soundtrack album, consists of nine songs in the Tamil version. Recording of the songs, which commenced in September 2017, was completed within the end of 2018. Ranjith once again after Kabali (2016), and also its second collaboration with the former. Santhosh Narayanan, signed in to compose the film's soundtrack in 2017, collaborating with Rajinikanth and Pa.

The album received positive critical reception from music listeners, and audiences, praising Santhosh for a different kind of blend of mixtures and genres in the soundtrack album. Ranjith, the film's cast and crew and others attended the event. The audio launch event, took place on, at YMCA College of Physical Education, Chennai where Rajinikanth, Dhanush, Santhosh Narayanan, Pa. The album was initially slated to release in March 2018, but the launch was postponed due to the standoff between Nadigar Sangam and Digital Service Providers on the increase of Virtual Print Fee charges along with the 2018 Tamil Nadu protests for Kaveri water sharing issue. The album composed by Santhosh Narayanan, in his second collaboration with Rajinikanth and Ranjith after Kabali (2016), features nine songs written by Kabilan, Umadevi, Arunraja Kamaraj, Arivu, Dopeadelicz, Logan and Roshan Jamrock. Kaala ( transl. Black or Death) is the soundtrack album for the film of the same name, starring Rajinikanth in the title role, produced by Dhanush and directed by Pa.
