Westworld: Season 1 (soundtrack)

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 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".

Westworld: Season 1
Soundtrack album by Ramin Djawadi
Released	December 5, 2016
Recorded	2014–2016
Genre	Soundtrack
Length	103:57
Label	WaterTower Music
Producer	Ramin Djawadi
Westworld music chronology
Westworld: Season 1 (2016) Westworld: Season 2 (2018)
Ramin Djawadi soundtrack chronology
Game of Thrones: Season 6 (2016) Westworld: Season 1 (2016) The Great Wall (2016)

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.	Title	Length
1.	"Main Title Theme – Westworld" (main theme for the series)	1:41
2.	"Sweetwater" (Theme for the Park. Variations with different instrumentation are heard for other parks in Season 2)	2:53
3.	"Black Hole Sun" (cover of a song by Soundgarden[6])	2:29
4.	"Paint It Black" (cover of a song by The Rolling Stones[6])	5:44
5.	"This World" (Theme for Dolores)	2:29
6.	"Online" (a soft electronic variation of "Sweetwater")	4:19
7.	"No Surprises" (cover of a song by Radiohead[6][7][8])	4:02
8.	"Dr. Ford" (Phrase A is Dr. Ford's personal theme. Phrase B is a theme for coding and the new narrative)	5:30
9.	"A Forest" (cover of a song by The Cure[6])	2:48
10.	"Reveries" (a soft electronic variation of "Dr. Ford")	3:00
11.	"Nitro Heist" (an upbeat, action-like variation of "Sweetwater")	3:31
12.	"Motion Picture Soundtrack" (cover by Vitamin String Quartet[9] of a song by Radiohead[7])	2:42
13.	"Freeze All Motor Functions" (Maeve's rebellion theme)	3:03
14.	"Pariah" (a decadent variation of "Sweetwater")	3:08
15.	"Fake Plastic Trees" (cover of a song by Radiohead[6][7])	2:14
16.	"MIB" (Man in Black's theme)	3:06
17.	"The Maze" (the second half develops a melody associated with the search for The Maze)	4:05
18.	"House of the Rising Sun" (cover of a traditional folk song made popular by The Animals[7])	1:24
19.	"Trompe L'Oeil"	5:04
20.	"What Does This Mean" (Maeve's theme)	3:04
21.	"Something I Can Never Have" (cover by Vitamin String Quartet[9] of a song by Nine Inch Nails[7])	5:56
22.	"White Hats"	2:27
23.	"Back to Black" (cover of a song by Amy Winehouse[7][8])	1:58
24.	"No One's Controlling Me" (contains an electronic variation of "This World")	1:59
25.	"Memories" (a motif heavily associated with Maeve's previous build, but also to reminiscence in general)	3:44
26.	"No Surprises (Stride Piano)" (cover of a song by Radiohead[6][8])	2:37
27.	"Violent Delights" (an electronic variation of "Sweetwater")	4:58
28.	"Someday" (a variation of "This World")	3:40
29.	"Sweetwater Stride"	0:41
30.	"Do They Dream" (a variation of "Memories")	1:48
31.	"The Stray" (contains a motif associated with the intrigue that develops inside the Mesa)	2:18
32.	"Bicameral Mind"	4:25
33.	"Exit Music (For a Film)" (cover of a song by Radiohead[7])	4:26
34.	"Rêverie" (arrangement of Debussy's "Rêverie for piano" (L 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. "Westworld: Season 1 (Music from the HBO® Series)". iTunes. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
2. Vineyard, Jennifer (December 6, 2016). "How Radiohead's 'Exit Music (for a Film)' Reflects Dolores's Climactic Westworld Moment". 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.com. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
6. Hilleary, Mike (November 18, 2016). "Westworld Composer Ramin Djawadi on Why Those Radiohead Covers Keep Coming". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
7. Legaspi, Althea (December 7, 2016). "Hear Westworld Soundtrack With Radiohead, Rolling Stones Covers". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
8. Kornhaber, Spencer (December 8, 2016). "The Secret to Westworld's Success Is in Its Music". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
9. 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. 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.