House of Flying Daggers [Soundtrack]

house of flying daggers [soundtrack]

On this CD:

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Opening Title
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Beauty Song (Jia Ren Qu)
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi
    with Deng Le, Xu Bin, Li Qi, Song Hongfei, Wang Qi, Dai Ya, Duan Yan, Gao Ruiyun, Shu Fang, Zhang Ziyi, Zou Yu, Zhang Xue, Wang Shuai, Bi Xiaodi, Xue Ke

    House of Flying Daggers, film score The Echo Game
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score The Peonyhouse
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Battle in the Forest
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Taking Her Hand
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Leo's Eyes
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Lovers (Flower Garden)
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score No Way Out
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Lovers
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Farewell No. 1
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Bamboo Forest
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Ambush in Ten Directions (Shi Mian Mai Fu)
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Leo's Theme
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Mei and Leo
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score The House of Flying Daggers
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Lovers (Mei and Jin)
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Farewell No. 2
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Until the End
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi

    House of Flying Daggers, film score Lovers (Title Song)
    Composed by Shigeru Umebayashi
    Performed by ARIGAT Orchestra
    with Tomoko Kanda, Kathleen Battle

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The films of director Zhang Yimou have a panoramic sweep to them that deftly creates a fantastical vision of ancient Chinese culture for the screen. Yimou's eye for color and sense of drama demands a score that conveys the emotion, tradition and action of his movies. Here Shigeru Umebayashi tells each part of the story with a mix of traditional flute, drums, string instruments and, to a lesser degree, orchestra and moody-sounding synthesizers. The lilting melody of "Lovers" is particularly effective, simmering with a passion that leaves no doubt about the tone of the scene; it comes back to dramatic effect at other times in the film as well--the soundtrack closes with a soaring version of it by soprano Kathleen Battle. Similar to but not as heavy as Tan Dun's occasionally overbearing work on Yimou's film Hero, Umebayashi leans toward the subtle for this love story, and the film is better for it. - Tad Hendrickson

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House of Flying Daggers [Soundtrack]
House of Flying Daggers
Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
  • Beautiful score
  • A gorgeous film score
  • GREAT MUSIC.
  • Never Gets Boring
  • Great !!
 House of Flying Daggers
Shigeru Umebayashi
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0006HC0R8
Release Date: 2004-11-30

Tracks:

  1. Opening title
  2. Beauty Song (Jia Ren Qu)
  3. The Echo Game
  4. The Peonyhouse
  5. Battle in the Forest
  6. Taking her hand
  7. Leo's Eyes
  8. Lovers - Flower Garden
  9. No way out
  10. Lovers
  11. Farewell No. 1
  12. Bamboo Forest
  13. Ambush in 10 directions (Shi Mian Mai Fu)
  14. Leo's Theme
  15. Mei and Leo
  16. The House of Flying Daggers
  17. Lovers (Mei and Jin)
  18. Farewell No. 2
  19. Until the end
  20. Lovers (Title Song)

Amazon.com

The films of director Zhang Yimou have a panoramic sweep to them that deftly creates a fantastical vision of ancient Chinese culture for the screen. Yimou's eye for color and sense of drama demands a score that conveys the emotion, tradition and action of his movies. Here Shigeru Umebayashi tells each part of the story with a mix of traditional flute, drums, string instruments and, to a lesser degree, orchestra and moody-sounding synthesizers. The lilting melody of "Lovers" is particularly effective, simmering with a passion that leaves no doubt about the tone of the scene; it comes back to dramatic effect at other times in the film as well--the soundtrack closes with a soaring version of it by soprano Kathleen Battle. Similar to but not as heavy as Tan Dun's occasionally overbearing work on Yimou's film Hero, Umebayashi leans toward the subtle for this love story, and the film is better for it. - Tad Hendrickson

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars Beautiful score.......2006-11-13

I truly enjoy this CD. The music is enchanting, emotion-evoking, and powerful. I love to listen to it in order to relax before going to bed. I recommend this CD to anyone.

5 out of 5 stars A gorgeous film score.......2006-09-24

"House of Flying Daggers" is one of my favorite Asian films from the past five years. One of the main reasons I love the film is the sumptuous classical film score by Shigeru Umebayashi. The classical score reminded me a great deal of the score for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". The operatic ballad by Kathleen Battle is stunning. I don't normally like most opera music but I definitely enjoyed listening to Kathleen Battle. This is a lovely cd to relax to with a hot cup of tea and a good book.

5 out of 5 stars GREAT MUSIC........2006-05-18

Not only was House of Flying Daggers a wonderful movie, but the music was breathtaking. If for no other reason purchase the CD and enjoy Kathleen Battle's rendition of Lovers.

5 out of 5 stars Never Gets Boring.......2005-12-25

This album has everything good music needs. It's driving, subtle, powerful and soft. It is a truly amazing work of art. It gets the emotions of the characters and the events of the story out perfectly. A ballet could be performed to this score.

5 out of 5 stars Great !!.......2005-07-19

The music is wonderful, the two songs are one of the best I've heard...

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