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Gran Turismo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Gran Turismo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Film score by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski
Released	August 11, 2023
Recorded	2023
Studio	Synchron Stage Vienna
Genre	Film score
Length	72:52
Label	Sony Classical
Producer	Lorne Balfe
Lorne Balfe chronology
Andrew Kawczynski chronology

Gran Turismo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film Gran Turismo. Jointly composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski, the soundtrack consisting of 17 instrumental tracks from the score, was released by Sony Classical Records on August 11, 2023 in digital formats, with a physical release on August 25.^[1]

Development

In September 2022, Stephen Barton was initially recruited as the score composer.^[2] But in April 2023, Lorne Balfe took over the scoring duties from Barton with Andrew Kawczynski, one of Hans Zimmer's protégé who worked in his Remote Control Productions later joined as co-composer.^[3] The score was recorded at the Synchron Stage Vienna with over 100 musicians.^{[citation needed]}

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"And We're Off"	4:40
2.	"Chance to Compete"	4:38
3.	"Jann's Journey"	2:47
4.	"You've Been Selected"	5:17
5.	"This Is Not a Game"	3:37
6.	"I Will Be Your Judge"	4:22
7.	"Brakes Were Glazed"	4:15
8.	"Academy Race"	5:15
9.	"Rhythms of the Road"	6:34
10.	"Full Throttle"	2:45
11.	"Breaking Info Form"	4:46
12.	"Worst Fears"	4:03
13.	"Lost in Depths"	3:21
14.	"Proving Grounds"	2:54
15.	"Riding the Edge"	4:48
16.	"Follow Your Line"	2:57
17.	"The Drive Within"	5:53
Total length:		72:52

Reception

Mark Kermode of The Guardian called the score as "thunderously declarative" which "ensures that no manipulative beat is missed".^[4] Sonya Alexander of Script wrote "Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski’s score creates an undercurrent of stealth sonic waves, driving the emotional beats of the film."^[5] Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter complimented the score as "engaging",^[6] Owen Gilberman of Variety called it as"uplifting".^[7] Edward Douglas of Below the Line wrote "Much of the excitement and emotion is driven by the score composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski, although Blomkamp also uses a wide range of song choices in the storytelling from Black Sabbath (representing Salter) to the Kenny G and Enya that Jann prefers to help him get into the right headspace for getting behind the wheel."^[8] Christopher Connor of Movie Marker wrote "Lorne Balfe’s score keeps the sequences on track."^[9]

Credits

Credits adapted from Film Music Reporter:^[10]

Music composer: Lorne Balfe, Andrew Kawczynski
Music producer: Lorne Balfe
Music editor: David Metzner
Orchestrated by: Bernard Duc
Conducted by: Gottfried Rabl
Score mixxer: Bernd Mazagg
Music production services: Steven Kofsky
Music production lead: Taylor Eblen
Additional arrangements: Michael Bitton, Michael Frankenberger, Taran Mitchell, Rufio Sandilands, Alfie Godfrey, Kiley Norton
Additional sound design: Austin Wintory, Jason Graves, Joris de Man, Lena Raine, Helen Lynch, The Flight
Scoring engineer: Tristan Linton
Digital score recordist: Lukas Lützow
Music contractor: Marton Barka
Music preparation by: Sugi Shin

Additional music

The following songs were featured in the film, but are not in the soundtrack.^[11] They are all included in the Gran Turismo Official Playlist, on Spotify.^[12]