tweet 's ladies of pasadena is a 1970 cult film written , produced , directed and starring timothy carey .

the film was originally shot as a pilot for a potential television series .

tweet ' s ladies of pasadena

i ' ve had drug trips that are more lucid than tweet ' s ladies of pasadena .
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between making sinner and tweet ' s ladies of pasadena the audience was treated to cinema justice , a single scene in which an unhinged carey steamrolls fellow actor michael c . gwynne , and the world ' s greatest sinner - - always a treat .
the story of a man who is a member of a ladies knitting club that constantly roller - skates and wants to clothe naked animals .
one could say carey made tweet ' s at great professional and personal cost . coppola was eager to cast carey as the dimwitted thug luca brasi in the godfather ( 1972 ) , but carey turned down the part so he could film the tweet ' s television pilot , which was never sold or broadcast .
i was hoping for some more information about tweet ' s in the documentary about timothy carey , making sinner . however , this seemed to focus on carey ' s early career up to and including the world ' s greatest sinner ( 1962 ) .
fz : that ' s the name of the film . it ' s the world ' s worst movie , and i did the music for it .
you could say that tweet ' s was akin to a car crash but where that analogy works for compelling disasters , tweet ' s drove several folks out of the theater . i was tempted to leave as my head was pounding but couldn ' t imagine that the breakneck pace could continue unabated and that the film would never return to some of the items that passed by winkquick as it unfolded . what about the people covered in roses ? how about the dog that came back to life ? would tweet ever find a job ? why did his wife not appear for the first third of the film and then appear to be different woman for the final third ? would those south american ants play a part in anything ?
after the screening timothy carey ' s son , romeo , gave a brief q & a where he said tweet ' s was shot over a period of roughly seven years , as if it had been a show that the elder carey worked on despite it never being picked up by a network . and , despite the wild programming that populated the tv landscape in the ' 70s , i could never see such a show playing . it ' s still not clear if the 70 + minutes of tweet ' s shown was one show or several cut together . the print screened appeared to be some kind of work print that had been edited to within an inch of its life .
fz : it ' s an , it ' s an independent company . ( laughter )
true to carey ' s bizarre persona , he fired off a . 38 at the movie ' s 1962 premiere , scaring the hell out of the gathered crowd .
was the evening worth a 10 hour drive , $ 20 parking and a $ 109 speeding ticket ? . yes . i don ' t know if or when tweet ' s will ever play again and i couldn ' t pass up the opportunity to have my mind blown so thoroughly . toodeloo !
from the top , bob fosse ' s
cabaret ,
dennis hopper ' s
easy rider ,
luis bunuel ' s
belle de jour ,
and steven spielberg ' s
e . t . the extra - terrestrial .
well he ' s the world ' s greatest sinner . i said the world ' s greatest sinner . as a sinner he ' s a winner , honey , he ' s no beginner . he ' s rotten to the core , daddy , you can ' t say no more . he ' s the world ' s greatest sinner . if you ' ve ever sinned before . then you know what i mean . if you see him walking around the floor . he ' s the meanest creature that you ' ve ever seen .
( repeat )
for god ' s sake , my favorite actor of the week , timothy carey , looked like a raccoon who wanted to hug you and light fireworks inside your mother ' s house . does that
work
as a narrative for you ? does he
stop short of pretty
?
fz : yes . it ' s a tim carey production , frenzy productions .
there was this film that frank scored the music for . he met timothy carey at wallach ' s music city , and that ' s how that happened .
fz : ah , well , you will , you will be familiar with some of my songs as of next week . but i did the score for the world ' s greatest sinner , the . . . ( laughter )
timmy always seemed to have a project going , but i guess that ' s par for the course with creative personalities . i don ' t recall the origins of
the world ' s greatest sinner is an amazing , love - it - or - hate - it kind of film ,
says experimental filmmaker gerry fialka .
steve allen : the world ' s greatest sinner . does tim play the title role ?
the world ' s greatest is commercially available officially from tim carey ' s son . try a web search . they were advertising regularly in film threat as well . it ' s a bit pricey though . at last check he was asking for i believe $ 50 . 00us .
the world ' s greatest sinner . the story of a dissatisfied insurance clerk who quits his job and goes on the road to become a rock ' n ' roll star / preacher / politician , gathering an odd mixture of dedicated followers who call him god . his progress to what is almost a success and then to the realization of being greater than any human can conceive proceeds amid wild scenes of mass - hysteria .
i spent a lot of time with fz and timothy carey during post production both at carey ' s home in el monte and in hollywood at the sound company , glen glenn .
future b - movie director ray dennis steckler ( filming ) was the cinematographer on the world ' s greatest sinner . as with frank zappa , this film was steckler ' s first professional credit .
though his name isn ' t a household word , timothy carey ' s face is instantly recogniz able for his memorable able performances in several classic films and numerous tele vision programs . above : with james dean in east of eden . below : from the world ' s greatest sinner .
timothy carey delivered one of his greatest per - formances as an existential gangster in john cassavetes ' post - noir masterpiece the killing of a chinese bookie ( 1976 ) .
there ' s not enough about the world ' s greatest sinner in making sinner to truly qualify it as a documentary of the film . yes , there ' s some interesting behind - the - scenes footage including takes of scenes that go on for far longer than in the final film ( at one point cameraman ray dennis steckler discusses a scene that was taken twice - - once at ten minutes and another at eight - - while the scene runs only thirty seconds in the final cut . seeing these outtakes makes me wonder what world ' s greatest sinner would look like without the disjointed editing ; or is that what gives the film so much of its charm ?
the world ' s greatest sinner is the story of the mysterious transformation of insurance salesman clarence hilliard into a
rockabilly messiah .
clarence quits his job , changes his name to god , and exhorts his followers to become
superhuman beings ,
working the crowds at his pep rallies into a frenzy ! urged on by a sinister image - maker , god hilliard parlays his rock stardom into a career in national politics , founding the superhuman being party . his followers wear jet - black uniforms with god ' s name inscribed on their arm bands . at this point , sinner becomes a souped - up , low - budget version of all the king ' s men ( 1949 ) , a fictionalized account of the rise and fall of louisiana governor huey long .
