Green Zone (soundtrack)

Green Zone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by John Powell
Released	March 9, 2010
Recorded	2009–2010
Studio	AIR Studios, London 5 Cat Studios, Los Angeles
Genre	Film score
Length	52:41
Label	Varèse Sarabande
Producer	John Powell
John Powell chronology
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) Green Zone (2010) How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Green Zone (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 2010 film Green Zone directed by Paul Greengrass, starring Matt Damon. The film score is composed by John Powell, who previously collaborated with Greengrass on the first three films of the Bourne franchise and United 93 (2006). The score was released under the Varèse Sarabande record label on March 9, 2010. ^{[1] [2]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Opening Book"	2:32
2.	"1st WMD Raid"	2:39
3.	"Traffic Jam"	2:59
4.	"Meeting Raid"	4:33
5.	"Helicopter/Freddy Runs"	2:43
6.	"Questions"	3:25
7.	"Miller Googles"	1:55
8.	"Truth/Magellan/Attack"	3:50
9.	"Mobilize / Find Al Rawi"	5:17
10.	"Evac Preps Part 1"	8:36
11.	"Evac Preps Part 2"	3:24
12.	"Attack and Chase"	5:26
13.	"WTF"	1:16
14.	"Chaos/Email"	4:17
Total length:		52:41

Reception

Filmtracks wrote "Green Zone will be too percussively abrasive for some listeners, but if you accept Powell's trademark sound in this genre as a viable approach to modern day thrillers, then it's hard to imagine a more effectively propulsive and dauntingly oppressive work than this." ^[3] James Christopher Monger of AllMusic wrote "Powell may not establish much of a melodic presence this time around, but the tense, tribal rhythm loop that weaves itself throughout the soundtrack's entirety will stay in your bones for days." ^[4] Kirk Honeycutt of The Hollywood Reporter wrote "John Powell's propulsive music eggs the action ever forward". ^[5] Todd McCarthy of Variety called the score "pulsating". ^[6]

Lisa Kennedy of The Denver Post wrote "John Powell provides a thriller-esque score". ^[7] Tim Robey of The Daily Telegraph wrote "John Powell's thunderous score getting a little exhausting". ^[8] Anthony Lane of The New Yorker found it "insanely drum-heavy" reminded of the islanders in King Kong (2005). ^[9]

Accolades

Award	Date of ceremony	Category	Recipients	Result
ASCAP Film and Television Music Awards [10]	24 June 2011	Top Box Office Films	John Powell	Won
World Soundtrack Academy [11]	23 October 2010	Soundtrack Composer of the Year	John Powell [a]	Nominated

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic : ^[12]

• Adam Miller – Assistant Engineer
• Angus O'Sullivan – Orchestration
• Ariel Campos – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Beth Caucci – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Brian Boyce – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Chris Barrett – Assistant Engineer
• Daniel Baker – Orchestration
• Frank Elliot – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Gavin Greenaway – Conductor
• Germaine Franco – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling, Score Production Coordinator
• Harry Garfield – Executive in Charge of Music
• Hugo Nicolson – Mixing, Recording
• Isobel Griffiths – Orchestra Contractor
• James McKee Smith – Arranger, Orchestration, Programming
• Jessica Wells – Orchestration
• Joey Waronker – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• John Ashton Thomas – Orchestration
• John Powell – Composer, Primary Artist, Producer
• Jon Olive – Music Editor
• Kevin Shah – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Kirk Brundage – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Laura Bishop – Orchestration
• Leo Abrahams – Guitar
• Marc Viner – Assistant Engineer
• Michael John Mollo – Arranger, Orchestration, Programming
• Nick Wollage – Recording
• Patricia Sullivan Fourstar – Mastering
• Paul Mounsey – Arranger, Orchestration, Programming
• Perry Montague-Mason – Leader
• Peter Myles – Supervising Music Editor
• Robert Townson – Executive Producer
• Ryoji Inatsugi – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Satnam Ramgotra – Drum Samples, Percussion Sampling
• Vivian Milanova – Guitar

Notes

1. also for Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), How to Train Your Dragon and Knight and Day (both 2010)

References

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4. Monger, James Christopher. "Review: Green Zone [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]". AllMusic . Archived from the original on December 27, 2024. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
5. Honeycutt, Kirk (October 14, 2010). "Green Zone — Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter . Associated Press. Archived from the original on August 4, 2025. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
6. McCarthy, Todd (March 5, 2010). "Green Zone". Variety . Archived from the original on June 10, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
7. Kennedy, Lisa (March 10, 2010). "Movie review: "Green Zone" a thinly camouflaged war chronicle". The Denver Post . Archived from the original on September 25, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
8. Robey, Tim (March 11, 2010). "Green Zone, review". The Daily Telegraph . Archived from the original on January 13, 2015. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
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10. Chagollan, Steve (June 24, 2011). "ASCAP fetes film, TV tunesmiths". Variety . Archived from the original on October 26, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2025.
11. "Alexandre Desplat wins Award for Film Composer and Best Film Score of the Year". World Soundtrack Academy. October 23, 2010. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved December 11, 2013.
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