LION Original Series Soundtrack With Hans Zimmer Score Out Now
The score blends orchestral music with field recordings of Maasai singers captured on location in Kenya.
Hollywood Records, in conjunction with National Geographic, announced the release of LION—Original Series Soundtrack, featuring music by composer Hans Zimmer, who leads the score, alongside Niccolò Pacella and George Hutson Warren of Bleeding Fingers Music, with additional vocals from the Nairobi Chamber Chorus. The soundtrack is available now on platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube Music.
Produced by Bleeding Fingers' Russell Emanuel, the score incorporates soaring orchestra, propulsive percussion and Maasai singers that augment the emotional real-life drama. LION debuted on National Geographic August 19 and is now streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
'From the beginning, we wanted the score for LION to feel as though it emerged from the landscape and the lives at the heart of the story. Our score is built upon a foundation of sounds that we captured in Kenya, spanning from field recordings of Maasai singers and the natural ambience of the Mara to local instruments, the voices of the Nairobi Chamber Chorus, and even a 'Lion bass' created from the sound of a lion's roar. As Kio's journey unfolds from a vulnerable cub to a powerful king, the score evolves with him, with his theme growing from something intimate and gentle into something broader and more powerful, supported by the voices of his brotherhood and the emotional presence of his mother. It was an extraordinary privilege to contribute to a story so deeply rooted in place, and to create a musical language that reflects both the intimacy of Kio's family and the epic scale of his journey.' - Hans Zimmer, Niccolò Pacella and George Hutson Warren
LION is an emotional, real-life drama that chronicles the remarkable four-year journey of a tiny lion cub named Kio as he becomes a king. LION is executive produced by Disney Legend and 'The Lion King' live-action director Jon Favreau and BBC Studios Natural History Unit's Creative director Mike Gunton ('Planet Earth II,' 'Dynasties').
Tracklist
1) Main Theme
2) Kio's Adventure
3) Out of the Den
4) Paradise
5) Buffalo Hunt
6) Winter's Death
7) A New Dawn
8) Summer Hunts Alone
9) First Kill
10) Father Son Bonding
11) Curious Kio
12) An Uncertain Future
13) Mother & Son Reunited
14) The Youngest Brother
15) Hyenas
16) The Rains Come
17) Band of Brothers
18) Banishing the Brotherhood
19) Summer's Choice
20) For the Sake of Kio
21) Chapter 3
22) Lost
23) Mischief
24) Hunting Lessons
25) Warthog Hunt
26) Entering the Marsh
27) Meeting the Females
28) Feline Flirting
29) Marsh Pride Males
30) Kio Alone
31) Showdown
About Hans Zimmer
Hans Zimmer has scored more than 500 projects across all mediums, which combined grossed over $30 billion at the worldwide box office. He has been honored with two Academy Awards, three Golden Globes, five Grammys, an American Music Award, seven Emmy nominations and a Tony nomination. Zimmer's career highlights include Dune: Part One, Dune: Part Two, Inersteller, Top Gun: Maverick, No Time to Die, Gladiator, The Thin Red Line, As Good as It Gets, Rain Man, The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Thelma & Louise, The Last Samurai, 12 Years a Slave, Blade Runner 2049 (co-scored with Benjamin Wallfisch) and Dunkirk. He also scored David Attenborough's Prehistoric Planet and Joseph Kosinski's F1, the highest-grossing sports film of all time, which earned him a Golden Globe nomination.
Upcoming, Zimmer will score the third part in Denis Villeneuve's Dune franchise, releasing December 18, and HBO's Harry Potter series, releasing December 25. His concert film Hans Zimmer & Friends: Diamond in the Desert was released in cinemas worldwide in 2025. It features live performances of Zimmer's most revered compositions, as well as conversations with his closest collaborators, including Billie Eilish, Sir Christopher Nolan, Denis Villeneuve, Finneas, Jerry Bruckheimer, Johnny Marr, Pharrell Williams, Tanya Lapointe, Timothée Chalamet and Zendaya.
Beyond his award-winning compositions, Zimmer is a touring artist. He recently concluded his first North American and European legs of his 'Hans Zimmer Live' tour and will bring the show to Asia and Australia this fall. He has also performed in the Middle East, including two consecutive nights at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena, as well as at Formula 1's Singapore Grand Prix.
About Niccolò Pacella
Niccolò Pacella is an Italian composer who has established himself as a musician across visual arts and interactive media. Blending synthesis with the sounds of the orchestra, his style varies from intimate string arrangements and oneiric, dreamlike textures to powerful cinematic orchestrations. As part of the Emmy-winning and BAFTA-nominated composer collective Bleeding Fingers Music, Niccolò has contributed to a wide range of projects, including The Simpsons, Apple TV+'s Prehistoric Planet (Primetime Emmy-nominated) and Baz Luhrmann's Faraway Downs. Other credits include Minecraft Live (2024, 2025), Journey to You (Hallmark), The Americas (NBC), BBC's Julius Caesar: The Making of a Dictator and My Norwegian Holiday for Hallmark. Niccolò graduated from Berklee College of Music, where he was awarded the Georges Delerue Memorial Scholarship—the highest honor granted by the Film Scoring Department. Before relocating to the U.S., Niccolò refined his craft at Rome's Forum Studios.
About George Hutson Warren
George Hutson Warren is a Los Angeles–based, classically trained composer for film and media and an in-house composer at the Emmy-winning, BAFTA-nominated collective, Bleeding Fingers Music. His work blends modern and classical influences, often pairing unconventional synthetic textures with traditional orchestral ensembles. George's recent credits include Our Oceans (additional music, Netflix), Solar Opposites (additional music, Hulu/Fox), Mafia Mamma (additional music, Hulu), The Regime (orchestration, HBO/Max) and Shardlake (orchestration, Disney+). Previously, George worked closely with Golden Globe-nominated composer Alex Heffes as an additional music writer and orchestrator. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Piano Performance from the Eastman School of Music and a Master's degree in Music Theory and Composition - Screen Scoring from NYU Steinhardt School of Music.
