Kung Fu Panda 3 – Project Details

2016

KUNG FU PANDA 3, 2016, Directed by Jennifer Yuh Nelson & Alessandro Carloni

FILM CREDITS

Music by Hans Zimmer

Music Executive: Sunny Park
Score Produced by Lorne Balfe
Additional Music by Paul Mounsey
Music Editor: Adam Smalley
Assistant Music Editor: Catherine Wilson
Score Recorded by Geoff Foster
Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Orchestrations by Oscar Senen & Joan Martorell
Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason
Principal Cello: Tim Gill
Drums: Ash Soan
Percussion Solos: Sheila E. & Satnam S. Ramgotra
Electric Cello: Peter Gregson
London Choir: Metro Voices
Choirmaster: Jenny O'Grady
Choir Conducted by Matt Dunkley
Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Orchestra Contractor: Lucy Whalley
Booth Reader: Thomas Farnon
Librarian & Music Preparation: Jill Streater, Global Music Service
Additional Librarian: Andrew Green
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Score Production Supervisor: Charlene Ann Huang
Score Technical Engineers: Chuck Choi, Stephanie McNally, Max Aruj & Steffen Thum
Score Recorded at Air Studios, London
Score Recordist: Chris Barrett
London Choir Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
London Choir Recorded by Sam Okell
Digital Recordist: Matt Mysko
China Choir Recorded at Shanghai Broadcast Building Studio
China Choir Recorded by Mo Jiawei
Percussion Recorded by Jon Bailey
Drums Recorded by Adam Miller
Digital Recordist: Laurence Anslow
Score Editors: Fiona Cruickshank & Chris Barrett
Additional Arrangements by Stephen Hilton & Nathan Wang
Additional Recordings at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, Studio 124, Paris & Leading DIgital Post, Shanghai
Additional Recordings by Alan Meyerson, Seth Waldmann, John Witt Chapman, Claude Samard-Polikar & Mike Xu
Overdub Music Producer: Germaine Franco
Overdub Music Preparation: Booker White
Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica
Score Assistant Engineers: John Witt Chapman, Forest Christenson, Alfredo Pasquel, Alvin Wee, Tom Leach, Alex Ferguson & Stefano Civetta
Score Technical Assistants: Joe Cho, Jacqueline Friedberg, Julian Pastorelli, Lauren Bousfield & Sydney Harrison
Studio Managers: Shalini Singh for Remote Control Productions, Alison Burton for Air Studios & Colette Barber for Abbey Road Studios
Music Manager: Tori Fillat
Music Coordinator: Sebastien Christie
Executive Assistant to Hans Zimmer: Cynthia Park
Assistant to Paul Mounsey: Czarina Russell
Music Clearances: Julie Butchko
Music Business Affairs: Kevin Breen, Philip Cohen & Emily Morchower
Music Consultant: Peter Asher
Chinese Music Consultants: Roc Chen, Nathan Wang & Jackie Subeck

Kung Fu Panda Themes by Hans Zimmer & John Powell

Featured Soloists
Piano Solos by Lang Lang
Cello: Jian Wang
Pipa: Wu Man
Erhu, Zhonghu, Gaohu: Guo Gan & Karen Hua-Qui Han Ottosson
Guzheng: Cynthia Hsiang
China Choir Conducted by Eric Whitacre
Kung Fu Fighting Chinese Lyric Translations by He Qiling
Choirmasters: Army Wang & Apple Hu
Score Includes Portions of "I'm So Sorry" by Imagine Dragons
Written by Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon, Benjamin McKee & Daniel Platzman

"Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time)"
Written by Carl Douglas
Produced by Al Clay
Performed by Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs & Metro Voices, London

"Try"
Lyrics by Vincent Fang & Celeste Syn
Music by Patrick Brasca
Performed by Patrick Brasca featuring Jay Chou
Production Supervised by Jay Chou
Produced by Hans Chen & Josh Lo
Co-Produced by Al Clay

