Gran Turismo

Gran Turismo (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2023 film Gran Turismo. Jointly composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski, the soundtrack consisting of 17 instrumental tracks from the score, was released by Sony Classical Records on August 11, 2023 in digital formats, with a physical release on August 25. Development In September 2022, Stephen Barton was initially recruited as the score composer. But in April 2023, Lorne Balfe took over the scoring duties from Barton with Andrew Kawczynski, one of Hans Zimmer's protégé who worked in his Remote Control Productions later joined as co-composer. The score was recorded at the Synchron Stage Vienna with over 100 musicians. Track listing Reception Mark Kermode of The Guardian called the score as "thunderously declarative" which "ensures that no manipulative beat is missed". Sonya Alexander of Script wrote "Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski’s score creates an undercurrent of stealth sonic waves, driving the emotional beats of the film." Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter complimented the score as "engaging", Owen Gilberman of Variety called it as"uplifting". Edward Douglas of Below the Line wrote "Much of the excitement and emotion is driven by the score composed by Lorne Balfe and Andrew Kawczynski, although Blomkamp also uses a wide range of song choices in the storytelling from Black Sabbath (representing Salter) to the Kenny G and Enya that Jann prefers to help him get into the right headspace for getting behind the wheel." Christopher Connor of Movie Marker wrote "Lorne Balfe’s score keeps the sequences on track."