History AwesomeMusic / KungFuPanda3

* Not surprisingly, [[https://youtu.be/6ryCfH8C1ME?si=P93DYUgxpvy_T4WL "The Dragon Warrior"]] is the best track of them all. The gorgeous composition truly encompasses the scene where Po [[spoiler:channels a dragon spirit to take Kai down.]]
--> '''Po:''' [[spoiler:Am I the son of a panda? The son of a goose? A student? A teacher? Turns out... I'm ''all'' of them. ''I am... the Dragon Warrior.'']]
* [[https://youtu.be/I7sqtUm5kDQ?si=Xcp5y_kUayRcHA8N "Jaded"]] is another great score with its menacing build up, playing when [[spoiler:Kai steals the chi of Mantis and Crane, and later when Po is training the pandas.]]
* [[https://youtu.be/2YqUCGMYQ28?si=WccniVPrwENt5t9T "Oogway's Legacy"]], which plays during the end credits, is probably the most emotional and beautiful version of his theme to date.
* [[https://youtu.be/ctW4rXCH7I4?si=n6z6753e8ywRhG8i "The Legend of Kai"]]. The first half of this track (to about 1:56) is some of the most beautiful and heart-breaking music in the score, seeing as it builds up from Kai's friendship with Oogway into his inevitable betrayal, the battle with Oogway, and the latter's sorrow at having to banish him to the spirit realm. The blending of the main KFP theme, Oogway's, Kai's, and "Kung Fu Fighting" is simply overwhelming.
* [[https://youtu.be/vt8DPldjKQk?si=oQx6cDFycnPYzqGZ "Po Belongs"]]. Dark, brooding, exciting, and epic.
* [[https://youtu.be/MbKpyO-Wi18?si=QBK3viVYkA0w10Fc "Passing the Torch"]]. The number of musical {{Call Back}}s and {{Shout Out}}s to the previous movies is awesome.
* [[https://youtu.be/HAcRRpRZA-8?si=upPPjwm5YQaLdMXO "Father And Son"]]. Another end credits number. The middle section is breathtaking, but then it is based on part of "The Dragon Warrior".
* [[https://youtu.be/jJ38T-b6l8k?si=ASuwz9omHalsmuLu "Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time)"]]. The part where the KFP main theme overlaps with the vocalizations (1:11 to 1:54) is especially incredible, since it is also the part where [[spoiler:all the Five, Shifu, Ping and Li, and the pandas call upon their chi]].
* [[https://youtu.be/9MzHTDQSS24?si=o-yzMNG1FPUNP0-7 "The Arrival of Kai"]] and Kai's [[https://youtu.be/T5qae0dyQKU?si=k9PIlla06HmBW3fO Leitmotif in general]], is an extremely simple yet catchy tune that can be both loud and boisterous, or dark and sinister, much like Kai himself.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNDMkqoJEBs "Portait of Mom"]] is used in the most dramatic scene in the movie, when [[spoiler: Po asked Li about his mother.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtL_34ZVvPo "The Spirit Realm"]] is another gorgeous piece, particularly the part playing when Tigress, Po's fathers and the pandas [[spoiler:gathers and learns how to use chi in order to save Po, starting at 1:55.]]

* Not surprisingly, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvJBn_2BpyU "The Dragon Warrior"]] is the best track of them all. The gorgeous composition truly encompasses the scene where Po [[spoiler:channels a dragon spirit to take Kai down.]]

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a97bfI8-DK4 "Jaded"]] is another great score with its menacing build up, playing when [[spoiler:Kai steals the chi of Mantis and Crane, and later when Po is training the pandas.]]
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvOM5a0j41M "Oogway's Legacy"]], which plays during the end credits, is probably the most emotional and beautiful version of his theme to date.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FvGC5YcdsAY "The Legend of Kai"]]. The first half of this track (to about 1:56) is some of the most beautiful and heart-breaking music in the score, seeing as it builds up from Kai's friendship with Oogway into his inevitable betrayal, the battle with Oogway, and the latter's sorrow at having to seal him away. The blending of the main KFP theme, Oogway's, Kai's, and "Kung Fu Fighting" is simply overwhelming. Parts of it are reminiscent of ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qvYTNjT3a8 "Po Belongs"]]. Dark, brooding, exciting, and epic.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ACZKCPykCDg "Passing the Torch"]]. The number of musical {{Call Back}}s and {{Shout Out}}s to the previous movies is awesome.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TR6gK7tZ8EI "Father And Son"]]. Another end credits number. Probably one of the more overtly Chinese-influenced tunes (which is saying something). The middle section is breathtaking, but then it is based on part of "The Dragon Warrior".
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtqQims_utc "Kung Fu Fighting (Celebration Time)"]]. The part where the KFP main theme overlaps with the vocalizations (1:11 to 1:54) is especially incredible, since it is also the part where [[spoiler:all the Five, Shifu, Ping and Li, and the pandas call upon their chi]].
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cCw_uKAv0 "The Arrival of Kai"]], and Kai's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWB_YidG-c Leitmotif in general]], is an extremely simple yet catchy tune that can be both loud and boisterous, or dark and sinister, much like Kai himself.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cCw_uKAv0 "The Arrival of Kai"]], and Kai's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jWB_YidG-c Leitmotif in general]], is an extremely simple [[EarWorm yet catchy]] tune that can be both loud and boisterous, or dark and sinister, much like Kai himself.

* Kai's {{Leitmotif}} is actually a portion of the song [[https://youtu.be/8dWDD8P71 "I'm So Sorry"]] by Imagine Dragons. The song itself sounds like someone's about to get absolutely destroyed.

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6cCw_uKAv0 "The Arrival of Kai"]], and Kai's {{Leitmotif}} in general, is an extremely simple [[EarWorm yet catchy]] tune that can be both loud and boisterous, or dark and sinister, much like Kai himself.