ALBUM ASSEMBLY

Oogway's Legacy : Suite
Hungry For Lunch : 1m3 Hungry For Lunch (Edited)
The Power Of Chi : 1m6 Dramatic Exit (Edited) + 1m8 The Power Of Chi
The Arrival Of Kai : 1m9 Kai Arrives
A New Father : 2m11 The New Dad (Edited)
The Hall Of Heroes : 2m12 Hall Of Heroes (Edited) + 2m13 Attack Of The Jade Masters (Edited)
The Legend Of Kai : 2m14 The Legend Of Kai (Edited)
The Panda Village : 3m16-17 Panda Homecoming (Edited)
Mei Mei's Ribbon Dance : 3m15 Trek To The Village (Edited) + 3m18A Potential (Edited) + 3m18S Mei Mei's Ribbon Dance (Edited)
Jaded : 3m19 Crane & Mantis Jaded (Edited) + 4m27 The Training (Edited)
How To Be A Panda : 3m21 How To Be A Panda (Edited) + 3m23A Every Master Has Vanished (Edited)
Portrait Of Mom : 3m22 Portrait Of Mom (Edited)
Po Belongs : 3m23 Kai Destroys The Palace (Edited) + 4m24 Po Belongs
Kai Is Closer : 4m25 Kai Is Closer - You Just Did
Two Fathers : 4m26 Ping & Li - Two Fathers + 4m27A An Army Of Your Own (Edited)
The Battle Of Legends : 4m29 Panda Kai Battle (Edited)
The Spirit Realm : 4m30 Spirit Warrior - Po's Sacrifice (Edited) + 5m31 The Spirit Realm Part 2
The Dragon Warrior : 5m32 ALT The Dragon Warrior
Passing The Torch : 5m33 Oogway Passes The Torch
Father And Son : Suite
Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time) : 5m36S Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration)
Try : Song

1m1 Climbing The Hill (0:46)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
1m2 Kai & Oogway Battle (2:39)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
1m3 Hungry For Lunch (1:19)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
1m4 Bunny Slap (0:20)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
1m5 Dramatic Entrance (0:38)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
1m6 Dramatic Exit (1:03)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
1m7 Po’s A Bad Teacher (0:39)
Hans Zimmer
1m8 The Power Of Chi (3:42)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
1m9 Kai Arrives (2:01)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey
1m10 Bubble Broth (1:34)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
2m11 The New Dad (3:28)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
2m12 Hall Of Heroes (2:42)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
2m13 Attack Of The Jade Masters (3:38)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
2m14 The Legend Of Kai (4:23)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
3m15 Trek To The Village (1:24)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
3m16-17 Panda Homecoming (4:28)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
3m18A Potential (0:41)
Hans Zimmer, Nathan Wang
3m18S Mei Mei’s Ribbon Dance (1:18)
Hans Zimmer, Nathan Wang
3m19 Crane & Mantis Jaded (2:16)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
3m20 Eye Of The Panda (0:35)
Paul Mounsey
3m21 How To Be A Panda (2:07)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
3m22 Portrait Of Mom (2:38)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
3m23A Every Master Has Vanished (0:44)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey
3m23 Kai Destroys The Palace (4:20)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
4m24S Village Music (0:32)
Nathan Wang
4m24 Po Belongs (0:53)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
4m25 Kai Is Closer – You Just Did (3:16)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey
4m26 Ping & Li – Two Fathers (1:25)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey
4m27A An Army Of Your Own (2:35)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
4m27 The Training (2:11)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
4m28 Battle Plan (1:38)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
4m29 Panda Kai Battle (4:43)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
4m30 Spirit Warrior – Po’s Sacrifice (3:14)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
4m31A The Spirit Realm Part 1 (0:51)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
5m31 The Spirit Realm Part 2 (1:41)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey
5m32 The Dragon Warrior (2:51)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
5m32 ALT The Dragon Warrior (Alternate) (2:52)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
5m33 Oogway Passes The Torch (4:15)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
5m36S Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time) (2:59)
Carl Douglas, Hans Zimmer, Al Clay (John Powell)
EC Try (4:00)
Jay Chou, Patrick Basca, Vincent Fang, Celeste Syn, Hans Zimmer, Hans Chen, Josh Lo, Al Clay
Suite – Oogway’s Legacy Theme (2:01)
Hans Zimmer
Suite – Father & Son Theme (3:00)
Lorne Balfe
Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3

2016 69'17 (Score: 66'12) Sony Masterworks
Release date : 01/22/2016
BOOKLET CREDITS

"Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time)"
Written by Carl Douglas
Produced by Al Clay
Performed by Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs & Metro Voices, London

"Try"
Lyrics by Vincent Fang & Celeste Syn
Music by Patrick Brasca
Performed by Patrick Brasca Featuring Jay Chou
Produced by Hans Chen & Josh Lo
Co-Produced by Al Clay

"Oogway's Legacy", "Portrait Of Mom" & "Po Belongs"
Featuring Piano Solos by Lang Lang

Score Includes Portion of "I'm So Sorry" by Imagine Dragons
Written by Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon, Benjamin McKee & Daniel Platzman

Music Composed & Produced by Hans Zimmer
Kung Fu Panda Themes by Hans Zimmer & John Powell
Father And Son Theme by Lorne Balfe

