Pacific Rim (soundtrack)

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All music is composed by Ramin Djawadi [3]

Pacific Rim: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
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Soundtrack album / Film score by
Ramin Djawadi
ReleasedJune 18, 2013 (digital download from Amazon.com) [1]
June 25, 2013 (CD release) [1]
July 9, 2013 (physical version) [2]
Genre Film score
Film soundtrack
Length57:41
Label WaterTower Music
Sony Classical [3]
Producer Ramin Djawadi
Ramin Djawadi chronology
Game of Thrones: Season 3
(2013)		Pacific Rim: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
(2013)		 Person of Interest: Season 2
(2014)
Pacific Rim chronology
Pacific Rim
(2013)		 Pacific Rim: Uprising
(2018)
No.TitleLength
1."Pacific Rim"4:53
2."Gipsy Danger"3:18
3."Canceling the Apocalypse"3:37
4."Just a Memory"2:07
5."2500 Tons of Awesome"1:05
6."The Shatterdome"2:30
7."Mako"4:23
8."Call Me Newt"1:42
9."Jaeger Tech"1:58
10."To Fight Monsters, We Created Monsters"2:03
11."Better Than New"1:42
12."We Are the Resistance"1:49
13."Double Event"2:27
14."Striker Eureka"1:55
15."Physical Compatibility"2:31
16."Category 5"2:15
17."Pentecost"2:11
18."Go Big or Go Extinct"2:24
19."Hannibal Chau"1:33
20."For My Family"1:57
21."No Pulse"0:58
22."Kaiju Groupie"1:15
23."Deep Beneath the Pacific"1:56
24."The Breach"3:14
25."We Need a New Weapon"1:40
Total length:57:41
Music appearing in the film and not included on the soundtrack
#TitlePerformer(s)
1"Just Like Your Tenderness"Luo Xiaoxuan
2"Drift" [8] Blake Perlman feat. Rza

Personnel

Primary artist
Conductors [9]
Orchestrators [9]
Additional personnel and recording

Instrumentation

Critical response

The soundtrack was met with mostly positive reviews. Danny Graydon of Empire rated it four out of five stars, saying, "Ramin Djawadi employs the same muscular stylings that made his Iron Man score so enjoyable." [10] Sherman Yang of MSN gave it a score of four out of five, commenting that "The excellent mix of orchestral and electronic elements makes the title track a perfect start to what one hopes would be a jaw-dropping movie." [11] Filmtracks also gave the soundtrack four out of five stars, commenting that "Pacific Rim is for Djawadi what 2004's Catwoman was for Klaus Badelt, a score maligned because of its ingredients and Media Ventures/Remote Control origins despite containing a remarkable amount of thematic development and appropriate style for the subject matter." [9] James Southall of Movie Wave gave it three-and-a-half out of five stars, commenting that "The guitars, ostinato-based action and even the HORN OF DOOM which make up the opening track may be nothing fresh, but the composer pulls the familiar elements together better than any of his Remote Control peers (including the big boss) have done in a few years." [12] Robert T. Trate of Mania.com gave the soundtrack a grade of A, calling it "a complete kick-ass thrill ride that has the muscle to back it up. Yet, with all the giant monsters and robots, it never loses sight of the heart behind its characters." [13] The Action Elite gave the album a perfect five stars, calling it "A pulse pounding adrenaline rush of music which maintains a theme tune and heart all the way through it." [14]

Chart positions

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard Top Soundtracks [15] 7

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