Movie soundtracks used in old-school KF films

[Jimbo]

Here are some of the various soundtracks that have been lifted for 1970s to early-'80s kung fu films. Some of the tracks that were lifted may be from a particular soundtrack but may not be included on the link. I will also name *some of* the films parts of the soundtrack were used for. Aside from their being lifted for KF films, they are also simply good soundtracks in and of themselves. Hopefully this won't be seen as OCD. I just happen to like music.

Anyone feel free to post more, as there are some I hope to discover.

(1) Hang 'em High

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu3Oj0hMcVY

Has been heard in:
Death Duel of Kung Fu
Mars Villa
Wonderman From Shaolin
The Water Margin
Horse Boxing Killer (a.k.a., Cute Foster Sister)

(2) The Big Gundown (La Resa Dei Conti)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6IJKSsJVds

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1jUo...eature=related

Heard in:
Secret Rivals 1 & II
The Dragon, The Hero
Kid's Ace in the Hole (Fighting Ace)
Bandits, Prostitutes & Silver (a.k.a., The D@mned; a.k.a., Battle of Shaolin)
The Ming Patriots (Revenge of the Patriots)

(3) Day of Anger

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dqQ-8FOII

Heard in:
The Invincible Armour
My Kung Fu 12 Kicks
Monkey Fist, Floating Snake
Tai Chi Shadow Boxing
Ma Su Chen

(4) Carrie (1976)

(Bucket of Blood, by Pino Donaggio)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YUb-jyvIZ8w

Two on the Road (Fearless Dragons)
The Bone-Crushing Kid
The Eight Escorts
several other HK and Taiwan independent films...

(5) Duel at Diablo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5oNDdyPC4Ak

A slightly different version from the same soundtrack is heard in:
The One-Armed Swordsman
The Snuff Bottle Connection
Story of the Dragon
Sleeping Fist
Ninja in the Dragon's Den
and many more...

[Jimbo]

(6) War of the Gargantuas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-g5b9NkDUU

Executioner of Shaolin
8 Diagram Pole Fighter
some other Shaw Bros films...

(7) The Outlaw Josey Wales

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwrOTR5dsBU

This track has been used in:
Bruce Li the Invincible

Other tracks from this film have been used in:
The Invincible Armour
The Killer From Above
The Magnificent Butcher
Super Power
He Has Nothing But Kung Fu
and many others...

(8) The Spy Who Loved Me

The Pyramids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDlgmAEv25Y

Bits of this and other tracks heard in countless films, including:
Bandits, Prostitutes and Silver
Enter 3 Dragons
Drunken Master
The Crane Fighter
Mars Villa
many more HK and Taiwan independents...

[A Joyful Proces]

Paul Ferris - Witchfinder General:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDJutQMzpW8

Ivor Slaney - Mob Violence:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHyicqvawvM

2 De Wolfe archive tracks from 5 Superfighters:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmZ3UB9Ktt8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKBoUd5FVVY

[mickey]

Nice thread Jimbo!

I am out of my league here.

(10) Ironside (Pilot) Opening Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zwldZtSx28

Used In:

Five Fingers of Death
Kill Bill

[Jimbo]

Nice posts, guys!

A Joyful Proces,
Witchfinder General and mob violence are especially great finds. I heard
Wg in countless Shaw films, and always wondered where the end fight music in 8 Diagram Pole Fighter came from.

Mickey,
Good one, too. Don't worry; nobody is out of their league here. It's all about enjoying and sharing!

[mickey]

(11) Theme from "Roots"


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lymRvi6d07I


Used in:

Shaolin Legend (and probably other movies I haven't seen)




mickey

[Jimbo]

(12) Bob James 3 (album)

One Mint Julep
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ewyc4Lr3ow4

Heard in:
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth
The Cheeky Chap

Westchester Lady
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VN671Fe8wS8

Heard in:
Bruce Lee: The Man, The Myth

(13) Neu! 2 Super (album)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjx10Z2z2ts

This was famously in the screen credits of:
Master of the Flying Guillotine

(14) Jean Micheal Jarre, Oxygene part 2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q00HQwO2Sg

Most prominently heard in:
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Drunken Dragon (a.k.a., The Exciting Dragon)

(15) Gator (1976)

Flight in the Night
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsZAGNnEnt0

Laying the Trap
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRsaBFwcVTM

These tracks were commonly heard in modern-day MA/gangster films in HK/Taiwan in the late '70s/early '80s. Off the top of my head:
Return of the Tiger
Zen Kwun Do Strikes in Paris
and several others...

