Here is the ultra-rare, yet beautiful, soundtrack to the underrated 1985 Action/Mafia film, "Year of the Dragon" - I say "ultra-rare" for a reason...
But first, David Mansfield's fantastic score to this film is... well, fantastic. Implemented with both symphonic and electronic elements, this score truly defines the depth of this film - and his career. There are 15 tracks in total: 12 score tracks, plus the main theme, which was written by Lucia Hwong, as well as two vocal songs - also performed by Lucia Hwong.
Reason being as to why I call this soundtrack "ultra-rare "is because this is the CD variant, which, by the way, was ONLY issued in Japan - I would supply some images other than the front cover, but I do not have a scanner, nor a good camera. This release was under the long discontinued Soundtrack Listeners Club label - SLCS 7028 - in 1991.
If you think about it, this is somewhat the equivalent of the Varese Sarabande label for Japan.
For the record, this soundtrack was only released on vinyl and cassette, here in the states.
Anyway, like the film, this soundtrack is a forgotten masterpiece, so I would seriously recommend it to anyone who loved this film, or this film's music...or David Mansfield's work.
As for an actual CD, good luck finding it. However, assuming your level of taking risks/chances, you might be able to find a copy of the rare CD on e-Bay.
The password is:
SB-1989
Enjoy!
3 comments:
you have no idea how much i love you right now. THANK YOUU <3
génial. merci d'avoir créé un tel blog.
Thank you very much. I remember searching this soundtrack when there was no Youtube, Spotify or torrents, only Napster, and it was impossible to find.
Free work, no ads, no bullshit, just culture and good taste: this kind of things make great the Internet!
Thanks again
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