The soundtrack was composed and produced by Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard, and was released on April 25, 2000.

The organization claimed that Zimmer copied Holst's track "Mars, the Bringer of War" in the Gladiator score.

[15][16] Film music critics have noted that the Gladiator score also borrows from works by Richard Wagner, particularly themes from Siegfried and Götterdämmerung.

[citation needed] In 2003, the singer Luciano Pavarotti released the album Ti Adoro, which includes the song "Il gladiatore" ("The Gladiator").

Pavarotti told Billboard magazine that he was originally meant to sing this song for Gladiator, but ultimately decided against it.