Langston Hughes: A Lyrical Life features the songs below, listed in order of appearance. All texts are by Langston Hughes.

"I Dream a World" by Damien Sneed
"Dream Variations" from Only Heaven by Ricky Ian Gordon
"Genius Child" from Mortal Storm by Robert Owens
"Joy" from Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon
"Kid in the Park" from Genius Child: A Cycle of 10 Songs by Ricky Ian Gordon
"My Dream" from Four Songs from the Weary Blues by Florence Price
"Prayer" from Nightsongs: Six Afro-American Songs by H. Leslie Adams
"Little Song" from Mortal Storm by Robert Owens
"Minstrel Man" from Three Dream Portraits by Margaret Bonds
"Jaime" from Mortal Storm by Robert Owens
"Remembrance" from Heart on the Wall by Robert Owens
"Faithful One" from Mortal Storm by Robert Owens
"Let America Be America Again pt. III" from American Lament by Jasmine Barnes
"I Dream a World" by Christine Jobson and Sarah Ruff