Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack)

The soundtrack of 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 Public Enemy. Two soundtrack albums were released, one internationally and another in Japan, each with different song mixes, some of which do not appear in the film. There are many songs, however, that can be heard in the film that appear on neither soundtrack album. It is the RZA's first fully scored film work, something he would go on to do from here.

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Song soundtrack release

Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai – The Album
Soundtrack album by RZA, various artists
Released April 11, 1999
Genre Hip hop
Label Razor Sharp/Epic/SME Records
EK 69794 (north America)
496146 (international)
Producer RZA
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(1998)		 Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (soundtrack)
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The song soundtrack features music from the film as well as quotations from Hagakure: the Book of the Samurai by Tsunetomo Yamamoto (translated into English by William Scott Wilson) as read by Forrest Whitaker in the voice of the title character. However, the focus of this album is on the songs, not the instrumental score of the movie.

  1. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  2. "Strange Eyes" – Sunz of Man/12 O'Clock/Blue Raspberry
  3. "4 Sho Sho" – Northstar/RZA/Blue Raspberry
  4. "Zip Code" – Black Knights
  5. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  6. "Cakes" – Kool G Rap
  7. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  8. "Don't Test/Wu Stallion" – Suga Bang Bang
  9. "Walking Through the Darkness" – Tekitha
  10. "The Man" – Masta Killa/Superb
  11. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  12. "Walk The Dogs" – Royal Fam/La the Darkman
  13. "Stay With Me" – Melodie/12 O'Clock
  14. "East New York Stamp" – Jeru the Damaja and Afu-Ra
  15. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  16. "Fast Shadow" – Wu-Tang Clan
  17. "Samurai Code Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  18. "Samurai Showdown" – RZA
  19. "Samurai Code Final Quotation" – Forest Whitaker
  20. "Flying Birds (hidden bonus instrumental)" – RZA (only on vinyl version)
  21. "Ninja Step (hidden bonus instrumental)" – RZA (only on vinyl version)

Score release

Music from the Motion Picture Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai
Soundtrack album by RZA, various artists
Released November 20, 2001
Genre Hip hop
Label JVC Records
Producer RZA
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The score release, only available in Japan, focuses on the original instrumental score of the movie, featuring tracks that are not on the US release. It also includes cuts by Wu-Tang Clan and RZA that are not in the movie.

  1. "Ghost Dog Theme" (with Dogs and EFX)
  2. "Opening Theme" ("Raise Your Sword") [Instrumental]
  3. "Flying Birds"
  4. "Samurai Theme"
  5. "Gangsters Theme"
  6. "Dead Birds"
  7. "Fast Shadow [Version 1] – featuring Wu-Tang Clan
  8. "RZA #7"
  9. "Funky Theme"
  10. "RZA's Theme"
  11. "Samurai Showdown" ("Raise Your Sword") – featuring RZA
  12. "Ghost Dog Theme"
  13. "Fast Shadow" (version 2) – featuring Wu-Tang Clan
  14. "Untitled #8" – Not used in the film
  15. "Untitled #12" (Free Jazz) – Not used in the film
  16. "Wu-World Order" [Version 1] – featuring Wu-Tang Clan (not used in the film).

Other songs in the film

A number of songs appear in the film but are on neither soundtrack album release. They include the following:

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