Results 1 to 15 of 819

Thread: Movie soundtracks used in old-school KF films

Hybrid View

  1. #1
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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)

  2. #2
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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
    Last edited by Jimbo; 06-16-2012 at 01:08 AM.

  3. #3
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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

  4. #4
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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
    Last edited by Jimbo; 11-02-2014 at 05:36 PM.

  5. #5
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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

  6. #6
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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...

  7. #7
    Join Date
    Jan 1970
    Location
    CA, USA
    Posts
    4,901
    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
    Last edited by Jimbo; 06-26-2012 at 04:11 PM.

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •