Avatar (film score)

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Avatar (film score) is James Horner’s expansive orchestral and choral soundtrack for the 2009 science fiction film "Avatar," blending traditional symphonic elements with ethnic and electronic textures to evoke the alien world of Pandora.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film score
soundtrack album
associatedPerformer Leona Lewis
awardNomination Academy Award for Best Original Score
Golden Globe Award for Best Original Score
Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
basedOn Avatar (2009 film)
chronologicallyFollows The Spiderwick Chronicles (score)
chronologicallyPrecedes The Karate Kid (2010 film score)
composer James Horner
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception generally positive
directorOfFilm James Cameron
features choir
electronic textures
ethnic instruments
orchestra
forFilm Avatar (2009 film)
genre choral music
electronic music
film score
orchestral music
world music
hasTrack Becoming One of The People / Becoming One with Neytiri
linked to: Avatar (2009 film)

Climbing Up Iknimaya – The Path to Heaven
Jake Enters His Avatar World
Pure Spirits of the Forest
The Bioluminescence of the Night
War
You Don’t Dream in Cryo
includesSong I See You
label Atlantic Records
Fox Music
language English
Naʼvi (constructed language)
narrativeSetting Pandora (fictional moon)
notableFor blending traditional symphonic elements with ethnic and electronic textures
evoking the alien world of Pandora through music
orchestrationType symphonic
partOfFranchise Avatar franchise
producer James Horner
recordedForStudio 20th Century Fox
releaseYear 2009
style expansive orchestral writing
hybrid orchestral-electronic scoring
integrated choral textures
themeSong I See You
uses motivic leitmotifs

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James Horner notableWork Avatar (film score)
James Horner notableWork Avatar (film score)
subject linked to: Horner
Simon Franglen notableWork Avatar (film score)
Simon Franglen notableWork Avatar: The Way of Water (film score)
linked to: Avatar (film score)
Simon Franglen notableWork Avatar (film) – music adaptation and additional score
subject linked to: Simon Franglen (adapted score)
linked to: Avatar (film score)