Warriors of Heaven and Earth

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Warriors of Heaven and Earth
Directed by He Ping
Produced by Bai Song
Chen Kuo-fu
Written by He Ping
Zhang Rui
Starring Jiang Wen
Kiichi Nakai
Wang Xueqi
Zhao Wei
Bagen Hasi
Music by A. R. Rahman
Cinematography Zhao Fei
Editing by Kong Jinglei
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (United States)
Release date(s) 2003
Running time 114 mins
Language Mandarin
IMDb profile

Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Chinese: 天地英雄; pinyin: Tiān dì yīng xióng) is a 2004 action/adventure film from China, and is directed by He Ping. The film is in Mandarin, with some Japanese. It was made in 2003, but was released internationally the following year.

The film's score and soundtrack are composed by A. R. Rahman, which features 16 tracks including the theme song in 3 languages, Chinese (Mandarin), English and Hindi. The film features the theme song Mirage (Warriors In Peace), sung by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. Following the film's release, the score and soundtrack were released in one album separately, under the title Between Heaven and Earth.

Another notable aspect of the film is its cinematography, by Zhao Fei, which captures a wide range of landscapes, across the Xinjiang province of China. The film also includes numerous horse-riding sequences, played out by trained Kazakh horsemen from the People's Liberation Army.[citation needed] It consists of a classic battle between good and evil.

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[edit] Plot

The film is set in the Gobi Desert in the year 700, and revolves around two protagonists, the first of which is Lieutenant Li (played by Jiang Wen) of the Chinese army, who refuses to kill women and child prisoners. His actions cause a mutiny, and he becomes a fugitive, travelling through the desert. He eventually comes across a caravan which carries a relic, which is accompanied by a Buddhist monk. Li protects the caravan from Göktürks as well as the overlord of the region, Master An (played by Wang Xueqi) who is hired by the Göktürk Khan (Qapagan Khan at the time) to seize the relic. Later on General Fei li was ordered at the time by the Emperor to seize the Relic but hesitant to do so because of his deep friendship with Lieutenant Li.

The other protagonist, a Japanese emissary, Lai Xi (played by Kiichi Nakai), is ordered by the emperor of China to kill Li. In a twist of fate, Lai Xi realizes that the caravan is on an Imperial mission and helps Li to defend it, and ensures that it arrives at the capital safely. They promise to fight each other only after their duty is done.

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[edit] Music

Warriors of Heaven and Earth
The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Warriors of Heaven and Earth The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack cover
Soundtrack by A. R. Rahman
Released May 4, 2004
Genre Soundtrack
Length 36:32
Label Sony Music
Producer A. R. Rahman

[edit] Warriors of Heaven and Earth: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

The music score that accompanies the film was composed by A. R. Rahman. The soundtrack features 16 pieces. Performers of the score include The Czech Film Orchestra and soloists. Other instruments, including the erhu, flute, duduk, dizi, taiko drums, and others, are also featured.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "The Golden Era" (3:56) – Instrumental
  2. "Warriors in Peace" (Mandarin Version) (4:31) – Jolin Tsai
  3. "Lord An’s Empire" (3:31) – Instrumental
  4. "Water" (3:52) – Instrumental
  5. "Horses" (2:27) – Instrumental
  6. "Mountains" (1:49) – Instrumental
  7. "Dacoit Duel" (3:26) – Instrumental
  8. "Lai Chi" (1:31) – Instrumental
  9. "Buddha’s Remains" (2:40) – Instrumental
  10. "Blue Light" (2:23) – Instrumental
  11. "The Monk and the Miracle" (4:05) – Instrumental
  12. "Warriors of Heaven and Earth (English Version)" (4:31) – Sunitha Sarathy
  13. "Desert Storm" (5:19) – Instrumental
  14. "Escape" (2:33) – Instrumental
  15. "Warriors of Heaven and Earth" (4:27) – Instrumental
  16. "Warriors of Heaven and Earth (Hindi Version)" (4:31) – Sadhana Sargam

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