According to music trivia and community discussions, the crossover happened purely by chance:
: Film composer Hans Zimmer explicitly sampled and rearranged the heavy, driving guitar riff and rhythmic beat of Imagine Dragons' track. Kai Im So Sorry Kung Fu Panda 3 Vs Imagine Dragons
: Zimmer blended the gritty, modern garage-rock intensity of the original song with traditional Chinese orchestration—such as heavy drums and a suona (a traditional horn)—to give the ancient spirit warrior an aggressively menacing, larger-than-life presence. 🤝 How the Collaboration Happened According to music trivia and community discussions, the