Overwatch's new theme songs aren't going to be on your playlist but they're perfect for the esports matches that will follow OWL.

Blizzard's new Overwatch Championship Series (OWCS), instead of relying on a group of modern pop singers like Riot did for League of Legends esports music, is going with a traditional sports broadcast feel for its two new themes.

It's a fitting song for an esports team that wants to succeed the NFL-like Overwatch League, which collapsed last year. OWCS may be a smaller-scale thing, but Blizzard wants it to sound as good as the original pitch of OWL. Rolling Stone has both tracks available for listening. The "OWCS Anthem", which will play whenever a team wins a game, will be played. "OWCS Overtime", will be played along with the action and commentary.

"OWCS Anthem", as far as triumphant themes go, is a winner. It's a song with echoes from the hopeful Overwatch theme and some electronic, Sci-Fi notes. When I close my eyelids, I can imagine players in jerseys shaking their hands on stage while it plays.

"OWCS Overtime" is tighter and tense like gripping a computer mouse in the final minutes of a match. The drum and bass lighten the track halfway through, but then there's a big drop which sounds like an Overwatch match in overtime.

Both tracks are far from the catchy Riot Worlds themes. I remember playing 2019's "Phoenix", but it didn't make me think about professional players smacking a creep on a three-lane game map. OWCS's themes are riffs on iconic sports tracks, like the one played for Fox's NFL coverage; you can almost hear the roaring of a crowd in the background.

Justin Welgraven is the composer of both songs. He has also composed music for World of Warcraft. Both themes are about "capturing that anthemic, victorious feeling."

OWCS already hasn't had a theme song, but this will change at the finals in a few weeks. DreamHack Stockholm will kick off with a full orchestra playing both songs. You can watch it live from November 22 to 24, 2018.