Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack)
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The soundtrack to the 1999 Jim Jarmusch film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai features an original score by RZA and also features hip-hop songs by such artists as Wu-Tang Clan, Killah Priest and Flavor Flav. Two soundtrack albums have been released, one in the United States and another in Japan, each with different mixes of songs, some of which do not appear in the film. And, there are many songs that can be heard in the film that appear on neither soundtrack album.
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[edit] US release
| Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai – The Album | ||
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| Soundtrack by RZA, various artists | ||
| Released | April 11, 1999 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Label | Razor Sharp Records | |
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The US release of the soundtrack features songs in the film as well as "samurai code" dialogue quotes by the title character. The focus is on the songs not the instrumental score of the movie.
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Strange Eyes" – Sunz of Man/12 O'Clock/Blue Raspberry
- "4 Sho Sho" – Northstar/RZA/Blue Raspberry
- "Zip Code" – Black Knights
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Cakes" – Kool G Rap
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Don't Test/Wu Stallion" – Suga Bang Bang
- "Walking Through the Darkness" – Tekitha
- "The Man" – Masta Killa/Superb
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Walk The Dogs" – Royal Fam/La the Darkman
- "Stay With Me" – Melodie/12 O'Clock
- "East New York Stamp" – Jeru the Damaja and Afu-Ra
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Fast Shadow" – Wu-Tang Clan
- "Samurai Code Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Samurai Showdown" – RZA
- "Samurai Code Final Quote" – Forest Whitaker
- "Flying Birds (hidden bonus instrumental)" – RZA (only on CD version, not vinyl)
- "Ninjastep (hidden bonus instrumental)" – RZA (only on CD version, not vinyl)
[edit] Japanese release
| Music from the Motion Picture Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai | ||
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| Soundtrack by RZA, various artists | ||
| Released | November 20, 2001 | |
| Genre | Hip hop | |
| Label | JVC | |
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The Japanese release features tracks not on the US release, including cuts by Wu-Tang Clan and RZA that are not in the movie. Still this release focuses on the original instrumental score of the movie.
- "Ghost Dog Theme" (with Dogs and EFX)
- "Opening Theme" ("Raise Your Sword") [Instrumental]
- "Flying Birds"
- "Samurai Theme"
- "Gangsters Theme"
- "Dead Birds"
- "Fast Shadow [Version 1] – featuring Wu-Tang Clan
- "RZA #7"
- "Funky Theme"
- "RZA's Theme"
- "Samurai Showdown" ("Raise Your Sword") – featuring RZA
- "Ghost Dog Theme"
- "Fast Shadow" (version 2) – featuring Wu-Tang Clan
- "Untitled #8" – Not used in the film
- "Untitled #12" (Free Jazz) – Not used in the film
- "Wu-World Order" [Version 1] – featuring Wu-Tang Clan (not used in the film).
[edit] Other songs in the film
A number of songs appear in the film but are on neither soundtrack album release. They include:
- "Ice-Cream" – written by R. Diggs and C. Woods, arranged by RZA; performed by Ghostface Killah, Cappadonna and Raekwon
- "From Then Till Now" – written by Walter Reed, Ernest Aye, D. Black, J. Barry and W. Warwick; performed by Killah Priest
- "Armagideon Time" – written by Willi Williams and Clement Dodd; performed by Willi Williams
- "Nuba One" – written by Andrew Cyrille and Jeanne Lee; performed by Andrew Cyrille and Jimmy Lyons
- "Cold Lampin With Flavor" – written by Flavor Flav, Hank Schocklee and Eric Sandler
- "Dangerous Fun" – written and performed by William Loose
- "Fire House Rock" - performed by Wailing Souls
[edit] References
- Soundtrack Collector, Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai.
- Soundtracks for Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai, Internet Movie Database.
