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Crave's Heated Rivalry, based on Rachel Reid's Game Changers, went from being a small six-episode Canadian hockey romance to a Global phenomenon after HBO Max acquired rights to stream it in the US.
While Reid's book was already popular among her loyal fan base, a new wave of audience discovered Shane and Ilya's story in the debut season, which is now being hailed as the perfect television adaptation.
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Created by Jacob Tierney, Heated Rivalry follows the decade-long secret fling between Shane (Hudson Williams) and Ilya (Connor Storrie), two star hockey players and arch-rivals.
As the show silently took over the Internet by storm, its carefully crafted playlist has sparked numerous discussions. From offbeat pop artists to electrifying Russian tracks, the Season 1 soundtrack beautifully translates Shane and Ilya's story from enemies to lovers.
Here is the complete Heated Rivalry soundtrack.
Here's a complete look at the Heated Rivalry soundtrack
Episode 1: Rookies
Heated Rivalry introduced its protagonist, the shy Canadian Shane Hollander and the cocky Russian Ilya Rozanov in Episode 1. The first entry featured the pivotal MLH draft that decided the fate of Shane and Ilya's hockey careers and secret fling. The episode saw the arch-rivals meet and instantly form an attraction towards each other that developed into years-long hookups behind closed hotel rooms.
Racy tracks like Sealion by Fiest helped create the perfect atmosphere for the couple's steamy scenes after that first jolt of attraction captivated them.
Music featured:
Sealion by Feist
Une journée parfaite by DUMAS
No Feedback by Dan Kanvis
Episode 2: Olympians
The second episode in Heated Rivalry featured the growing connection between Shane and Ilya as they continued their casual fling in secret. Softer tracks like Chelsea mon amour perfectly translated the changing terms of their relationship and hinted at a genuine connection.
Music featured:
Chelsea mon amour by Philippe B
НОЧИ НАПРОЛЕТ by Allyoka, Illia
mangetout by Wet Leg
Lost Time by Koett
Episode 3: Hunter
Heated Rivalry Episode 3 shifted gears by featuring a page from Scott Hunter's meet-cute with the smoothie barista Kip. As Shane and Ilya took a backset, I’ll Believe In Anything by Wolf Parade set the stage for Scott and Kip's historic romance, proving that HBO Max's series used music not as noise to fill the silences but as clever world-building devices.
Music featured:
Wall of Love by Night Lunch
Lips by Baxter Dury
НОЧИ НАПРОЛЕТ by Allyoka, Illia
Never In a Million Years by Alvin Stardust
No Brake$ by HNTR, Roshin
Lumière by Alfa Rococo
Lovers Land by Margaret Lewis with Grace Tennessee
I’ll Believe In Anything by Wolf Parade
Your Body by Night Lunch
Stay up Late by Jeff Cormack
Tropicana by Rose-Marie Cameron, Carey Parder
Hungry Like a Tiger by Jared Mees & The Grown Children
Episode 4: Rose
As Shane and Ilya returned to the spotlight in Heated Rivalry Episode 4, they were forced to confront a third entry into their complicated dynamics in Shane's girlfriend, Rose. This is the episode that featured the iconic 'tuna melt scene' while tracks like 'My Moon My Man' filled the background.
As Shane and Ilya navigated their changing feelings towards each other in the iconic club scene, All the Things She Said by t.A.T.u. beautifully translated their unspoken feelings of yearning and angst, taking every music playlist by storm.
Music featured:
My Moon My Man by Feist
Serenity by The Souljazz Orchestra
All the Things She Said by t.A.T.u.
All the Things She Said by Harrison
De la tête aux pieds by Richy Jay
Big Haiti by Money Zoe
En dedans by Richy Jay, EkaySounds
C’est toi by Satine
Grenn pwonmennen by The Bongo Hop, Kephny Eliacin
Tu T’en Souviens - A COLORS SHOW By Lou Phelps
Episode 5: I’ll Believe in Anything
Heated Rivalry Episode 5 became the highest-rated IMDb episode with a 9.9/10 rating. As artists like Wolf Parade returned to the limelight, Scott and Kip's historic kiss instilled hope in Shane and Ilya for a future beyond closed doors.
Music featured:
Aaliyah by Malko
Solutions to My Gloom by Unessential Oils
Bonnie by Absolute Threat
I’ll Believe In Anything By Wolf Parade
Prendre soin du beau by Jessica Charlie
Boys Will be Girls by Keir
V Zemlyanke by Leonid Utesov
Zhuravli by Mark Bernes
Oh My Bride by The Deadly Snakes
Episode 6: The Cottage
The final entry in Heated Rivalry was titled The Cottage, after the idyllic sequence from the book that concludes Shane and Ilya's romance. After years of secrecy and yearning, the lovers finally got some alone time at Shane's lakeside cottage, which became the spot for their adorable love confession.
After Shane came out to his parents, the couple drove off into the sunset while Bad Things by Cailin Russo played over the end credits, leaving fans with a happy ending.
Music featured:
L’anarchie des jours heureux (chanson thème Le chalet) by La Bronze
Bad Things by Cailin Russo
Unravel by Ellisa Sun
You can stream Heated Rivalry on HBO Max in the US and on Crave in Canada.
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