Silva Screen Records will release a soundtrack album for the BBC natural history documentary series Blue Planet III. The track album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Academy Award winner Hans Zimmer (The Dark Knight, Interstellar, Gladiator, Inception, The Lion King, Dune, Rain Man), Thom Lukas & Laurentia Editha (Island of the Sea Wolves, Asia, Alien Worlds, Growing Up Animal) for Bleeding Fingers Music. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, November 13 and as a 2-CD set on December 11. Check back on this page for the purchase links. As previously reported, RCA Records has released the original song Into the Deep (Seas Cry) by JADE and Zimmer as a digital single last month. Blue Planet III is narrated bySir David Attenborough and reveals brand new and untold stories from magical underwater worlds, exploring stories of adaptation and resilience in this changing world, along with stories of hope and recovery. The series premiered in the UK earlier this month on BBC One and the BBCiPlayer (with new episodes every Sunday) and will make its U.S. debut on January 23, 2027 on BBC America & AMC+.
Here’s the album track list:
Disc 1:
1. Blue Planet III Theme
2. The Open Ocean
3. A Map in Her Mind
4. Arrival of the Penguins
5. Rival Hunters
6. Seahorses
7. Crater Nests
8. Headstands and Shimmies
9. Last Sanctuary
10. Octopus Oliveri
11. Dehydrating Mishap
12. An Irresistible Draw
13. White Calf
14. Porcelain Crabs
15. Crab Waltz
16. Pouty by Name, Pouty by Nature
17. Herds of Herbivores
18. Mola Mola
19. The Big Blue
20. Tuna vs. Needlefish
21. Great Fin Whale
22. Clownfish
23. Turtle Hatchlings
Disc 2:
1. Ocean Currents Theme
2. Bowhead Whales
3. Polar Waters
4. Polar Arthropods
5. Lumpsucker
6. The Argonauts
7. Hunted
8. Catching the Next Ride
9. Onyx Squid
10. The Flying Spaghetti Monster
11. Natural Balance
12. Harlequin Shrimps
13. Sun Hats on Spikes
14. Mangroves
15. Polar Bears
16. The Rain Comes
17. Understanding The Deep
18. Death Star
19. Orca Chase
20. Feeding Near the Surface
21. Clockwork
22. Playing Our Part
23. High Seas Treaty