While adding that the score had "flavors of world music sprinkled everywhere", it always follow the emotional story of Hopps and Nick.

All these were arranged and played by prominent percussionist Emil Richards, known for his collaborations with Jerry Goldsmith on the Planet of the Apes score.

Emil offered Giacchino, a mixing bowl and a ram horns, which he blended and used in the score, calling it as a "perfect combination of sounds and weirdness that we can throw in there".

[13] Giacchino further created an 8-minute suite, driven through piano, making it devoid from the comedic elements and focuses in a more emotional way.

[14] All music is composed by Michael Giacchino, except where notedCredits and personnel for the soundtrack adapted from AllMusic.