In July 2005, composer Tyler Bates began work on the film, describing the score as having "beautiful themes on the top and large choir," but "tempered with some extreme heaviness."

Bates said that the score had "a lot of weight and intensity in the low end of the percussion" that Snyder found agreeable to the film.

[1] The score was recorded at Abbey Road Studios and features the vocals of Azam Ali (where she implements ethnic wailing).

All tracks are written by Tyler BatesThe score was criticized for its similarity to other then-recent soundtracks, including James Horner and Gabriel Yared's work for the film Troy.

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