The Great Wall (soundtrack)

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The Great Wall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album by
ReleasedDecember 16, 2016 (China)
February 17, 2017 (Worldwide)
Recorded2016
Studio AIR Lyndhurst Studios, London
Genre Film score
Length66:26
Label Milan Entertainment
Producer
  • Ramin Djawadi
  • Stefan Karrer (exec.)
  • JC Chamboredon (exec.)
Ramin Djawadi chronology
Westworld: Season 1
(2016)
The Great Wall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2016)
The Mountain Between Us
(2017)

The Great Wall: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack is the soundtrack to the film of the same name. [1] This music is composed by Ramin Djawadi and released on December 16, 2016, in China. [2] The soundtrack was released on February 17, 2017, worldwide. [3] The Vinyl version is expected to drop later in March 2017. [4] Ramin Djawadi in composing the score, Djawadi wanted to echo the film's bridging of eastern and western culture by combining a big Hollywood symphony orchestra with iconic Chinese solo instruments. It gives the score a lot of different colors, variety of themes. [5] Brandon Campbell provided additional music for the film.

Track listing

All music by Ramin Djawadi, except where noted. [2] [3]

No.TitleLength
1."Nameless Order"4:26
2."Prologue"1:49
3."What a Wall"3:45
4."The Great Wall"4:29
5."First Battle"7:38
6."Captive Heroes"1:38
7."A Clean Start"2:27
8."We Are Not the Same"3:17
9."Xiao Long, General"1:33
10."At the Border" (By Zhao Muyang & Wang Leehom)1:29
11."Foggy Loyalty" (Ramin Djawadi, Brandon Campbell)3:01
12."Fog and Fire"3:00
13."The Greed of Man"1:56
14."Fools and Thieves" (Ramin Djawadi, Brandon Campbell)3:15
15."The Great Experiment"2:53
16."Bianling Boogie"3:43
17."Tower Tactics"4:19
18."Powder Rangers"3:27
19."Xin Ren"3:55
20."Bridge of Fate" (By Wang Leehom & Tan Weiwei)4:26
Total length:66:26

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