Entertaining Power Co. has released a soundtrack album for the Hong Kong action feature Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Ooku: The Inner Chamber, Resident Evil: Vendetta).The soundtrack, which has previously been released in Asian markets (where it is also available on CD and vinyl) earlier this year, is now available in the U.S. and most other international markets on Amazon and most other major digital music services. Also listen to the composer’s final (19 minute) track after the jump. Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In is directed by Soi Cheang and stars Louis Koo, Raymond Lam, Terrance Lau, Tony Wu Tsz Tung, Philip Ng, German Cheung, Richie Jen, Fish Liew, Wong Tak Pun Kenny, Cecilia Choi, Chu Pak Hong, Lau Wai Ming, Aaron Kwok and Sammo Hung.
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‘Ooku: The Inner Chambers’ Soundtrack Album Released
Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album for the streamer’s Japanese original anime series Ōoku: The Inner Chambers. The album features selections of the show’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta). The soundtrack is now available to stream/download here, where you can also check out the track list (in Japanese). Listen to a track from the composer’s score below. Ōoku: The Inner Chambers is based on the manga of the same name by Fumi Yoshinaga, directed by Noriyuki Abe and written by Rika Takasugi. The Studio Deen production is set in an alternate history where the male population is nearly decimated and eligible men serve as concubines to the woman shogun inside the walls of the Ooku.
Weekly TV Music Roundup (June 25, 2023)
Premiering in the U.S. today is the British limited series The Gold written by Neil Forsyth and starring Hugh Bonneville, Jack Lowden, Tom Cullen, Dominic Cooper, Charlotte Spencer, Emun Elliott, Sean Harris, Ellora Torchia and Stefanie Martini. The show’s original music is composed by Simon Goff. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score earlier this year. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the 6-parter, which premiered in the UK on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Paramount+.
Premiering on Wednesday, June 28, is the British Apple TV+ limited series Hijack created by George Kay & Jim Field Smith and starring Idris Elba, Archie Panjabi, Christine Adams and Max Beesley. Anne Nikitin (American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, The Dropout, Fate: The Winx Saga, Dangerous Liaison) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 7-parter, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
Kenji Kawai Scoring Netflix’s ‘Ooku: The Inner Chambers’
Netflix announced today at Anime Japan that Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Death Note, Ip Man, Resident Evil: Vendetta) is scoring the streamer’s upcoming original anime series Ooku: The Inner Chambers. The show is based on the manga of the same title by Fumi Yoshinaga, directed by Noriyuki Abe (Bleach) and written by Rika Takasugi. The Studio Deen production is inspired by the historic women’s quarters of the Edo Castle and follows the nation’s women as they are forced to take up the central roles of authority in Edo society when a mysterious plague causes a rapid decline in the male population.
Kenji Kawai Scoring Guo Jingming’s ‘The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity’
Netflix has announced today that Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Death Note, Resident Evil: Vendetta) is the composer of the upcoming Chinese fantasy adventure The Yin-Yang Master: Dream of Eternity. The film is directed by Guo Jingming (Tiny Times) and stars Mark Chao, Allen Deng, Olivia Wang, Jessie Li and Wang Duo. The movie is based on the Japanese fantasy novel Onmyōji by Baku Yumemakura and revolves around Abe no Seimei, the most renowned yin-yang master during the Heian period, and his fantastical encounters with demons and evil spirits.
‘Wings Over Everest’ Soundtrack Released
Milan Records has released a soundtrack album for the Chinese action adventure Wings Over Everest. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man, Ring, Dark Water). The soundtrack is now available to stream and download on Amazon Music, where you can also check out audio samples. Wings Over Everest is written and directed by Fei Yu and stars Zhang Jingchu, Koji Yakusho and Austin Po-Hung Lin. The movie tells the story of a rescue team that must go after a crashed plane in the Himalayas to recover important CIA documents that could prevent a terrorist incident.
‘Resident Evil: Vendetta’ Soundtrack to Be Released
Madison Gate Records will release a soundtrack album for the animated movie Resident Evil: Vendetta. The album features the film’s original music composed by Kenji Kawai (Ghost in the Shell, Ip Man). The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, May 26 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon, where you can also listen to audio samples. Resident Evil: Vendetta is directed by Takanori Tsujimoto, executive produced by Takashi Shimizu and features the voices of Matt Mercer, Kevin Dorman and Erin Cahill. The third installment in the CG animated film franchise follows a group of soldiers who battle hordes of zombies while trying to prevent a madman from unleashing a deadly virus in New York.