Westworld: Season 1 (soundtrack)

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Westworld: Season 1
Soundtrack album by
ReleasedDecember 5, 2016
Recorded2014–2016
GenreSoundtrack
Length103:57
LabelWaterTower Music
ProducerRamin Djawadi
Westworld music chronology
Westworld: Season 1
(2016)
Westworld: Season 2
(2018)
Ramin Djawadi soundtrack chronology
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(2016)
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Westworld: Season 1 is the first soundtrack of the American television series Westworld, composed by Ramin Djawadi. Released on December 5, 2016, the album includes thirty-four pieces composed or arranged for the show.[1][2] The album contains mostly original compositions by Djawadi, it also includes some covers by him of Radiohead, The Rolling Stones, Soundgarden, The Animals, and The Cure.[3] The soundtrack has received favorable reviews and peaked at #190 on the U.S. Billboard 200 chart. It was nominated for International Film Music Critics Association for "Best Original Score for a Television Series".

An EP titled Westworld: Season 1 (Selections from the HBO Series), containing the tracks "Main Title Theme – Westworld", "Black Hole Sun", "Paint It, Black", "No Surprises", and "A Forest", was released in advance on October 31, 2016.[4]

Track listing

All music by Ramin Djawadi, except where noted.[1][5]

No.TitleKey scenes/NotesLength
1."Main Title Theme - Westworld"Used for the opening credits sequence.1:41
2."Sweetwater" (Theme for the Park)"
L¹. 68.[8]
1:42
Total length:103:57

Charts

Chart (2016) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[10] 190

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref.
2016 International Film Music Critics Association Best Original Score for a Television Series Nominated [11]
2017 69th Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
Nominated [12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Westworld: Season 1 (Music from the HBO® Series)". iTunes. December 5, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  2. Vulture
    . Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  3. ^ Lozano, Kevin (December 7, 2016). ""Westworld" Soundtrack Released Featuring Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails, Amy Winehouse Covers: Listen". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  4. ^ "Westworld Soundtrack". Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  5. ^ "Westworld: Season 1 (Music from the HBO® Series)". Amazon. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Hilleary, Mike (November 18, 2016). "Westworld Composer Ramin Djawadi on Why Those Radiohead Covers Keep Coming". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g Legaspi, Althea (December 7, 2016). "Hear Westworld Soundtrack With Radiohead, Rolling Stones Covers". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c d Kornhaber, Spencer (December 8, 2016). "The Secret to Westworld's Success Is in Its Music". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  9. ^ a b Westworld (Music From The HBO® Series - Season 1) at Discogs. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  10. ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
  11. ^ "IFMCA Award Nominations 2016". International Film Music Critics Association. February 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
  12. ^ "2017 Emmy® Awards Nominations for Programs Airing June 1, 2016 – May 31, 2017" (PDF). Emmys. Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 13, 2017.