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directed by romeo carey , i fear that carey ' s son may be too close to the project when it comes to presenting a complete portrait of his father . instead of being behind the camera , the eloquent romeo would be better in front of the lens , relating the untold tales of his father ' s passion and wild life . as it stands , the rough cut of making sinner was a rather disjointed assembly of a handful of interviews and abrupt clips punctuated with stock photos . i ' m not sure if these pictures were meant to be funny but i couldn ' t help but laugh when something mentioned by an interviewee always came accompanied by a loosely - related image . someone would say
jesus
and we ' d see
jesus
. or , a rather happy latino fellow wearing a sombrero appeared whenever mexico was mentioned .
. he wanted to combine religion and politics in a film and do something a little different about a self - made type of person who becomes a big celebrity . he had a production book . i wonder if it ' s still around . it explains the plot in quite a lot of detail .
above , top : carey ( left ) co - starred with sterling hayden in stanley kubrick ' s the killing ( 1956 ) . center : in one eyed jacks ( 1961 ) , carey was directed by another distinctive actor , marlon brando . bottom : one of his most memorable roles was as the doomed private maurice ferol ( with emile meyer ) in stanley kubrick ' s masterpiece paths of glory ( 1957 ) .
i have a big crush on 1970s sissy spacek . she had the amazing ability to look strange , average , and beautiful simultaneously . if there ' s a certain wildness that ' s missing from her features now , she is still a great actress . she has enormous range and a completely unpretentious way of inhabiting her characters . she deserves as much , if not more , of the accolades showered on meryl streep .
steve allen : and a partridge in a pear tree . well that ' s a very interesting uh , inventory .
you won ' t believe his performances . he just starts shaking and his hair falls down . . . he must have watched jerry lee lewis or something . he starts rolling around on the stage , he ' s just shaking all over . it ' s a live performance and he ' s just smashing his guitar , he ' s really beating on it real loud . this is one of the greatest rockabilliy movies ever made . if you get a chance to see it , it ' ll just change your life . wow !
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the concert performances that carey unleashes in sinner are genuinely exciting . goateed and with dangling oil - slicked hair , carey looks great and has the rock gyrations down pat ; he radiates boatloads of charisma and exhibits genuine showmanship . it ' s also great to see this excellent actor ( so often relegated to uncredited bit parts ) in a lead role . frank zappa ' s music is deft and compelling , not some fake rock ' n roll soundtrack a la les baxter . despite its limited distribution , sinner ' s reputation spread far and wide . in 1969 , while carey was shooting his scene for elvis presley ' s last film , change of habit , the king approached carey and asked for a copy of sinner . he ' d heard good things about it .
from : patrick neve ( splat [ at ] darkwing . uoregon . edu ) an edited 12 minute section of the soundtrack was released on various bootlegs , including
apocrypha
. look over there for a transcription of that selection . also , the orchestra that ' s heard on the soundtrack was the pomona valley symphony .
that ' s where our friendship stopped . steve [ allen ] asked him what films he did . he said ,
i did the world ' s greatest sinner , the world ' s worst film and all the actors were from skid row .
it wasn ' t true . the press said i was the world ' s greatest ham , and that the world ' s greatest sinner was a travesty of the arts . zappa didn ' t like that and he started to get on their bandwagon . the opening night at the directors guild , he was in complete awe . he walked into the window and banged himself in the head . he didn ' t even know there was a window there .
for two nights the american cinematheque is screening timothy carery ' s ultra - rare the world ' s greatest sinner ( 1962 ) . i first caught this flick back in january of 1996 , when it got screened once at the new beverly cinema . someone told me it was john cassavettes ' favorite flick . maybe they meant
favorite comedy
, since this is one of the strangest moviegoing experiences i ' ve ever had . i felt like the be - wigged gentry , paying a few shillings to view the maniacs at st . guy ' s back in the 17th century .
in motion picture language , it ' s called a
deferment .
you defer payment until the sale of the picture , and you agree on a price for the score . the price was dirt cheap . it was a $ 2 , 500 score ; which is really peanuts for a film score when you think of these guys getting anywhere from $ 15 , 000 up . i figured the $ 2 , 500 would be good . if i made it , i made it . if i didn ' t , i would still get to hear my music . but in that particular instance , i didn ' t get a tape of the music . i ' m still trying to get a tape of the score from that film . it ' s called the world ' s greatest sinner .
ben watson , frank zappa : the negative dialectics of poodle play , 1996 , p . 16 - 17
the film—directed by tim carey —featured many songs which were to reappear later on other zappa releases . he eventually dropped out of his junior college classes and began devoting himself almost full - time to writing the film ' s score . zappa , who was then twenty - one years old , later called it ' a rancid period of my life . '
it ' s also nice to see the burgeoning dvd
bonus goodies
mentality starting to infect live screenings . saturday night ' s screening ( 6pm ) is introduced by romeo carey , who ' s showing a 30 - minute work - in - progress documentary about his father . then , at 9 , they ' re showing the killing ( 1956 ) and the outfit ( 1973 ) .
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around the same time [ fz ] was on [ the steve allen show ] . that ' s where our friendship stopped . steve asked him what films he did . he said , ' i did the world ' s greatest sinner , the world ' s worst film and all the actors were from skid row . ' it wasn ' t true . the press said i was the world ' s greatest ham , and that the world ' s greatest sinner was a travesty of the arts . zappa didn ' t like that and he started to get on their bandwagon . the opening night at the directors guild , he was in complete awe . he walked into the window and banged himself in the head . he didn ' t even know there was a window there .
timothy was just an incredible , electrifying presence ,
says director curtis harrington , who worked with carey in 1971 on the horror - thriller what ' s the matter with helen ?
he was utterly fascinating in his own film , the world ' s greatest sinner .
apparently my dad played saxophone on the soundtrack to
the world ' s greatest sinner .