Executive In Charge of Music for DreamWorks Animation: Sunny Park
Score & Soundtrack Album Produced by Lorne Balfe
Additional Music by Paul Mounsey
Music Editor: Adam Smalley
Assistant Music Editor: Catherine Wilson
Score Recorded by Geoff Foster
Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson
Orchestrations by Oscar Senen & Joan Martorell
Music Production Services: Steven Kofsky
Score Production Supervisor: Charlene Ann Huang
Score Technical Engineers: Chuck Choi, Stephanie McNally, Max Aruj & Steffen Thum
Score Recorded at Air Studios, London
Score Recordist: Chris Barrett
London Choir Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, London
London Choir Recorded by Sam Okell
Digital Recordist: Matt Mysko
China Choir Recorded at Shanghai Broadcast Building Studio
China Choir Recorded by Mo Jiawei
Percussion Recorded by Jon Bailey
Drums Recorded by Adam Miller
Digital Recordist: Laurence Anslow
Score Editors: Fiona Cruickshank & Chris Barrett
Additional Arrangements by Stephen Hilton & Nathan Wang
Additional Recordings at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica
Studio 124, Paris
Leading Digital Post, Shanghai
Additional Recordings by Alan Meyerson, Seth Waldmann, John Witt Chapman, Claude Samard-Polikar & Mike Xu
Overdub Music Producer: Germaine Franco
Overdub Music Preparation: Booker White
Score Mixed at Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica
Score Assistant Engineers: John Witt Chapman, Forest Christenson, Alfredo Pasquel, Alvin Wee, Tom Leach, Alex Ferguson & Stefano Civetta
Score Technical Assistants: Joe Cho, Jacqueline Friedberg, Julian Pastorelli, Lauren Bousfield & Sydney Harrison
Studio Managers: Shalini Singh for Remote Control Productions, Alison Burton for Air Studios, Colette Barber for Abbey Road Studios
Music Manager: Tori Fillat
Music Coordinator: Sebastien Christie
Executive Assistant to Hans Zimmer: Cynthia Park
Assistant to Paul Mounsey: Czarina Russell
Music Clearances: Julie Butchko

Featured Soloists
Piano Solos by Lang Lang
Jian Wang, Cello
Wu Man, Pipa
Guo Gan, Erhu/Zhonghu/Gaohu
Karen Hua-Qui Han Ottosson, Erhu/Zhonghu/Gaohu
Cynthia Hsiang, Guzheng

Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason
Leader of 2nds: Emlyn Singleton
Principal Viola: Peter Lale
Principal Cello: Tim Gill
Principal Bass: Mary Scully
Tuba: Owen Slade
Percussion: Frank Ricotti, Gary Kettel & Chris Baron
Drums: Ash Soan
Percussion Solos: Sheila E. & Satnam S. Ramgotra
Electric Cello: Peter Gregson
World Woodwinds: Papa Ginou
Guzheng/Pipa/Dulcimers: Vivian Milanova
Harp/Koto: Hu Mee
Additional Vocals: Al Clay, Dee Lewis Clay, Czarina Russell, Kim Chandler, Joe West, Martin Slattery & Antony Genn

Choirs
London Choir: Metro Voices
Conducted by Matt Dunkley
Choirmaster: Jenny O'Grady

China Choir: Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs
Conducted by Eric Whitacre
Choirmasters: Army Wang & Apple Hu
Kung Fu Fighting Chinese Lyrics Translations by He Qiling

Music Business Affairs: Kevin Breen, Philip Cohen & Emily Morchower
Music Consultant: Peter Asher
Chinese Music Consultants: Roc Chen & Nathan Wang
Orchestra Contractor: Isobel Griffiths
Assistant Orchestrator Contractor: Lucy Whalley
Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
Booth Reader: Thomas Farnon
Librarian & Music Preparation: Jill Streater, Global Music Service
Additional Librarian: Andrew Green
Soundtrack Wranglers for DreamWorks Animation: Tori Fillatt & Debbie Luner
Album Mastered by Gavin Lurssen at Lurssen Mastering

Hans Zimmer Thanks:
Jeffrey Katzenberg, Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alessandro Carloni, Melissa Cobb, Clare Knight, Bonnie Arnold, Mireille Soria, Ann Daly, Sunny Park, Charlene Ann Huang, Julie Butchko, Tori Fillat, Sebastien Christie, Emily Morchower, Germaine Franco, Urs Heckmann, Candace Carlo, Jillian Abood, BeBe Lerner, Rae Murillo & the ID team, Ryan Ouchida, Chris Strong, Derrick Werlé, Zoë, Jake, Max & Annabel

