Ryan Bingham Releases “A Song For The Stone”

After five seasons as a beloved ranch, Walker is passing on YellowstoneRyan Bingham has written his first song for the wild western drama.

On December 13, 2024, the New Mexico-born, Texas-raised singer released “A Song For The Stone,” a somber and haunting ballad that fans of the hit show may recognize from Season 5, Episode 9.

The tune was played just before it cut to the credits as Rip and his crew of cattle wranglers – Teeter, Ryan, Jake and Walker – settled into camp for the night. The ever-stoic Rip looked over and said, “Walker, go ahead and sing us a sad song,” and the cow persisted, jumping into the song’s third verse. “Cowboys were here and one day they’re gone / Nothing left but an airport sleeping on the graves of Indian bones / On the graves of Indian bones,” no doubt a reference to the airport development that threatens both the holy land and cowboy life.

In addition to touching on current events at the ranch, “A Song For The Stone” also conveys the pride of working on Montana’s breathtaking land. The texts“Ride high and shoot low from the saddle when riding for Yellowstone” and “There’s always a train at the station at Yellowstone” portends what will happen to those who cross the land or the people who work on it.

Although Bingham has included over 12 original compositions Yellowstone“A Song For The Stone” is the first tune he has written specifically for the show. Bingham says he deliberately waited to make a song that felt authentic to the story, the characters and his own experience as a part of Yellowstone family. The result is a poignant number expertly placed in a series that has been at the forefront of using its soundtrack to elevate the action on screen.

“I would like to dedicate this song to everyone Yellowstone fans out there, all the cast and crew, and all the people who have made it all possible over the years,” Bingham said in a press release. “It’s been a pretty amazing journey and I’m honored to just be a part of it. It took me a while to write this song, but sometimes you have to live it before you can write it.”

For the single’s release via The Bingham Recording Co. and Thirty Tigers is an acoustic interpretation of the fireplace that feels like it was set on the same dusty patch of dirt as Yellowstone scene. Unlike the show, this video gives us the full song in all its glory, with only Bingham and his acoustic guitar to guide us.

It is far from the sound of his previous release, Live From Red Rocks (feat. The Texas Gentlemen)a 16-song collection that includes clips of other songs on which Bingham has appeared Yellowstone such as “The Other Side”, “Sunrise”, “Hallelujah”, “The Weary Kind”, “Nobody Knows My Trouble” and “Bread & Water”.

Season 5 – and maybe all of it Yellowstone series — ends Sunday, December 15. With so many loose ends to tie up, the finale is sure to be full of many more emotional and high-intensity moments, and its soundtrack is likely to play a big role in amplifying those emotions.

Stream the brand new song on Spotify, Apple Musicor your favorite music platform.