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| |  | Music | Home » » Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000 Film) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The classical works of Tan Dun typically fuse compositional elements from the East and the West, but for his soundtrack to Ang Lee's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, musical cultures aren't so much blurred as coexistent side-by-side. While the magical martial arts film doesn't boast music as stunning as its visuals, this soundtrack is still beautiful and elegant, a perfect complement to the movie's mysticism. Just don't expect epic, John Williams-inspired bombast here. On "A Wedding Interrupted," the riveting brass and string section introduction segues into soft-hued meditations; "Night Fight" boasts spiky percussion but sounds more reminiscent of Stomp than a kung-fu scene. That said, Dun's understated score--filled with Asian instrumentation, Romantic cello solos from Yo-Yo Ma, and a token theme song with vocals by Asian pop star CoCo Lee--is still a fascinating listen. Fans of Ma and Dun shouldn't pass this up. --Jason Verlinde | | | Product Details: | | | Audio CD Release Date:
| November 14, 2000 | | Studio:
| Sony | | Number Of Discs:
| 1 | | Format:
| Soundtrack | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 103 reviews |
| | | Track Listing: | | | 1. | Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon | | 2. | The Eternal Vow | | 3. | A Wedding Interrupted | | 4. | Night Flight | | 5. | Silk Road | | 6. | To The South | | 7. | Through The Bamboo Forest | | 8. | The Encounter | | 9. | Desert Capriccio | | 10. | In The Old Temple | | 11. | Yearning Of The Sword | | 12. | Sorrow | | 13. | Farewell | | 14. | A Love Before Time (English) | | 15. | A Love Before Time (Mandarin) | |
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 cdSep 20, 2009
This was a very good product for the price it was used and had no flaws. This is wonderful music for Tai Chi.
A 1st class soundtrackMay 12, 2009
Sometimes people don't take seriously this "fight movies" and subsequently, its OST.
But let me tell you this is a good movie and, first of all, a superb Soundtrak with Tand Dun as a composer and Yo Yo Ma in the Cello solos.
Believe me you'll enjoy this music.
A must have.
WonderfulFeb 17, 2009
Before I went to buy this CD I read all the reviews. One of the reviews said "...it was just one song..." oh come on...are you kidding...this CD has alot more than just one song...just listen and experience it. I am so glad I bought it and did not listen to the bad reviews.
 Something different for your CD shelfOct 21, 2008
OK, I'm not going to get into some weird debate about how this instrument is actually Tibetan or this pentatonic scale is actually more Japanese or some such. I'm just gonna fire from the hip on this one and say that shortly after it's release this hit my stereo quite a bit when I wanted something different to flush my ears out with something different. It actually played a heck of a lot at my place because it's very exoticness (to my ears at least).
On the positive side here is that exoticness, the use of instrumentation not overly familiar to Western ears. Also the restraint of the score itself is pleasant and actually reinforces the restraint shown by the characters themselves in certain situations of the film, where due to culture and societal pressures certain things are just not possible for them. Further, the inclusion of both English and Mandarin versions of A Love Before Time was at the very least a bit of a curio.
But ultimately it is the haunting use of cello that captured my imagination so, it so perfectly captures the tone of certain of the films events and the use of it during so much of the movie also set the film apart from it's competitors.
On the downside it must be admitted that there is sometimes too much restraint shown in the score for the music to stand as brilliant entertainment in it's own right. One of my parameters for giving a soundtrack five stars is very much how well it stands up to being listened to in its' own right. Here the music struggles to achieve that goal in places. Also the motifs to me come across as a bit weak and not so signature. But that is probably just me.
All up a good buy, something with a touch of difference to it. No liner notes though full credits and a few nice photos in the booklet finish off the package. Get it cheap and enjoy.
A Beautiful Portrait of Eastern LegendMar 07, 2008
What a great score! Tan Dun has proven he can score with the best of them with this score. Yo-Yo Ma is at the top of his game, ripping out beautiful cello solos nearly every track. One of the scores' greatest triumphs is it's constant atmospheric bliss. "Through the Bamboo Forest" is one of the best atmospheric suspense tracks I've ever heard, and "A Wedding Interrupted" swells into one of the greatest emotional moments I've ever heard on a score.
A must buy for score fans!
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