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Shigeru Umebayashi, ARIGAT Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra
Jet Li's Fearless (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks

Track Listings (36) - Disc #1
1. Opening Title _ Wu Shu Jing Shen
2. Shanghai Fight
3. Kids
4. Master Huo?s Fight
5. Kids 2
6. Kids 3
7. Huo Yuanjia?s Theme
8. Tianjin Fight
9. Mrs. Huo/Action
10. Huo Yuanjia and Master Qin
11. Yuanjia and Qin
12. Qin Enters
13. Sword and Fist
14. Man?s Theme
15. Yuanjia?s Sorrow
16. Mother & Daughter
17. Yuanjia Falls
18. Village Flute/Children Play with Dragonflies
19. Village Flute Solo
20. Season Changes
21. Moon Explains
22. Yuanjia and Moon
23. A Long Road Home
24. Jinsun and Yuanjia
25. Shanghai Fight 2
26. Action 5
27. Jinsun and Yuanjia 2
28. The School Opens
29. 'Habanera' from "Carmen"
30. Hasu - Tea Ceremony
31. Wu Shu Jing Shen
32. Tanaka Fight
33. Final Fist 1
34. Final Fist 2
35. Fearless Men/Theme of Yuanjia and Moon
36. Ending _ Wu Shu Jing Shen

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CD Details

All Artists: Shigeru Umebayashi, ARIGAT Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, Hideyo Takakuwa, Midori Takada, Hitoshi Konno, Liu Yunzhi, Michiko Hirayama
Title: Jet Li's Fearless (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Lakeshore Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 9/5/2006
Album Type: Soundtrack
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 780163387728

Synopsis

Amazon.com

Contemplative and elegiac, this score for Jet Li's martial-arts movie is light years away from your usual Hollywood action music--even when the pace picks up, it remains evocative and elegant, with a tinge of underlying melancholy. For this we have to thank Japanese composer Shigeru Umebayashi (formerly of the rock band EX), who also gave us marvelous scores for Wong Kar-wai's In the Mood for Love and Zhang Yimou's House of Flying Daggers. Here he relies on roiling percussion, ethereal choirs, and Japanese and Chinese flutes to suggest both the 19th-century setting of the film and an end-of-an-era mood. Look for "Habanera" from Carmen buried toward the end, performed by Japanese soprano Michiko Hayashi and--befitting such a relatively pared-down album--a lone piano. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

CD Reviews

A fitting accompaniment

M. Joseph Swanson | Huntsville, AL USA | 11/15/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"One of the distinguishing marks of a great film is its score.

A great soundtrack is in itself beautiful and aids in telling the story, yet does not distract your attention from the events onscreen.

Fearless was aided by a diverse and appropriate film score, ranging from the haunting flute and strings of the main theme to the blood-stirring drums of the fight scene in Shanghai.

I was caught off-guard by several tracks on this particular CD that I had missed during the film, but which stand on their own as moving pieces of music.

The only problem with this particular soundtrack CD is that it seems to be plagued by bad recording or production.

The treble and bass seem to be off a bit, and I had to play with my equalizer to get a more balanced sound. Also, the volume seems to cut in and out a bit with some tracks.

Not enough to be entirely disruptive, but enough that you may notice it.

For example, where the drums at the Shanghai fight scene should be loud and deep, they turn out a bit soft and treble-y.

This can be mostly remedied by adjusting your equalizer, but for this reason I only gave the product 4 stars.

With that caveat, I highly recommend this CD to everyone who enjoyed the film."

Great

David C. Batarseh | CA | 04/14/2010

(5 out of 5 stars)

"My favorite score of 2006. The tracks are all about a minute long but all are real good."