[ . . . ] my dad ' s name is william upholt . [ . . . ] he was [ at ] pomona college when he did the recording , where he was in the band . a friend of his contacted him and asked him if he wanted a gig playing on a soundtrack so he took it .
from : jeffrey leonard stein ( u1014834 [ at ] warwick . net ) i just would like to comment on the great timothy carey . it is rare to find someone in film and television who can sustain a level of excellence in every performance . he truly is an unsung hollywood legend . just in television alone he created a treasure trove of great characters from danny in starsky and hutch to burt in charlie ' s angels to el greco and joe dineen in baretta to bad talkin ' lenahan in tony musante ' s short - lived series roma .
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timmy ' s big mistake of all time was not taking the part of luca brasi in the godfather ,
laments george carey .
he had the part , no question about it , but then decided he didn ' t want to get involved . francis ford coppola definitely wanted timmy in the film as luca brasi . basically , timmy was replaced ( by lenny montana , a former wrestler ) . that part was timmy ' s . all he had to say was he wanted it . but , that was timmy . he passed that up and it was a big mistake .
fz : uh , tim carey and a cast of a thousand people that he found down on main st . someplace ( laughter ) .
most of the film was shot in el monte , california , where timmy lived . one very amusing scene had timmy standing on a pile of fertilizer as he was campaigning . he had a big guitar in his hand and he was running for office , talking to the crowds , making a political speech . and the camera pans down and we see that timmy is standing on a great big pile of cow manure . (
other films were envisioned , but never produced . carey wrote my casa is yours , about a singing mexican cowboy who dreams of being a pro soccer player . another script , entitled commercials , was about an ad executive who joins forces with an anarchistic , dog - loving street musician . greenwood is the story of cass matthews , a guy who pays for his 25 , 000 acres of alligator sanctuary by recording pop songs in memphis .
a 21 - year - old ontario musician , frank v . zappa , scored arrangements for a movie , the world ' s greatest sinner , to be released in april .
working . then he ran into other dominant personalities , directors who didn ' t like his individual style . he had a number of people who liked his style very much . but there were some who didn ' t care much for it . some of the more established stars didn ' t like timmy ' s improvisational approach to scripted scenes . when timmy was on film , you always knew it . and i don ' t know if that was always appreciated . but there were a number of people in the business who seemed to like him and appreciated his unique flair . other people found it a little irritating .
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i ' ve been trying to locate the negative of the film for years . mike murphy and his wife cheryl ate trying to run it down .
does conclude with a miracle , a church scene where clarence hilliard begs forgiveness . he has remorse for the type of person he was and seeks redemption . the problem was with the blasphemous stuff that came before . not too many people could handle that . it was too ahead of its time .
inspired by the exploits of le petomane— a 19th - century parisian circus performer known as
the world ' s greatest farter
—the play focuses on guasti q . guasti , a dishwasher in a chinese restaurant who is accused of murdering an old lady , after his powerful fart knocks her off her chair , causing her to strike her head against the stone floor . the crone dies and guasti stands trial for her murder . guasti then defends himself against the charges in court , delivering intensely dense , surrealistic monologues on the positive attri butes ( indeed the necessity ) of uninhibited farting for a healthy , well - rounded life .
a 21 - year - old ontario musician , frank v . zappa , scored arrangements for a movie ,
the world ' s greatest sinner ,
to be released in april .
fz : we had a contrabass clarinet , uh , two bassoons . . . no , four bassoons , uh , two oboes , english horn , four flutes and piccolo , uh . . . four trumpets , four horns , and four trombones and a tuba , and uh , i forget , there ' s a bunch of . . .
i also recommend , with caution , an officer and a gentleman ( taylor hackford , 1982 ) and even cowgirls get the blues ( gus van sant , 1993 ) . the former is successful junk and the latter is an honorable mess , but she ' s good in both . she ' s not very good in the big easy ( jim mcbride , 1987 ) but neither is anyone else .
from : randy nelson ( rnelson [ at ] reninet . com ) tim carey was also in the episode of cimarron strip , which starred stuart whitman as marshal jim crown , entitled
big jessie
in which he played an outlaw named lobo . i have a picture of him on my website under the villians page at urltoken .
zappa ' s score was played in 1960 by amateurs and semi - professionals gathered together by the music teacher at pomona high school : fifty - two musicians , two microphones , mixed down to mono in a mobile studio in a truck outside the chaffey college little theater . the credit ran : the pomona valley symphony orchestra conducted by fred e . graff . for the rock ' n ' roll sections zappa played gutiar , kenny burgen [ burgan ] saxophone , doug rost rhythm guitar and al surratt drums . ' rancid ' was zappa ' s description of the recording conditions .
jeez . i sound like a twat . teen angst never disappears for long . it hides out , but it never goes away completely . i am actually surprised at how many of my friends pay attention to my recommendations , and i know lots of people who don ' t care about dollar bills and less ( but still a lot ) who don ' t care much about plot , either . some of my friends even read my childish rants . voluntarily ! i am a lucky guy in some ways .