(16) The Return of Ringo

The Disguise
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVcexA_nkFE

Heard in:
The Savage Five
The Flying Guillotine

(17) My Name is Nobody

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkF1Axc1-jU&sns=em

Heard in some late-'70s to early-'80s kung fu and action films, including:
Two Wondrous Tigers
Golden Queen's Commando
And others...

(18) Death Rides A Horse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ff-kQ-UmflA

The Savage Five
Ghosts Galore
Some other Shaws...

(19) Carrie (1976) opening theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1tUpx7qmjQ&sns=em

Heard in:
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
Fatal Needles vs. Fatal Fists

(20) Kraftwerk (Autobahn album)

Mitternacht
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYR5p6qSAik

Enter 3 Dragons
Master of the Flying Guillotine
Some other late-'70s KF films...

[Jimbo]

21 - Navajo Joe

Silhouette of Doom

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mgpcu8ZLlFc

Heard in:
Hitman in the Hand of Buddha
Other old-school KF films...
Also, heard in Kill Bill 2

[Jimbo]

22 - Midnight Express (chase theme)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Akyx5iu_z8Y

Heard in:
Enter 3 Dragons
Two on the Road (a.k.a., Fearless Dragons)
(But is now best-known as the music that kicks off Coast to Coast a.m. talk show)

[Jimbo]

23 - Kill Them All

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Px0K8...e_gdata_player

This is heard in:
The Hot, The Cool, and the Vicious
Shaolin Ex-monk (a.k.a., Renegade Monk)

24 - The Sons of Katie Elder

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsHXG...e_gdata_player

(From approximately 5:20) can be heard in:
Warriors Two
Two Fists Against the Law

[Jimbo]

25 - Gustav Holst, The Planets Suite

Mars

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSW-U...e_gdata_player

Jupiter

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUx3G...e_gdata_player

Both of these are heard in:
The Young Master

[Jimbo]

26 - Magic Fly, by Space

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uWqw0...e_gdata_player

The track originally used in the opening credits of:
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow

27 - Capricorn One

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46DWo8LOa_s&sns=em

Heard in:
The Young Hero
Rendezvous With Death

28 - Star Wars IV: A New Hope

The Battle of Yavin

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEEOc...e_gdata_player

Parts of this, especially from 8:06, is heard in countless KF films, including:
Snake in the Eagle's Shadow
The Woman Avenger
Dance of Death
The Young Master
The Master and the Kid
Curse of Evil
etc., etc.

29 - Airport 1975

Soundtrack Score Suite (by John Cacavas)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiMjFbV_jQA&sns=em

Various parts throughout are heard in countless KF films, including:
Death Duel of Kung Fu
Super Power
Shaolin Ex-Monk
Monkey Fist, Floating Snake

[Jimbo]

30 - Logan's Run

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3a_3...e_gdata_player

Bits of this heard in:
The Invincible Armour
The Killer From Above
And several others, especially many independent Taiwan productions from the following year (1977)

31 - The Amityville Horror

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXl5E...e_gdata_player

Heard in some independents, oddly enough, usually Hong Kong KF comedies of the late '70s and early '80s, including:
Two on the Road (a.k.a., Fearless Dragons)

32 - The Cassandra Crossing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubv_p...e_gdata_player

Bits heard in many independents, mostly HK productions, but most memorably in:
The Master Strikes

[Jimbo]

33 - Phantasm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hQ0h...e_gdata_player

Parts of this soundtrack, especially the portion at the beginning, and again starting at about 5:10, we're used in a number of Shaw Brothers KF, horror, and wuxia films in the early 1980s, including:
The Fake Ghost Catchers
The Black Lizard
The Kid From Kwangtung
And many more...

[Jimbo]

34 - Once Upon a Time in the West

Jill's Theme

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2s0-w...e_gdata_player

Heard in:
Country of the Beauties (a.k.a., Island Warriors)
And some other Taiwanese productions...

Farewell to Cheyenne

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSxBU...e_gdata_player

Heard in:
Tough Guy (a.k.a., Kung Fu the Headcrusher)

As a Judgement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS2-C...e_gdata_player

Heard as the music heralding Chuck Norris's arrival in:
Way of the Dragon