Soundtrack of Avatar: The Last Airbender


 * This article is about the soundtrack of the Avatar: The Last Airbender. For the soundtrack of the, see .

Avatar: The Last Airbender has an expansive soundtrack produced by the Track Team. All the background compositions, character themes, and songs in the world of Avatar play an important part in molding the atmosphere of each episode. Feelings of happiness, suspense, regret, love, action, and many more are projected to the senses through music, making the soundtrack an important aspect of series production. The Soundtrack of Avatar has many Eastern influences, considering that the show contains many connections to Eastern culture. The Track Team, consisting of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, created most of the series' music with MIDI tracks, but compositions for the final episodes in Sozin's Comet were performed by a live orchestra. A lot of work went into the soundtrack of Avatar: The Last Airbender, making it both original and emotional.

The Track Team


Founded in 2004, the Track Team is a "purveyor of artistically and technologically innovative audio in the realms of television, film, commercials and video games". The Track Team is made up of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn. Together, they produced the music for the critically acclaimed series Avatar: The Last Airbender. Their work on the show has earned them the 2008 Peabody Award.

Jeremy Zuckerman
An avid guitar player since the age of thirteen, Jeremy Zuckerman has had an interest in music since his early childhood. He was born and raised in upstate rural New York. Later in his life, he got odd jobs around music businesses, such as shrink-wrapping CDs. Eventually, he started working a gig at a mid-town Manhattan production studio. He graduated from the Berklee College of Music with an interest in sound design with new technologies, so he traveled to the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). There, he met Benjamin Wynn and earned his master's degree in Composition New Media. Zuckerman can play many instruments, and frequently plays guitar for a LA funk band named Cousin Junebug.

Benjamin Wynn
Growing up in Chicago, Benjamin Wynn was heavily influenced by the University of Chicago's radio station WHPK. He particularly liked the way hip-hop manipulated sounds, as well as its use of static. He hung out around the station a lot during his high school career. Later, his interests in music led him to CalArts where he studied acoustics, music theory, and much more. He earned a bachelor's degree in music technology, but was intrigued by the Balinese Gamelan, African drumming, and hand percussion. He has put out three electronic/hip-hop albums under the name of Deru and helped compose an eight-part score for a ballet during his professional career.

List of tracks
Currently there has been no official soundtrack release for Avatar: The Last Airbender since Nickelodeon holds the rights to the music. So, considering this fact, the list below is not a complete list and will not be fully complete until an official soundtrack is released by the Track Team. Even though there has been no official release of Avatar music, many tracks and songs can be found throughout the internet. The songs below mainly come from the show, but others may be from the series' video games since the Track Team created the music for those as well. Along with official tracks, a few remixes are on the list too.

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The Avatar's Love
Sometimes referred to as the "Kataang" theme, the full song is played in the final scene of the show. However, small parts of it are played during romantic moments/scenes between Aang and Katara in various episodes, such as "The Cave of Two Lovers".

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The Blue Spirit
Originally created for Episode 13, "The Blue Spirit", this song is meant to emphasize the stealthiness of Zuko's alternate identity.

It uses the duduk, which is the instrument that provides the sound for the tsungi horn is played. Iroh talks about playing the tsungi horn in "The Blue Spirit", when this music is first heard.

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Avatar Theme Remake
A pop version of the Avatar Theme.

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Reconciliation
This song is played during "Sozin's Comet, Part 2: The Old Masters", when Zuko enters Iroh's tent in the Order of the White Lotus camp. Zuko begins to apologize for his choices in Ba Sing Se in the beginning of the song, telling his uncle how sorry and ashamed he is of his actions. Iroh unexpectedly grabs Zuko and embraces him strongly, saying he was never angry with him, only sad. The sudden crescendo at 0:20 represents this abrupt "reconciliation".

The beginning of the song also usually plays throughout the series when Zuko or other characters are experiencing emotional turmoil and inner conflict.

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Dai Li
This theme is usually played when the Dai Li are present in a scene.

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Agni Kai
This is the song played during the conflict between Zuko and Admiral Zhao. It is also played during the fight scene between Zuko and Aang in the second episode.

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The End of Avatar
This is only found in the end credits of the last episode in place of the usual end credits. It is also found in "The Awakening", after Yue and Roku advise Aang not to give up.

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The Avatar State
Representing the Avatar State, this song is usually played when any Avatar goes into the state. Interestingly, it is only played when the Avatar State is triggered by anger. It was first played in "The Southern Air Temple", when Aang is infuriated by Monk Gyatso's death.

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Avatar Theme Song
This song is played at the opening sequence of each episode, lengthened in "The Boy in the Iceberg" because of the longer opening sequence. During this sequence, Katara's voice introduces the situation of the series.

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Princess Yue
Despite its name, this is not a character theme. It is played when the citizens of the Northern Water Tribe notice the soot falling from the sky along with the snow. As they rush toward the chief's temple, Yue tells Sokka that they cannot be together. Sokka is upset, but the Tribal Princess runs off toward the temple ahead of him.