. timmy was running the whole show and i helped out wherever i could . they had me down as a production assistant . ( george carey is listed as a producer in the film ' s ingenious end credits . ) i had a couple of little parts in the film . i played a campaign aid and a reporter who asks timmy a question at a press conference .
carey ' s final years , before his death from a third stroke in 1994 , were consumed with a project called the insect trainer , a stage play that he eventually planned to make as a feature film .
timothy carey is a maverick actor , a perfectionist , and accord - ing to one film critic ,
the world ' s greatest ham .
carey has established himself > a character actor in movies inch starred kirk douglas , mar - ion brando anc ' t - f ' . asked to
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[ . . . ] zappa began composing for the film last june .
the score is unique ,
he said ,
in that it uses every type of music .
is irreligious , compared to films today . the character of clarence hilliard is redeemed in the end . and timmy had such a shoestring budget to work with… that didn ' t help .
when i was working with debbie reynolds for the second time ( in the second time around , a western comedy ) at 20th century fox , a fellow came up to me and complemented me on my acting . he said he was a composer and the guy he came with , his next door neighbor , played the guitar . i said ,
what ' s your name ?
he said ,
frank zappa .
so i said ,
ok , i have something for you . we have no music for the world ' s greatest sinner . if you can supply the orchestra and a place to tape it , you have the job .
and that ' s what he did .
plot summary for world ' s greatest sinner , the ( 1962 ) a bored insurance salesman quits his job to go into politics . he first starts preaching about how man is greater than he thinks and that man can live forever . he ends up forming his own political party ,
the eternal man
party . he begins to be referred to as
god
. then he starts having doubts about the eternalness of man .
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i have a [ . . . ] memory of my grandmother watching
the world ' s greatest sinner
, a showing my sister dragged us all to at a pomona movie theatre [ . . . ] . i don ' t remember anything about the movie , but suddenly my grandmother burst out in chuckles at a certain point in the film when the rest of the theatre was dumbstruck quiet . frank was pretty quiet after the movie , too . as he seemed a little anxious or upset to me , later at home , i thanked him for the invitation to attend . i told him that my grandmother seemed to enjoy the film—she laughed all the way through it .
it must have been quite a session—a fifty - two piece orchestra made up of amateurs and quasi - professionals , called together by the music teacher of pomona high school . the taping took place in the [ chaffey ] junior college little theater on one saturday afternoon . dynamite technical setup : fifty - two musicians , two microphones , all mixed down to mono in a truck outside .
it was rancid ,
said frank .
right : tim carey and ralph meeker as tragic scapegoats in paths of glory ( 1957 ) . far right : carey ( at left ) in conver - sation with sterling hayden on a location shoot for the killing .
i started playing drums when i was 14 years old [ . . . ] . i also worked [ . . . ] with frank zappa on his 1963 film score for
the world ' s greatest sinner
which starred cult actor and director timothy carey .
was 20 years ahead of its time . the religious aspect upset the studio heads . people who could have advanced the film were anxious , because they thought the public would condemn it as blasphemous , although i don ' t think
of course , these scenes pale in comparison to the scene where he seduces a 70 year - old widow for her cash , and the final , climactic
miracle
. trust me , you have to go see this flick .
it ' s about a guy who decides to form a religion . he calls himself god and gathers all these followers . then one night , he wonders whether or not he really is god . so in order to check himself out , he breaks into a supposedly catholic church , steals a communion wafer , runs home and sticks a pin in it to see if it ' ll bleed . it leaves a trail of blood all the way across the lawn and he repents and . . . oh , it was stupidity .
making sinner demonstrates the need for the definitive documentary of timothy carey . this needs to happen soon , while people that worked with him are still alive . in making sinner the interviews with carey ' s youngest brother and ray dennis steckler are great , yes , but a carey doc needs interviews with people like peter falk , bob rafelson , robert blake , and ben gazarra ( to name a few ) . as it stands , making sinner is an ambitious idea that isn ' t quite ambitious enough in its scope ( and not cohesive in its presentation ) .
zappa studied music and art at chaffey college . he wrote the score for the world ' s greatest sinner , a low - budget tale about a sacrilegious imposter who repents . sinner had its premiere at vista - continental theater , hollywood , and opened wednesday [ march 20 , 1963 ] at the ken theater , san diego .
my personal opinion is that sinner is very unusual ,
barreto observes .
nobody else but tim would have dared to make a movie like that . very controversial , especially when tim pierces the host ( to make god cry out in pain and reveal himself ) . tim ' s acting was good , but it was very strange .
at the première at the vista - continental theater in hollywood on 30 january 1963 , carey , ever the showman , appeared in his silver lamé preacher suit with god stitched on the sleeves and got the evening off to an exciting start by firing a . 38 over the heads of the audience .
in the summer and fall of 1961 . i was interested in film work then . i had gone to nyu graduate school in communications . timmy was doing that film and i decided to leave new york for los angeles and see how things were in the film business . so off i went to california to work on
i remember that day . timmy was positioning all the people . they were just local people who were acting in the scene . timmy had a few professional actors working on the picture with him , like the guy who played his campaign manager ( james farley ) and gil barreto ( who played clarence ' s disciple ) . i don ' t think anybody other than timmy had any significant credits , though .
the plot could politely be called
episodic
, unraveling like a vaguely sinister acid trip , only you ' re laughing too hard to start clawing your eyeballs out . the soundtrack is by frank zappa ( billed in the credits as
zappa
) and it churns along like a forgotten garage rock band recorded in an echo - ey sewer—and that ' s a compliment ! the scenes of hilliard performing in
concert
make the shaggs look like rush . the band basically bangs and crashes and farts out this proto - punk spew , then stops dead silent so hilliard can yawp ,
please , please please take my hand !
then the band starts up again , with hilliard doing this creepy / hilarious shimmy dance , jangling around in his weird silk blouse / shirt .
. well , timmy never got to the phone . he stayed out there , brushing his horse . i don ' t know what that was all about . timmy was a little erratic at times . i think if timmy hadn ' t been quite so extreme in some of his efforts to get publicity for himself , he would have been in other kubrick pictures after
it took fz 2 months to write 15 minutes of music for the soundtrack . the recording session took 11 hours with the pomona valley symphony . frank conducted and one mic was used . it was placed above the podium . aside from al sarratt [ surratt ] and myself , i don ' t remember who else played . maybe ronnie , but i can ' t be sure .
while fz was writing the soundtrack , he would dip his pen in the ink and then wipe the excess off on his pant leg . he always wore the same pants , gray with thin black stripes . it ended up looking pretty cool . he told me that he cut out the section of pant leg with the ink on it and framed it and sold it for $ 500 .
i think i may have written this sentence last night :
i ' m not going to tell you how highly i value this movie , mostly because anything i recommend seems to underwhelm almost everybody else ( not because i ' m some kind of supercool movie hipster , mostly because i value plot and dollar bills so much less than most , much to my continually frustrating dismay ) .
[ . . . ] the recording location listed isn ' t where he recorded , but there were probably multiple recordings going on . [ . . . ] he said he was probably part of that eight piece group , since he knows he was [ not ] in the chamber ensemble or the orchestra . [ . . . ] oh yes , the musicians in the film were different than the musicians on the soundtrack .
timmy could be a very dominant personality . he always wanted his own way . he took charge , told the actor how he wanted the role to be played . i would say timmy was a very strong type of director , fitting his personality . but he seemed to have a good relationship with the people who were acting for him and they seemed to be very happy to be doing the acting . timmy was definitely very charismatic . he was unique .
poor and broke , never had no cash . everybody calls me poor white trash . live in the swamp all of my days . dip in the swamp for my pay . well the company man . he came my way . conpany man stole my gal away . poor white trash , not a nickle in my jeans . poor white trash , don ' t know what lovin means , poor white trash , never had no fun . poor white trash , ain ' t got no one . in the swamp i live . in the swamp i ' ll die . but poor white trash , no one will cry , no one will cry .
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overall , i ' m glad i saw it but it may take me a while to recover from it .
well done , mike . i was there for the mayhem that is / was tweets and have yet to find the words to capture the experience . thankfully you did .
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zappa writes musical commercials for tv and radio . they are recorded at pal studio , cucamonga .
steve allen : and who might that be ? ( laughter ) tommy manville or who . . . ( laughter ) tell us about that .
steve allen : well they all are these days , the way things are going . but , uh . . .
steve allen : so they shot my agent in el monte , ya know . . . that can happen to anybody . ah , who is in it ?
steve allen : and you , you wrote the score for that . what instrumentation did you use , three harmonicas and a bicycle or what ? ( laughter )
fz : well uh , we have a 55 - piece orchestra and we had a very unusual reed section , we had . . .
fz : we recorded it , we recorded it in the chaffey high school , no , the chaffey college little theater in uh , alta loma , california . . .
if you have any sense , you ' ll go to the egyptian theater on hollywood boulevard on saturday , november 4th and sunday the 5th . if you don ' t have any sense , you ' ll probably be there already .
the worlds greatest sinner ! a tribute to timothy carey . now playing at the egyptian theater , hollywood .
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the music was recorded by the pomona valley symphony orchestra , directed by fred e . graff , and augmented by other instrumentalists .
a small rock - n - roll group—eight musicians—recorded last november . in early december a 20 - piece chamber ensemble recorded . the 55 - piece orchestra recorded dec . 17 , putting in a 12 - hour stint at chaffey auditorium .
i played several instruments during the session including clarinet , rhythm guitar , marimba , snare drum and contra - bass saxophone , a very rare instrument . i have no idea where frank found it .
interview by mike murphy and johnny legend ( research . . . michael wheldon )
not everybody liked his style . timmy did a remarkable job with his career , considering . he was very independent , but i don ' t think you can be too independent out there , if you want to keep
was all improvised . i don ' t remember timmy ever working from a script .
. i saw the film in manhattan . timmy brought it to new york and showed it in several screening rooms , trying to get some film companies interested . but they were all turned off and scared by the religious aspect . but
i ' ll be right there .
so i made small talk with kubrick , figuring that timmy was on his way from the backyard to take the phone call . i don ' t know what the call was about , because timmy wasn ' t in
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a fighter 's blues ( chinese : 阿虎 ) is a 2000 hong kong drama film directed by daniel lee , produced by and starring andy lau .

on another note , a fighter 's blues is also lau 's 100th film role .

a fighter ' s blues

on another note , a fighter ' s blues is also lau ' s 100th film role .
denganamangana , a remix of mizoguchi ' s theme from fighter ' s history .
an interview with henry lai : https : / / asianfilmstrike . wordpress . com . . . the cue
a fighter ' s blues iii
, from henry lai ' s score to the film a fighter ' s blues , starring andy lau . i don ' t own this music .
the first picture to be delivered under the deal is a fighter ' s blues , a thai - boxing picture which marks andy lau ' s 100th film as star .
a fighter ' s blues
has a very simple plot , focusing on the life of boxers . it also spends quite a lot of time with the people in the orphanage , to deliver emotional scenes that may conjure tears . i like the fact that many thai people are cast , and thai is spoken in some scenes as well , making it more authentic . i am a little lost as to why the orphanage staff is japanese though , it does feel a little out of place . in summary ,
a fighter ' s blues
is an adequate film that combines boxing and emotions .
before he went exclusively style - over - substance , daniel lee directed fighting drama a fighter’s blues , about an aging boxer ( andy lau , in a mature and underrated performance ) seeking a shot at redemption . co - starring japanese drama queen takako tokiwa . billed as andy lau’s 100th film . he would go on to make a whole lot more .
this is a great film . andy was great at acting his part both as a father and a fighter . the most memoriable part was probably the ending . . . very touching .
a kickboxer returns home after a 13 - year imprisonment for killing another fighter outside of the ring . he ' s shocked to learn that he has a daughter and begins the arduous process of getting to know her .
