Ubisoft has released the full sea shanty soundtrack for Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced across major streaming platforms, giving fans early access to one of the original game's most beloved features before the remake launches on July 9, 2026.
57 Tracks, Now Streaming
The collection spans 57 tracks and is available now on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, Tidal, and Qobuz. The album pulls together the original shanties from the 2013 Black Flag alongside new compositions created for the remake. The standout addition is an unreleased rendition of "The Parting Glass" performed by Sarah Greene.
How the Shanties Were Made
The recording process for the original 2013 game involved a group of contemporary folk singers and musicians working out of Montreal. The project was produced by musician and professor David Gossage, who was brought in to handle the in-world music and adapt it to fit the game's historical setting. Gossage and his team took a deliberate approach to authenticity: the singers were instructed to dial back their performances so they would sound like actual sailors rather than a well-rehearsed choir. The result was a raw, lived-in quality that distinguished Black Flag's shanties from typical video game music.
A Legacy That Predated the TikTok Shanty Boom
The timing of the Resynced release puts a spotlight on just how ahead of its time Black Flag's shanty soundtrack was. The original game launched in 2013, nearly eight years before sea shanties had their cultural moment. Around 2021, Scottish musician Nathan Evans posted a rendition of "The Wellerman" — one of the shanties also featured in Black Flag — and the video exploded on TikTok, kicking off a short-lived but genuine mainstream revival of the genre. Ubisoft is now revisiting that material with a remake that arrives on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on July 9, 2026.
The End of the Companion App Era
For returning fans, the streaming release also marks a definitive replacement for a now-defunct feature. In the original game, players could unlock shanties by collecting floating sheet music scattered across the open world. A companion app once let players sync those unlocked tracks directly to their smartphones — but that app has since been shut down. The streaming album is the practical modern equivalent. With 57 tracks now live across every major streaming platform and the remake roughly a week from launch, there is no better time to revisit what made Black Flag's audio design so distinctive. The shanties were never just background noise — they were a mood, and they still hold up.
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