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Safe Return
This theme is usually heard when Team Avatar has resolved a problem and the episode is ending. The most well-known use of this song takes place while Appa is flying toward the full moon. It is followed by the credits.

This particular song is played when Aang returns Tom-Tom to Mai's parents, hence the name Safe Return.

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Peace Excerpt
This is played before and during Zuko's speech as the new Fire Lord. He says he intends to start an era of peace between the four nations. The unexpected minor chord at the end is the segue between this scene and the next, which is when Zuko asks his father where Ursa is. The full composition, which actually includes 'The Avatar's Love,' can be heard on Jeremy Zuckerman's personal website.

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Ba Sing Se
This theme is played when Team Avatar rides on a monorail through the Inner Wall, revealing the amazing view of the Earth Kingdom capital.

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Azula's Theme
This is the theme played when Azula is present. The only time the entire theme is played is during "The Avatar State", when Azula makes her first appearance (other than the small scene at the end of "The Siege of the North, Part 2", and the flashback in "The Storm"). There was only one occasion in which the theme was played when Azula was not there, and that was when Zuko was impersonating her in "The Western Air Temple".

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Zuko on the Mount
This song is played while Zuko is standing atop a mountain, trying to get lightning to strike him, so he can redirect it. He had recently learned how to do so from Iroh. After screaming at the sky, Zuko begins to howl in frustration.

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Yuyan capture Aang
This particular variant of the song is played during the scene in "The Blue Spirit" as the Yuyan Archers ambush Aang. They swing from trees using ropes tied to their arrows, and shoot large nets to trap the Avatar. Eventually, they succeed in their mission and take Aang to the Pohuai Stronghold.

The song is largely used for Prince Zuko at any time he fights using his dual dao swords. Later in the episode, when Zuko, as the Blue Spirit, and Aang attempt their escape from Pohuai Stronghold, a much longer variant of this song is played. The song is played again when Zuko runs across the breaking ice in "The Siege of the North, Part 2", when he fights the thug soldiers at the end of "Zuko Alone", and also during the duel between Zuko and Jet in "City of Walls and Secrets".

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Kyoshi
This theme is played during "Escape from the Spirit World", during the scene where Aang talks to Kyoshi. She reveals that she trained the Dai Li in order to stop the peasant uprising.

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Ocean Spirit
This song is played when Aang and La join together to become "Koizilla". It is similar to "The Avatar State" theme, probably because the Avatar State was used to combine Aang and La.

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Last Agni Kai
The song played during the final conflict between Zuko and Azula.

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Panda Lily
This song is played only once, during the episode "The Fortuneteller", when Aang is climbing Mount Makapu to pick a panda lily for Katara. As he reaches the top and discovers the volcano will soon erupt, the music takes on an apprehensive tone.

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Soldier Boy
This sad song is sung by Iroh twice during "Tales of Ba Sing Se". The first time, he sings it while playing the pipa in order to calm a crying child. The second time, he sings it to honor his son, Lu Ten, during a private memorial atop a hill.

This song is in honor of Mako, the actor who voiced Iroh. "Tales of Ba Sing Se" aired shortly after he passed.

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Heart Chakra
This song is played as Pathik helps Aang unlocks the heart chakra, also known as the air chakra, during "The Guru".

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Invading the Palace
This song is played as Team Avatar fights through the Royal Guards to the palace. It is rather long because of the length of the scene.

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The Final Blow
This piece is played as Aang slices a boulder and uses it to destroy the drill, all while avoiding Azula. The theme is then reused when Aang removes Ozai's bending abilities.

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Swamp Fight
This song is played during the fight between Team Avatar and Huu in Foggy Swamp.

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Tsungi horn
This recurring tune is played on the tsungi horn, usually by Iroh. The instrument and this theme are noticeable in both the Blue Spirit Theme and the song "Whose Destiny".

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Whose Destiny
This song was played in the episode "Lake Laogai" when Iroh is talking to Zuko about what he wants for his life.



End Credits
The track played during the end credits of most Avatar episodes. It was featured in "The Firebending Masters" when Aang and Zuko go up to Ran and Shaw, the last dragons.

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Yangchen
This song is played in "Escape from the Spirit World" when Aang meets Avatar Yangchen.

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Into a Nighttime Sky
This track is played when the gang leaves the Southern Air Temple at the end of "The Southern Air Temple".

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Cave Jivin'
This song was used in Chapter 2 of Book 3, "The Headband", in which Aang throws a secret dance party for Fire Nation kids. It is also played during Part 2 of Sozin's Comet, in the seedy Earth Kingdom tavern where Zuko and the rest of Team Avatar find the bounty hunter June, and her blind shirshu, Nyla, after Aang's disappearance.

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Scarf Dance
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Season 3 Trailer
This song is played during the two season three trailers and a fraction of it is played in the Legend of Korra Comic-Con teaser trailer.

Sokka's Theme
Sokka's Theme

Water Tribes
Water Tribes

Fire Nation
Fire Nation

Aang's Nightmare
Aang's Nightmare