was inspired by the soundtracks of The Guns of Navarone (1961) and The Dirty Dozen (1967), which both feature a band of characters similar to The Bad Batch. Kiner's score for the first season was released digitally by Walt Disney Records in two volumes: music from the first eight episodes was released on June 25, 2021, and music from the last eight episodes was released on August 20. A track from the first season, titled "Enter the Bad Batch", was released digitally as a single on May 13. A third volume, featuring music from the first eight episodes of the second season of The Bad Batch, was released digitally on February 17, 2023. A fourth volume, featuring additional selections of music from the second season, is also expected to be released in the following weeks. Marketing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy promoted the series at Disney's Investor Day event on December 10, 2020, revealing the first trailer for the series. Jacob Oller of Syfy Wire felt the trailer made the series look like a more action-heavy version of The Clone Wars, and compared it to the 1980s television series The A-Team. Ahead of the series premiere, characters from the series were also added to the mobile role-playing game Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes as unlockable, playable characters. Release Star Wars: The Bad Batch premiered on Disney+ on May 4, 2021, Star Wars Day, with a special 70-minute episode. The second episode was released on May 7, and subsequent episodes were released weekly for a total of 16 episodes. The second season premiered on January 4, 2023, with two episodes, followed by weekly releases for the rest of the 16-episode season, with the seventh and eighth episodes releasing together on February 8, and the fifteenth and sixteenth episodes releasing together on March 29, 2023, concluding the season. The second season was previously expected to premiere on September 28, 2022. Reception Audience viewership According to Whip Media's viewership tracking app TV Time, Star Wars: The Bad Batch was the most anticipated new television series, during the month of May 2021, and was the 4th most anticipated returning television series, during the month of September 2022. According to Nielsen, Star Wars: The Bad Batch was the 7th most streamed original series across all platforms, during the week of May 3, 2021 to May 9, 2021. According to Whip Media's viewership tracking app TV Time,