Kung Fu Hustle (Music for the Motion Picture) [Soundtrack]

Hang Yi (Composer), Stephen Chow (Composer), Xian Luo Zong (Composer), Ying-Wah Wong (Composer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Composer: Hang Yi, Stephen Chow, Xian Luo Zong, Ying-Wah Wong
• Audio CD (March 29, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0007XT7T0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #222,155 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Kung Fu 1 (for the film Kung Fu Hustle)

2. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

3. Fisherman's Song of the East China Sea

4. Ambush from Ten Sides, traditional melody (a.k.a. "Ambush on All Sides"

5. Allegro molto vivace [From Zigeunerweisen Op. 20]

6. Moderato [From Zigeunerweisen, Op. 20]

7. Decree of the Sichuan General

8. Midnight Assassin

9. The Blade of Gu Gin

10. Night Club Band

11. Sabre Dance

12. Daring General

13. Casino Fight

14. Realization

15. Ying Xiong Men Zhan Sheng Le Da Du He

16. Dagger Society Suite

17. East Sea Fishermen's Story, film score

18. Buddhist Palm

19. Nothing Ventured, Nothing Gained

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great CD, but incomplete..., September 19, 2005

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J. S. Wu "perfectionist" (Rochester, MN) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kung Fu Hustle (Music for the Motion Picture) (Audio CD)

This is the soundtrack released to the U.S. Just so you know, the soundtrack sold in Asia features a few more songs. Most notably missing is a song preformed by Huang Sheng Yi, called "Zhi Yao Wei Ni Huo Yi Tian" which comes toward the end of the movie. It might be my favorite song in the movie, and it's too bad it's missing from the U.S. soundtrack.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars There comes a time when you find a soundtrack that's..., June 13, 2005

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H. Mitchell (Alhambra, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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...Absolutely perfect!

As a collector of various movie soundtracks, there are many times when I am utterly dismayed by how unrelated they are to the movies they are supposed to complement.

The Kung Fu Hustle CD, however, is far from any of that! I watched this movie four times in the theater, and every time, the music just mesmerized me from start to finish! The movie was great, and the music was even better!

I quickly ordered the soundtrack from Amazon.com, and when it arrived, I was far from disappointed. This CD is fantastic! It does not leave anything out. What you hear in the movie is what you hear in the CD from beginning to end. The tracks are even in order of which they appear in the movie!

If you enjoyed Kung Fu Hustle, then the soundtrack is definitely for you. Go forth! Purchase the soundtrack, and prepare to be pleasantly entertained by the delightful music!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Soundtrack, August 19, 2005

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D. Jones "Purveyor of Fine Movies" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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If you have seen this unbelievable movie, then you know how incredible the music is. It matches the mood of the movie and everything the previous reviewer said I agree with. It has great sweeping scores with an extremely cool "oriental/chinese" sound and presence to it. I mostly bought it for a few cool songs I fell in love with when I saw the movie and the whole album is great. You will recognize a few of the songs used in a lot of other chop socky/martial arts movies and you'll really enjoy having them along with all the other great music on this soundtrack and it goes without saying, but if you haven't seen or bought this movie yet, get it. We need to encourage Stephen Chow and support him in his endeavors to make more great movies instead of the same old rehashed formulaic, cookie cutter, boring(need I go on?)"Hollywood Entertainment" fare.