Daveed Diggs And Christopher Lennertz Team Up On ‘Raise Him Up’ for THE BOYS

Emmy-winning The Boys composer Christopher Lennertz teamed up with Tony and Grammy-winning Hamilton star and Emmy-nominated actor Daveed Diggs to craft the song “Raise Him Up” for the climactic musical number of Amazon Prime’s hit series. Listen now!

Diggs, who guest stars as “Oh Father,” performed the showstopper alongside a gospel choir at the opening of the penultimate episode, revealing a pivotal plot twist that set off the events leading up to the explosive series finale.

The Boys has become widely recognized for its original songs performed by the cast and woven directly into the fabric of the show’s storytelling. Lennertz, who won a Primetime Emmy Award last year for “Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,” asked Diggs to collaborate on “Raise Him Up” when he was cast for season five.

Lennertz says: “Over the past four seasons, original songs have played an increasingly important part of The Boys’ storytelling, and this final song might be the pinnacle of that satirical insanity. After the success of ‘Let’s Put the Christ Back in Christmas,’ we knew we had to go even bigger and better for the plot twist that would set the entire finale into motion. As soon as Daveed Diggs was cast as ‘Oh Father,’ I texted [Eric] Kripke and said that it would be a crime if he didn’t sing on the show. Once Eric and the writers had the concept, I knew Daveed had to write the song with me to embody the authentic voice of this character he had developed. This season’s big original song, ‘Raise Him Up,’ became the most soulful and audacious anthem of Vought blasphemy that would exceed all our expectations and finally ‘rise up’ and be worthy to represent the climax of Homelander’s unhinged hubris.”

As the series evolved over five seasons, its music has become darker, stranger, and central to the architecture of the show. With its score composed by Lennertz and Matt Bowen, The Boys developed a bold and ever-evolving sonic identity. Each season, the music pushed things further, blending satire, character, and spectacle into unforgettable set pieces that helped define the series’ most iconic moments.

The Best of The Boys soundtrack, featuring music by Christopher Lennertz and Matt Bowen alongside original songs performed by the cast, is now available for pre-order at Made By Mutant.