Shanghai Triad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack [Soundtrack]

Li Gong, Zhang Guangtian | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 19, 1995)
• Original Release Date: December 14, 1995
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Mercator
• ASIN: B000003S45
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #352,173 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Beddy-Bye, Beddy Bye Over Grand-ma's Bridge, song [As Used in the Film

2. Main Theme

3. Go Away

4. Introduction

5. Bright Moon, song [As Used in the Film Shanghai Triad]

6. Shanghai Triad/Bijou Cries

7. Lilac Menuet

8. Murder on a Rainy Night

9. The Express Train, song [As Used in the Film Shanghai Triad]

10. Shanghai Triad, film score

11. A Tree under the Bright Moon

12. Shanghai Triad/Shui Sheng Climbs the Stairs

13. False Pretenses, song [As Used in the Film Shanghai Triad]

14. The Umbrella

15. Game (Mah Jong)

16. Russian Hills

17. Shuisheng & Bijou

18. Escape from Shangaď

19. The Eyes of Shui Sheng

20. Bright Moon, song [Instrumental]

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Takes Some Getting Used To..., October 2, 2000

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EriKa "E" (Iceland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Shanghai Triad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

Okay, so I loved this soundtrack, and particularly loved Gong Li's stunning performance of "Bright Moon", which is, naturally, in Chinese. Despite the fact that I loved it (maybe I have weird taste) many, many of my friends refused to listen to this, especially after hearing "Bright Moon"-- it was just too "Chinese" for them, and the sounds are too... high-pitched for many English speaking people, I guess. I think it is beautiful. You may not. It is a matter of personal taste, of course. I don't understand any dialect of Chinese, so it is not as though this music appeals to me because I understand the lyrics. No, the sound is beautiful to me.

The opening of this soundtrack is a lovely lullaby-ish song, followed by another vocal track which is simply not of the same caliber (nor is it traditional) of "Bright Moon". "Bright Moon" has significance in the film as well, being the song that Gong Li's character's "boss" hates. To spite him, she sings it one evening in his club. Consequences are not pretty.

Overall I was a bit disappointed in the film itself, but the soundtrack is, if idiosyncratic, still a lovely sound experience.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Shanghai Triad Soundtrack, December 20, 2004

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R. Savoy (Houston) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Shanghai Triad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

A most beautiful grouping of songs to accompany such a pretty movie. Bright Moon is simply a stunning and happy song. Gong Li sings very well. Try this Cd to take you to a new time and place.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lunar Powered, June 30, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: Shanghai Triad: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Audio CD)

I'm only familiar w/ the soundtrack from the movie video so far but plan to get the CD. The soundtrack, especially the melodic, casual and deliberate "Bright Moon," combined with the camera-work and choreography really did it for me. I got used to the higher pitch that the singer used almost immediately. This would make a great CD for the highway.