book title : a fighter ' s blues directors : daniel lee imdb rating : 6 . 5 country : hong kong language : cantonese genre : drama , romance , sport release date : 2000 - 11 - 21 runtime : 105 min stars : andy lau , takako tokiwa , inthira charoenpura
andy lau stars in a fighter’s blues , his 100th film , as mong fu ( tiger ) , an international kick - boxer who ends up in prison for accidentally killing an opponent in a fight . looking back at his life when he was a professional boxer , tiger remembers how he met a thai reporter , pim , in hong kong and fell in love with her .
blue mary also has kiss me from fatal fury 3 and real bout . not as good as
blue mary ' s blues
, but still good . here ' s the arranged version , and here ' s the kof xiv version .
an disgraced ex - boxer gets out of prison after serving for thirteen years . he goes back to thailand to find his sweetheart , only to find her already dead . he has to reconcile his past while building a relationship with a daughter he never knew existed .
a fighter ' s blues
has a very simple plot , focusing on the life of boxers . it also spends quite a lot of time with the people in the orphanage , to deliver emotional scenes that may conjure tears . i like the fact that many thai people are cast , and thai is spoken in some scenes as well , making it more authentic . i am a little lost as to why the orphanage staff is japanese though , it does feel a little out of place . in summary ,
a fighter ' s blues
is an adequate film that combines boxing and emotions .
the main reason why i saw this one was that i wanted to see andy lau as a fighter . but i only got through a fourth of it because i thought it was really fake : /
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andy lau ' s 100th film also happens to boast his finest onscreen performance . it ' s a good movie , too .
and how else to bring the ash saga to a close than with diabolosis , the theme of dark ash ? it ' s a very chilling , atmospheric piece , fitting of the final battle ' s nature .
the 2 - players ending theme from the original metal slug . there ' s also a vocal version .
one of andy lau ' s better movies . i ' d say it ' s worth watching , at least it doesn ' t have a typical happy ending .
a man falls in love with a woman from shanghai , who ' s come to hong kong to look for long - lost - mother , but problems arise when her wealthy father assumes she ' s been kidnapped .
. it ' s a catchy and memorable j - pop / j - rock song . the ost rendition from
also worth mentioning in ' 99 is the k ' team ' s theme kd - 0079 . what a way to open up with a new hero for the saga .
ending and credits themes don ' t get too much attention , but they are often great . here ' s mirthless , the staff roll theme from ' 97 , a charming , slow blues - like theme . serious , one of the ending bgm from 2003 , has an epic and melancholic feel that makes great use of the typical kof rock style .
how about boss terry ' s theme ? it ' s not every day you get to fight the main hero as a final boss , especially not with a grand - scale epic remake of one of his classic themes blasting in the background .
for something more heartfelt ( no pun intended ) and relaxing , there ' s full moon : heartful , hotaru futaba ' s theme .
king ' s theme and kabocha - to piero in the sequel . kof xiv has a remix of king ' s first art of fighting theme that plays when ryo and king face each other .
after a 13 - year imprisonment in hong kong , a kickboxer challenges the current champion in order to restore his honor .
( well , actually , it ' s four :
chestnuts and mashed potatoes
) . odd name aside , terry ' s peppy and upbeat trademark theme is always a great addition to any game . the
snowy road (
let ' s run through !
on the ost ) sounds like a james bond theme cranked up to eleven .
from 2 , we have a new version of the usual c ' mon , there ' s a semi - sale in that forest , the japanese parisian , gloom of the cowman , mozokusu in the mosque , and giving a manicure to the fingernails of darkness .
samurai shodown warrior ' s rage has a brilliant arranged soundtrack and may be the single greatest music snk has has ever done . first off , there is asura ' s theme which is very dark , yet very tragic sounding . then we have haohmaru ' s appropriately named theme which probably suits him as a character as well as any theme can possibly suit a character . galford and nakoruru get probably the best versions of their themes to date , and to say nothing of the boss themes . . . gandara has a fittingly ominous track for a giant . . . thing and yuga ' s theme has a dark and terrifying sound that lets you know what kind of being you are up against .
antonov ' s theme , i ' m the king of fighters , has a great guitar riff and solos , plus some epic orchestral parts .
finally the twin ' s theme in real bout special and real bout 2 .
lee pai long ' s theme , which was also remixed for the sequel .
most memorable by far was the theme to jimmy and sonia ' s stage .
on the subject of zero , both the clone and the original were given pretty slick tunes in 2002 : unlimited match . original zero ' s theme is testament of n . e . s . t . s . , an imperialistic march that has a hint of undying duty and sadness while clone zero was given dark gravitation , a song that has split some fans on whether or not it ' s better than
slasher zero
( a song that was heralded as
pure evil in audio form
. )
very energetic , and a song you ' ll be hearing quite a bit since you ' ll be losing to rugal so often .
into the cosmos , a track that is equal parts rocking and otherworldly , perfect for the opening stages of the final level ' s battleship raid .
, essentially the old snk ' s swan song , has an appropriately awesome soundtrack . nowhere is this exemplified more than in kyo ' s theme , the appropriately titled
successor , najd ' s theme . an ominous tune with a distinct middle - eastern feel to it despite not using any middle - eastern instruments whatsoever .
it gets quite the imposing remix in the form of maximum impact ' s requiem .
ugly hero , astro guy ' s theme in the first king of the monsters .
so far , this is one of andy lau ' s best movie ever . the story was beautifully done and awesome indeed . a heart breaking and touching film to own . a must see to believe . . . ! ! !
a cop is forced into early retirement due to retinal damage . but after witnessing a bank robbery along with a female inspector - who believes he has acute senses - they team up in hope to solve the case .
