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Release Date
January 29, 2016
Publisher
20th Century Fox / /
Animation Studio
DreamWorks Animation / /

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2016-01-29 Kung Fu Panda 3 / / U.S. Movie

Credits

    Music / Hans Zimmer
    Supervising Sound Editors / Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl
    Sound Designer / Ethan Van der Ryn, Erik Aadahl, Jason W. Jennings, Rick Hromadka
    Re-Recording Mixers / Paul Massey, D.M. Hemphill
    Sound Effects Editor / P.K. Hooker
    Supervising Foley Editor / Jonathan Klein
    Foley Editor / Christopher Flick
    1st Assistant Sound Editor / Jesse Rosenman
    Foley / One Step Up, Dan O'Connell, John Cucci (M.P.S.E.)
    Foley Mixer / James Ashwill
    Recordist / Tim Gomillion
    Re-recording Engineer / Bill Stein
    Mix Stage Engineer / Kaspar Hugentobler
    Music Executive / Sunny Park
    Score Produced by / Lorne Balfe
    Additional Music / Paul Mounsey
    Music Editor / Adam Smalley
    Assistant Music Editor / Catherine Wilson
    Score Recorded by / Geoff Foster
    Score Mixed by / Alan Meyerson
    Orchestrations / Òscar Senén, Joan Martorell
    Orchestra Conducted by / Gavin Greenaway
    Orchestra Leader / Perry Montague-Mason
    Principal Cello / Tim Gill
    Drums / Ash Soan
    Percussion Solos / Sheilla E., Satnam S. Ramgotra
    Electric Cello / Peter Gregon
    Choir / Metro Voices, Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs (Guofeng Wang / , Zirong Wang, Yu Fang, Chaojun Zhang / , Lijie Sun, Zhenying Ding, Mengying Yu, Rui Zhang, Manting Nian / , Kailun Ding / , Ruijun Hang, Jiayan Zhu, Zhenyu Wang, Tao Zhou, Qi He, Qiumeng Li, Wenjun Du, Hui Ding, Bowen Wang, Ling Shi, Apple Hu, Kejia Li, Xiang Li, Xiaoli Fu, Jun Ni, Jia Tian / , Ningning Zou, Mengtian Ning, Fu Zhu, Xiaoge Zhao, Lin Yang, Jingwen Ye, Yun Lu, Jiaqian Chen, Shun Wang, Minglong Wang, Yubing Wang / , Hao Lan, Yizhi Sun, Mengyu Xu, Xiaoxiang Yu, Siyun Wang)
    Chorus Master / Jenny O'Grady, Army Wang and Apple Hu
    Choir Conducted by / Matt Dunkley, Eric Whitacre
    Orchestra Contractor / Isobel Griffiths
    Assistant Orchestra Contractor / Lucy Whalley
    Booth Reader / Thomas Farnon
    Librarian / Jill Streater (Global Music Service)
    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
    Score Recordist / Chris Barrett
    Choir Recorded at / Abbey Road Studios, Shanghai Broadcast Building Studio
    Choir Recorded by / Sam Okell, Mo Jiawei
    Digital Recordist / Matt Mysko, Laurence Anslow
    Percussion Recorded by / Jon Bailey
    Drums Recorded by / Adam Miller
    Score Editors / Fiona Cruickshank, Chris Barrett
    Additional Arrangements / Stephen Hilton, Nathan Wang
    Additional Recordings at / Remote Control Productions, Studio 124, Leading Digital Post
    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 (Remote Control Productions), Alison Burton (Air Studios), Colette Barber (Abbey Road Studios)
    Music Manager / Tori Fillat
    Music Coordinator / Sebastien Christie
    Executive Assistant to Composer / Cynthia Park
    Assistant to Composer / 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
    Original Themes / Hans Zimmer, John Powell
    Piano Solos / Lang Lang /
    Cello / Jian Wang
    Pipa / Wu Man
    Erhu / Guo Gan, Karen Hua-Qi Han Ottosson
    Zhonghu / Guo Gan, Karen Hua-Qi Han Ottosson
    Gaohu / Guo Gan, Karen Hua-Qi Han Ottosson
    Guzheng / Cynthia Hsiang

