JAPANESE IMPORTS
CTCR-14226

SHAOLIN SOCCER
Wong, Raymond

Thanks to the recent success of KUNG FU HUSTLE in its original language (and with it’s original soundtrack), Westerners will finally have the opportunity to experience the genius of Stephen Chow and composer Raymond Wong in a pure an unadulterated form.

Sadly, Chow’s previous opus, SHAOLIN SOCCER suffered innumerable indignities at the hands of the “Foreign Devils” at Miramax, the most egregious of which was the wholesale deletion of Wong’s music only to be replaced with some moronic Hip-Hop. Happily, our friends in Japan felt no such compunction to “westernize” Chow’s delirious vision and have graciously provided a disc of Wong’s original score.

For those few who have not seen the movie, the story is as simple as it can be: Sing (Stephen Chow) is an ex-shaolin monk out on the streets to tell the world of the great thing that kung-fu is (not the fighting, but the philosophy). He meets an ex-soccer player (Ng Man Tat) who is crippled because of an evil plot of a team member who is now the successful coach of the "Evil Team". With the help of Sing's shaolin brothers, they form a team, train hard and ultimately register for the championship, where old scores are settled.

As with his music for “Kung Fu Hustle”, Wong exercises his skilful hand in crafting a superb action synth/orchestral soundtrack – deftly playing with the conventions (Spaghetti Western, “Chariots of Fire”-feel good, etc.) without becoming a parody.

Great stuff from a terrific musician!
Like most Japanese soundtracks, this one won’t be around long – so grab it while you can!

Track Listing:
1. Opening
2. Kung Fu
3. Refrigerator
4. Making Buns
5. Dance
6. Pissing
7. Shoe Fixed
8. Roof
9. Bull’s Eye
10. Battlefield
11. Underwear
12. Lane Crawford
13. Under the Tree
14. Double Dragon
15. Final Match
16. 1st Half
17. Cell Phone
18. Victory
19. The Cup
20. Ending