Westworld: Season 1
Soundtrack album by
Ramin Djawadi
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
Game of Thrones: Season 6
(2016)		 Westworld: Season 1
(2016)		 The Great Wall
(2016)

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)"The Original": Variations with different instrumentation are heard for other parks in Season 2.2:53
3."Black Hole Sun""The Original": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by Soundgarden.[6]2:29
4."Paint It Black""The Original": The track is an orchestral arrangement of the song of the same name by The Rolling Stones.[6]5:44
5."This World" (Theme for Dolores)"The Original"2:29
6."Online""The Original": A soft electronic variation of "Sweetwater".4:19
7."No Surprises""Chestnut" The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by Radiohead.[6][7][8]4:02
8."Dr. Ford""Chestnut": Phrase A is Dr. Ford's personal theme. Phrase B is a theme for coding and the new narrative.5:30
9."A Forest""Dissonance Theory": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by The Cure.[6]2:48
10."Reveries""Chestnut" A soft electronic variation of "Dr. Ford".3:00
11."Nitro Heist""The Stray": An upbeat, action-like variation of "Sweetwater".3:31
12."Motion Picture Soundtrack""The Adversary": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name composed by Vitamin String Quartet[9] of a song by Radiohead[7]2:42
13."Freeze All Motor Functions""The Adversary": Maeve's rebellion theme.3:03
14."Pariah""Contrapasso": A decadent variation of "Sweetwater".3:08
15."Fake Plastic Trees""The Adversary": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by Radiohead.[6][7]2:14
16."MIB" (Man in Black's theme)"The Original"3:06
17."The Maze""Chestnut": The second half develops a melody associated with the search for The Maze.4:05
18."House of the Rising Sun""Trace Decay": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by The Animals.[7]1:24
19."Trompe L'Oeil""The Bicameral Mind"5:04
20."What Does This Mean" (Maeve's theme)"Contrapasso"3:04
21."Something I Can Never Have""Contrapasso": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name composed by Vitamin String Quartet[9] of a song by Nine Inch Nails.[7] 
22."White Hats""Chestnut"2:27
23."Back to Black""Trace Decay": The track is a piano arrangement of the song of the same name by Amy Winehouse.[7][8]1:58
24."No One's Controlling Me""Contrapasso": Contains an electronic variation of "This World".1:59
25."Memories""The Well-Tempered Clavier": A motif heavily associated with Maeve's previous build, but also to reminiscence in general.3:44
26."No Surprises" (stride piano)"Chestnut": Cover of a song by Radiohead[6][8]2:37
27."Violent Delights""The Bicameral Mind": An electronic variation of "Sweetwater".4:58
28."Someday""The Bicameral Mind": A variation of "This World".3:40
29."Sweetwater Stride""The Original"0:41
30."Do They Dream""Chestnut": A variation of "Memories".1:48
31."The Stray""The Stray": Contains a motif associated with the intrigue that develops inside the Mesa.2:18
32."Bicameral Mind""The Bicameral Mind"4:25
33."Exit Music (For a Film)""The Bicameral Mind": The track is an orchestral arrangement of the song of the same name by Radiohead.[7]4:26
34."Rêverie""The Stray": Orchestral arrangement of Debussy's piano piece of the same name, 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. 1 2 "Westworld: Season 1 (Music from the HBO® Series)". iTunes. December 5, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  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. Retrieved December 7, 2016.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Hilleary, Mike (November 18, 2016). "Westworld Composer Ramin Djawadi on Why Those Radiohead Covers Keep Coming". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Legaspi, Althea (December 7, 2016). "Hear Westworld Soundtrack With Radiohead, Rolling Stones Covers". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  8. 1 2 3 4 Kornhaber, Spencer (December 8, 2016). "The Secret to Westworld's Success Is in Its Music". Retrieved June 6, 2017.
  9. 1 2 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.
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