    Song Credits

    Written by / Richard Strauss, Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon, Benjamin McKee, Daniel Platzman, Carl Douglas
    Performed by / Imagine Dragons, Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs, Metro Voices, The Vamps, Patrick Brasca
    Produced by / Al Clay, The Vamps, Hans Chen, Josh Lo
    Lyrics / Vincent Fang, Celeste Syn
    Music / Patrick Brasca
    Featuring / Jay Chou
    Production Supervised by / Jay Chou
    Co-produced by / Al Clay
    Chinese Lyric Translations / He Qiling

    Notes

    Music by
    Hans Zimmer


    Supervising Sound Editors/Sound Designers
    Ethan Van der Ryn
    Erik Aadahl

    Re-Recording Mixers
    Paul Massey
    D.M. Hemphill


    Post Production
    Sound Designer: Jason W. Jennings
    Sound Effects Editor: P.K. Hooker
    Supervising Foley Editor: Jonathan Klein
    Foley Editor: Christopher Flick
    1st Assistant Sound Editor: Jesse Rosenman
    Foley by One Step Up
    Foley Artists: Dan O'Connell, John Cucci, M.P.S.E.
    Foley Mixer: James Ashwill
    Recordist: Tim Gomillion
    Re-Recording Engineer: Bill Stein
    DreamWorks Animation Sound Designer: Rick Hromadka
    DreamWorks Animation Mix Stage Engineer: Kaspar Hugentobler


    Music
    Music Executive: Sunny Park
    Scored Produced by Lorne Balfe
    Additional Music: Paul Mounsey
    Music Editor: Adam Smalley
    Assistant Music Editor: Catherine Wilson
    Score Recorded by Geoff Foster
    Score Mixed by Alan Meyerson
    Orchestrations by Òscar Senén, Joan Martorell
    Orchestra Conducted by Gavin Greenaway
    Orchestra Leader: Perry Montague-Mason
    Principal Cello: Tim Gill
    Drums: Ash Soan
    Percussion Solos: Sheilla E., Satnam S. Ramgotra
    Electric Cello: Peter Gregon
    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 and Music Preperation: 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 and John Powell
    Featured Soloists
    Piano Solos by Lang Lang
    Cello: Jian Wang
    Pipa: Wu Man
    Erhu, Zhonghu, Gaohu: Guo Gan
    Erhu, Zhonghu, Gaohu: Karen Hua-Qi Han Ottosson
    Guzheng: Cynthia Hsiang

    China Choir Conducted by Eric Whitacre
    Kung Fu Fighting Chinese Lyric Translations by He Qiling
    Choirmasters: Army Wang and Apple Hu

    Shanghai Roxi Musical Studio Choirs
    Guofeng Wang, Zirong Wang, Yu Fang, Chaojun Zhang, Lijie Sun, Zhenying Ding, Mengying Yu, Rui Zhang, Manting Nian, Kailun Ding, Ruijun Hang, Jiayan Zhu, Zhenyu Wang, Tao Zhou, Qi He, Qiumeng Li, Wenjun Du, Hui Ding, Bowen Wang, Ling Shi, Apple Hu, Kejia Li, Xiang Li, Xiaoli Fu, Jun Ni, Jia Tian, Ningning Zou, Mengtian Ning, Fu Zhu, Xiaoge Zhao, Lin Yang, Jingwen Ye, Yun Lu, Jiaqian Chen, Shun Wang, Minglong Wang, Yubing Wang, Hao Lan, Yizhi Sun, Mengyu Xu, Xiaoxiang Yu, Siyun Wang

    Songs
    "Also Sprach Zarathustra"
    Written by Richard Strauss

    "Score includes portions of I'm So Sorry"
    Performed by Imagine Dragons
    Written by Daniel Reynolds, Daniel Sermon,
    Benjamin McKee and Daniel Platzman

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

    "Kung Fu Fighting"
    Written by Carl Douglas
    Performed by The Vamps
    Produced by The Vamps
    The Vamps appear courtesy of Virgin EMI Records and Global Entertainment

    "Try"
    Lyrics by Vincent Fang and Celeste Syn
    Music by Patrick Brasca
    Performed by Patrick Brasca featuring Jay Chou
    Production supervised by Jay Chou
    Produced by Hans Chen and Josh Lo
    Co-Produced by Al Clay
    Courtesy of JVR Music International Ltd.
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