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and pandora ' s box n° 2 , mist theme of his twin brother jin chonrei .
this is andy ' s best performance ever . a true love / drama between father and daughter . on top of that the love scenes are slowly touching yet beautifully ending with unforgetable . like andy said ;
box til the end
. a highly recommended andy film . one of andy ' s best drama since
a true mob story
. overall , this is adorably and touching indeed .
c62 - shirokuni - , the theme of ryuji yamazaki . a very casual but rocking tune that shifts around wildly between soft and hard to match yamazaki ' s unstable psyche . the arranged version also sounds a lot like
young lust
by pink floyd . it gets a pretty neat remix in kof xiv .
the king of fighters 2002 : unlimited match made up for 2001 and 2002 ' s rather poor soundtracks with a new soundtrack , and oh , what a difference it makes . it also gives kula diamond a long due deserved song ( since the wonderful ice place ) that is actually kickass . ice place would get a remix in xiv and plays when kula and angel face each other .
on the subject of
still green
, snk did a ska version of the song . a ska version . and it still sounds amazing .
love him or hate him , ash crimson ' s themes are deliciously sinister , a testament to just how far he ' s strayed from the typical protagonistic mold . splendid evil in kof 2003 kicked it off and joker in xi eventually becomes something akin to guilty gear - lite ( thanks in part to a killer guitar ) . joker eventually got remixed in xiv , but repurposed and suitably re - arranged as oswald ' s theme .
new order , rinrin , and secret circumstances , all from xi . the first is a essentially a fusion of
esaka
and
arashi no saxophone
; the second is jazzy ; the last one sounds like the score for the next james bond . a remix of new order plays as kyo and iori ' s fated battle theme while vanessa would get a remix of secret circumstances in xiv .
. you can pretty much feel all the emotions of snk ' s ( brief ) demise .
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regulation a gives us please select . perhaps the catchiest menu select theme ever .
is a bad game with even worse graphics . . . and awesome music .
after a 13 - year imprisonment in hong kong , mong fu returns to thailand to discover that his girlfriend died and left him a daughter , ploy . with the help of sister mioko , a caretaker for orphans , fu and ploy begin the long hard road to know each other . however , a thai boxing promoter tells the truth about why fu went to prison . it turns out that fu , who is a former kickboxer himself , killed a kickboxing champion outside the ring . in an attempt to bring honor back , fu challenges the current champion in a fight . meanwhile , a relationship begins to ensue between fu and sister mioko .
after a 13 - year imprisonment in hong kong , mong fu returns to thailand to discover that his girlfriend had died and had left him a daughter , ploy . with the help of sister mioko , a caretaker for orphans , fu and ploy begin the long hard road to know each other . however , a thai boxing promoter tells the truth about why fu went to prison . it turns out that fu , who is a former kickboxer himself , killed a kickboxing champion outside the ring . in an attempt to bring honor back , fu challenges the current champion in a fight . meanwhile , a relationship begins to ensue between fu and sister mioko .
napolitan blues from ' 94 , club m ~ flute under blue sky from ' 95 , and prolongnation from 2003 weren ' t too shabby either . honestly , terry really can ' t do any wrong and his teammates ( who sometimes drew the short end of the stick when it came to music , especially joe ) benefitted from being grouped with him .
after a 13 - year imprisonment in hong kong , mong fu returns to thailand to discover that his girlfriend died and left him a daughter , ploy . with the help of sister mioko , a caretaker for orphans , fu and ploy begin the long hard road to know each other . however , a thai boxing promoter tells the truth about why fu went to prison . it turns out that fu , who is a former kickboxer himself , killed a kickboxing champion outside the ring . in an attempt to bring honor back , fu challenges the current champion in a fight . meanwhile , a relationship begins to ensue between fu and sister mioko . ( less )
from samurai shodown , tuna , the theme of series ' staple mcninja galford d . weiler . it even has a live version , and a few awesome remixes .
i must say . . . this is one of the best film i have ever seen . a very touching father and daughter relationship paired with a love story . . . beautiful crafted together . . . this is a triumph of asian filmmaking .
and there ' s the theme of rugal ' s son adel : revolutionary etude ~ r2 . it starts out as a chopin piece , and then goes into full - blown techno . his xi theme , king is even better . and its arranged version is even better than that .
after a 13 - year imprisonment in hong kong , mong fu returns to thailand to discover that his girlfriend had died and had left him a daughter , ploy . with the help of sister mioko , a caretaker for orphans , fu and ploy begin the long hard road to know each other . however , a thai boxing promoter tells the truth about why fu went to prison . it turns out that fu , who is a former kickboxer himself , killed a kickboxing champion outside the ring . in an attempt to bring honor back , fu challenges the current champion in a fight . meanwhile , a relationship begins to ensue between fu and sister mioko . written by ninja01
the mysterious official invitation team bring with them
venatore ballare
, a very unusual theme for the kof series . it ' s a bombastic orchestra track with vocals sung in italian , very appropriate for the opera house / masquerade arena theme that is their home stage .
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an ethnomusicologist actually wrote a thesis regarding the music of the franchise . the fourth game , in particular , is said to have a unique blend of western and japanese scales for a stylistic result that might have literally never been heard before in video games .
sometime in november 2012 , we asked lovehkfilm . com’s readers to send in their lists of the best…
this is my favorite andy lau ' s movie . i think he acted really well in this movie .
one of andy lau ' s better movies . i also like to listen the song in this movie .
slacking off can be awesome , especially with more rocks on loose genius , dong hwan ' s theme .
months after the events of the original film , ming suspects a police superintendent as being a new mole for the triads , while years earlier , yan embarks on his first mission .
the arranged version features a very indian - ish tune near the end of the song .
from the fifth game , yoshitora ' s theme is best described as
tuna + shamisen + awesome .
mr . big ' s theme , returns as blue moon factory in the sequel . during his appearance in kof 96 as a part of boss team , he got dust man . there was also a scrapped version of his theme for the snes that was probably more interesting than his arcade theme .
while 2002 ' s soundtrack was somewhat lacking due to snk ' s financial crisis at the time , napolitan trance , the theme of k9999 and the nests team , was quite good , despite the repetitiveness . for some people , it may also be the intro and player select themes , even if one ' s based on the other .
