Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album

Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album

Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album
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Composer: RZA
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: Live, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2000-04-11
Music Label: Artisan Entertainment
Soundtracks:
  1. Strange Eyes
  2. 4 Sho Sho
  3. Zip Code
  4. Cakes
  5. Don't Test/Wu Stallion
  6. Walking Through the Darkness
  7. The Man
  8. Walk the Dogs
  9. Stay With Me
  10. East New York Stamp
  11. Samurai Code Quote
  12. Fast Shadow
  13. Samurai Code Final Quote

Free Music Notes for Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album

Free Music Review: Live By The Code, Die By The Code
Hit: 5 Stars

When looking for the producer of a soundtrack accompanying a movie called 'Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai' where would you turn your head to? Yes, Shaolin a/k/a Staten Island, home of another modern day samurai, in the best meaning of the word, The RZA. With this album he truly shows the whole variety of his musical talents in such a breath-taking way that you wouldn't think the album was produced, mixed & arranged by just one man.

This is not your typical Wu-Tang album although nearly everybody around the 9 men hip-hop posse makes a guest appearance and even the Clan itself reunites for one track, although not in its strongest line-up (GZA and Deck would have been nice on this). It sounds more like an experimental hip-hop album but still manages to catch the spirit of the movie it's based on. The album has 12 tracks and 7 'Samurai Code Quotes' that connect the soundtrack to the movie in a very discreet way. Due to their length, only a few seconds, they don't disturb the record's melodical flux.

There's no real standout track one the album but also no wack filler. And while some of the best vocal acrobats take their turn serious you can discover a lot of interesting and fascinating sounds and musical elements compiled by Bobby Steels. Sunz Of Man's Strange Eyes comes with an almost jazzy beat and is dominated by the singing of 62nd Assassin and Blue Raspberry. Don't Test by Suga Bang Bang is a slow-paced, laid-back, meditational reggae/hip-hop anthem that in fact urges you to close your eyes and dive into Ghost Dog's world while Tekitha lets him walk through the darkness over an 70's disco-inspired beat. Another highlight is the energetic Cakes, a duet between Kool G Rap and The RZA who also provides the chorus on North Star's 4 Sho Sho which is already a Wu classic. Stay With Me is a great anthem about urban loneliness once again dominated by a female singer, Melodie. Masta Killa & Superb spark some friction on The Man and Jeru The Damaja together with Afu-Ra lay down some lyrics over a recycled Tical beat in the background. The RZA then closes out the album with Samurai Showdown on a strong note proving that he's not just a top notch producer.

Although it's a very good album, Ghost Dog is not without flaws. Almost everybody heard on the album is better than shown here with La The Darkman as the best (or worst?) example being disappointing. Even the Clan track Fast Shadow with an accelerated Shadowboxin' sample doesn't impress that much. With the exception of Method Man and RZA, the other members have already thrown much better darts. The same counts for Black Knights, Masta Killa and Jeru & Afu-Ra.

Despite those few critical points the record is well-reasoned and excellently executed with RZA recreating the magic of former releases between '93 and '97. Its atmospheric density is rarely heard in these days. With the release of Ghost Dog (his brilliant sampling and beat changing carry the album) The RZA manifests his ambitions of claiming the throne of one of the most influential producers of all time.

Ghost Dog: The Way Of The Samurai - The Album Poster

Indie film director Jim Jarmusch always works an unexpected angle, whether it's offbeat humor, a nonlinear narrative, or specific and idiosyncratic characterization. For his latest film--the story of a ghetto hit man who lives by the codes of the Hagakure, an 18th-century Japanese warrior text--Jarmusch enlisted RZA, a founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. Instead of imagistic tone poems that serve to reinforce a certain mood, à la Neil Young on Dead Man, RZA offers active gunplay that propels the film's narrative. The 11 tracks serve as an RZA-producer showcase, standing as independent pieces, regardless of the movie itself. Tracks vary from the subdued "4 Sho Sho," which interpolates Forest Whitaker's interior monologue with RZA's street visions, to the stuttering rhythms of Kool G. Rap's "Cakes." Tekitha's '70s disco groove for "Walkin' Through the Darkness" offers unexpected sensuality, while "The Man" by Masta Killah sets things back on the gangsta tip. --Rob O'Connor

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