Hans Zimmer - Kung Fu Panda 3 [Music from the Motion Picture] (2016)

The soundtrack for “Kung Fu Panda” features several prominent Chinese musicians, including piano solos by Lang Lang (on tracks 1, 12, 13), Jim Wang (Cello), Wu Man (Pipa), Guo Gan (Erhu/Zhonghu/Gaohu) and Cynthia Hsiang (Guzheng). Moreover, the British boyband The Vamps performs the legendary Kung Fu Fighting song.

The music has been composed by Hans Zimmer. He has received nine Academy Award nominations for his scores for Inception, Sherlock Holmes, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, The Prince of Egypt, As Good As It Gets, The Preacher’s Wife, Rain Man and The Lion King, winning the Oscar for the last. His more recent film credits include Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Kung Fu Panda 2, Rango, Sherlock Holmes 2, Batman 3: The Dark Knight Rises, Man Of Steel and Interstellar. He has composed music for over 100 films up to date.

Directors Jennifer Yuh Nelson and Alessandro Carloni have said the following about the soundtrack of “Kung Fu Panda 3”:

“Music is emotion. It reaches out to the audience and drives them to feel what the characters feel, and to be with those characters in every high and low of their journey. When done by a master like Hans Zimmer, it creates a presence all its own that can bring an audience to tears, or make them cheer in triumph. For many weeks we’d sit in Hans’ man lair, a carved Gothic library filled with art and musical instruments worthy of a museum, and watch him work. He and Lorne Balfe crafted something beautiful, ethnic, and epic. They make you feel the wonder of seeing pandas for the first time, and of Po getting to finally fly as the Dragon Warrior. They made the world bigger, funnier, and definitely more bad-ass. Thanks to them and we hope you enjoy”

Tracklist:
1. Hans Zimmer & Lang Lang – Oogway's Legacy (2:00)
2. Hans Zimmer – Hungry for Lunch (1:15)
3. Hans Zimmer – The Power of Chi (4:12)
4. Hans Zimmer – The Arrival of Kai (2:01)
5. Hans Zimmer – A New Father (3:13)
6. Hans Zimmer – The Hall of Heroes (2:59)
7. Hans Zimmer – The Legend of Kai (4:01)
8. Hans Zimmer – The Panda Village (3:39)
9. Hans Zimmer – Mei Mei's Ribbon Dance (2:05)
10. Hans Zimmer – Jaded (3:54)
11. Hans Zimmer – How To Be a Panda (1:53)
12. Hans Zimmer & Lang Lang – Portrait of Mom (1:48)
13. Hans Zimmer & Lang Lang – Po Belongs (2:52)
14. Hans Zimmer – Kai is Closer (3:15)
15. Hans Zimmer – Two Fathers (3:11)
16. Hans Zimmer – The Battle of Legends (3:31)
17. Hans Zimmer – The Spirit Realm (3:18)
18. Hans Zimmer – The Dragon Warrior (2:51)
19. Hans Zimmer – Passing the Torch (4:15)
20. Hans Zimmer – Father and Son (3:00)
21. Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs & Metro Voices London – Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time) (2:59)
22. Jay Chou & Patrick Brasca – Try (4:00)
23. The Vamps – Kung Fu Fighting (3:05)