Western Classical mode. While signing the project, Rahman was working with violinist Joshua Bell on compositions based on poems by the Persian poet Rumi. This project was later cancelled. Originally the music was supposed to be recorded in Beijing. But because of SARS, Rahman moved to Prague to record the score. Rahman has mixed Chinese, Turkish and Indian sounds as the film is about the Silk Route. He says that he wanted to give the Chinese something they had not heard before, while retaining that international flavour. The score is completely acoustic with symphonic pieces and relatively little electronic sounds have been used. Performers of the score include The Czech Film Orchestra and Chinese soloists in Hong Kong. Other instruments, including the erhu, flute, duduk, dizi, taiko drums are featured. Track listing See also List of historical drama films of Asia References External links Warriors of Heaven and Earth at Vista Records 2003 films Chinese epic films 2000s Mandarin-language films Wuxia films Sony Pictures Classics films Films set in 7th-century Tang dynasty Films directed by He Ping Films scored by A. R. Rahman Chinese action adventure films 2000s action adventure films