Additional Thanks: 
Holly Ackerman, Didi Adawi, Jon Anderson, Greg Baldwin, Lisa Baldwin, Melissa Baldwin, Jim Beshears, Andy Birch, Earl Blackburn, Max Boas, Liza Breuninger, Brandon Brown, Prashant Buyyala, Anne-Marie Cajigas, Laura Carrillo, Jean-Jacques Cesbron, Rafael Chaidez, Robin Chandler, Andy Chandra, Andrew Chang, Toto Chang, Daniel Chun, Dave Dinsmore, Kim Fast, James Fong, Kathleen Fredrickson, Jennifer Frey, Jim Gallagher, Linda Grant, David Hail, Kendall Haney, Jeff Hermann, Susy Ho, Joanna Hu, Kaspar Hugentobler, Paul Iannicelli, Chloe Jarman, Killy Jiang, Kelly Johnson, Stuart Jones, Nathaniel Kunkel, Richard LaForge, Brian Lambert, Alison Lima, Frank Liwall, Claire Long, Darrin Ly, Charlotte Matthews, Lucy Matthews, Daniela Mazzucato, Ian Morton, Alison Nathsingha, Brian Nowakowski, Katherine O'Connor, La Peikang, Camille Phillips, Alexander Pitt, Mary Quinn, Michele Reed, Mac Reynolds, Sean Rosen, Li Ruigang, Cristina Schweitzer, Tim Sexton, Michelle Stphylas, Allison Stauth, Jennifer Talluto, Joni Torres, Vince Villanueva, Jesse Warshal, Josh Wood, Sijie Xiang, Killy Xu, JR Yang, David Yanover, Angelique Yen, Emma Ge Yu, Alex Zhao & Raymond Zibach

01 – Oogway’s Legacy (2:00)
Hans Zimmer
02 – Hungry For Lunch (1:15)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
03 – The Power Of Chi (4:12)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
04 – The Arrival Of Kai (2:11)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons)
05 – A New Father (3:13)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (John Powell)
06 – The Hall Of Heroes (1:15)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons, John Powell)
07 – The Legend Of Kai (4:01)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons, John Powell)
08 – The Panda Village (3:39)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
09 – Mei Mei’s Ribbon Dance (2:05)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Nathan Wang
10 – Jaded (3:54)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons, John Powell)
11 – How To Be A Panda (1:53)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (John Powell)
12 – Portrait Of Mom (1:48)
Lorne Balfe
13 – Po Belongs (2:52)
Hans Zimmer, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons)
14 – Kai Is Closer (3:15)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons)
15 – Two Fathers (3:11)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey
16 – The Battle Of Legends (3:31)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe (Imagine Dragons, John Powell)
17 – The Spirit Realm (3:18)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe, Paul Mounsey (Imagine Dragons, John Powell)
18 – The Dragon Warrior (2:51)
Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe
19 – Passing The Torch (4:15)
Hans Zimmer (John Powell)
20 – Father And Son (3:00)
Lorne Balfe
21 – Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time) (2:59)
Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs, Metro Voices London, Carl Douglas, Hans Zimmer, Al Clay
22 – Try (4:00)
Patrick Brasca, Jay Chou, Vincent Fang, Celeste Syn, Hans Zimmer, Hans Chen, Josh Lo, Al Clay
23 – Kung Fu Fighting – The Vamps (3:05)

10 Comments

  1. Ronin17 September 18, 2025 at 6:30 am - Reply

    Where can I find the complete score?

    • Chaval October 15, 2025 at 4:15 pm - Reply

      After almost 10 years, the album has finally been released.

    • anonymous October 16, 2025 at 11:11 am - Reply

      did they finally release the complete score?

    • An0n October 17, 2025 at 4:43 am - Reply

      Someone released only tracks that weren’t on the album

      Album tracks are still ‘cutted down’ versions of complete versions…

    • anonymous October 17, 2025 at 5:44 pm - Reply

      where can we listen to this?

    • An0n October 18, 2025 at 4:18 pm - Reply

      anonymous, i dunno if I can post it here, Hans probably checks this forum sometimes

      p.s. Squid or rtrckr

  2. alt July 26, 2025 at 11:55 am - Reply

    The alternate version of Dragon Warrior is really clumsy sounding. No wonder they changed it. Did they re-record the cue or just dial out the extra lines when mixing it? Still an under-appreciated score!

    • Anonymous July 26, 2025 at 2:36 pm - Reply

      where were you able to listen to it?

    • An0n July 26, 2025 at 6:12 pm - Reply

      Parts of CS leaked on squid

  3. Fred June 17, 2025 at 3:23 am - Reply

    Please, we want the whole complete score! We just want to hear the full versions.

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