andy lau tak - wah mh , jp ( born july 10 , 1961 ) is a hong kong cantopop singer , film actor , and producer . he has been one of hong kong ' s most commercially successful film actors since the 1990s . andy lau has since appeared in more than 100 films and 300 mini series with hong kong ' s tvb channel , and has a huge fan base throughout asia with the success of both his onscreen performances and his musical career . related tags : wikiroll andy lau ' s official site
. not only it is a soothing yet melancholy song , but harumi ikoma , blue mary ' s seiyuu , actually provides the vocals . ( for those who want to hear the non - vocal version ,
the original version of final attack that shows up since metal slug 2 and it ' s so badass that it became the most recurrent leitmotif in the series . the two times the original version is used , you ' re fighting a mothership with morden ' s army or engaging into a dramatic showdown with rootmars . anyway , this song is guaranteed to make you feel badass enough to fight an entire army and win .
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a staple boss battle music that spans across all games ( save 5 ) : steel beast .
an improvised concerto , for magaki . as classical piano , it ' s surprisingly subdued , but no less awesome .
buriki one might be an obscure game on an equally obscure arcade system but it ' s soundtrack turned out to be great ! in high gear , gai tendo ' s theme , has also been remixed for king of fighters xi .
i thought this movie was a really good drama . . . i think is the category . andy lau ' s character is really laidback in the film and i think he did a great job portraying that image . . . i really liked the japanese , ithink she was , actress in it too . she was really cute and also helped me further enjoy the movie . the ending scene brought tears to my eyes which was weird cuz i really do the mushy thing . . . there ' s not really a whole lot of action in the movie so if you are into loud flash and booms throughout the course of a movie , this isn ' t your thing otherwise , try it , its a great movie .
from ' 95 , there ' s senritsu no dora ( the shuddering gong ) , apparently carried over from psycho soldier as well . pretty funky . its best arrange collection version has a more commanding and triumphant feel .
the character select theme does a very good job getting you pumped for the many battles to come .
set in china in the 1860 ' s during the taiping rebellion , the story is based on the assassination of ma xinyi in 1870 . loyalist general qingyun is the only survivor of a battle with . . . see full summary »
gori - rock , franco bash ' s theme from real bout fatal fury special / 2 . what do ya know ? the guy wasn ' t lying when he said he was a
dynamooooooo !
. oh my gawwwd !
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much like the refreshingly good hip - hop provided by the american sports team , a similar case can be made for the themes of everyone ' s favorite southtown dj , duck king . whether it ' s shitamachi no abarenbou ( the wild boy from downtown ) from the original fatal fury , duck dub dub from fatal fury special / kof xi , or duck duck duck ! from the real bout series , the sound team knows how to churn out snazzy tracks . props to kong kuwata ( as in the seiyuu of duck king and geese ) for actually rapping in a few of duck ' s themes .
similarly , the menu theme for kof - i , as heard here . it ' s also the main menu theme to xiii .
version 2 . 0 of xiv adds some new songs to the game , most of which are remixes . emergence , rock howard ' s new theme , perfectly captures the spirit of classic snk music before their first
death
. very reminiscent of goodbye esaka and fairy , and appropriately uplifting for seeing a massive fan favorite finally join a canon kof game .
and here ' s some from kizuna encounter : slums , toll - road , skyscraper construction , and docks . gotta love that guitar .
for the south town team , we have
soy sauce for koyadofu
, a very intense combination of hard rock and traditional japanese instruments , as expected from geese howard and his syndicate . and if that doesn ' t do it for you , geese ' s classic theme makes a return if he fights against terry . this remix is very fitting , standing out among all the rival battle themes for capturing the feel of a bloodthirsty brawl between these two longtime foes . the 2 . 0 update added this remix of the art of fighting 2 version of geese ' s theme , fittingly for ryo vs . geese matches .
jack turner ' s theme is okay , but it ' s the pc - engine arrange that makes it awesome . his theme in the sequel , however , is awesome on its own , and while the arrange version makes the song more upbeat , you gotta love that sax .
an exiled detective is recruited to solve a series of mysterious deaths that threaten to delay the inauguration of empress wu .
after spending 13 years in jail , mong fu andy lau , a muay thai boxer returns to thailand to look for his old girlfriend . upon arrival in bangkok , he learns of her death and that she was pregnant with his daughter last time he saw her . he travels to an orphanage to meet his daughter where he finds friendship with a japanese nun who runs the orphanage . his dark past soon comes back to haunt him and he must fight for his future . mong fu kills his rival chat chai in the dressing room which gets him his 13 year prison sentence . the climax of this film is a final fight with a thai boxer who wants to avenge chat chai ' s death , which ends in a fight
yeah , gotta agree . one of andy ' s best movies . i really recommend it , you guys should watch it immediately ! ! !
. nearly all percussion and of an impossible - to - identify musical genre , it ' s one of the darkest themes in the series .
the lonely wolves ' newest theme , wild street . it ' s like street dancer from xi , only injected with 250 % more rock .
released from prison after more than thirteen years inside , mong fu leaves hong kong for thailand to find half - thai photographer and journalist pim , his former lover . his sentence was the result of a fatal accident in the washroom with opponent chacha during an impromptu rematch , after having deliberately lost a thai boxing fight to him on the orders of his gambling boss . he discovers that he has a rebellious teenage daughter ploy who has quit school . sister mioko , a young woman who takes care of the orphans , encourages mong fu and ploy ' s relationship while developing feelings of her own for mong fu . . .
london march , billy ' s theme from kof ' 97 ( and a majority of billy ' s other appearances ) also sounds like it ' d go hand - in - hand with guilty gear ( the arranged version even more so . ) n . d . r . , his theme from real bout fatal fury , is also rocking , and the arranged version from kof ' 98 throws synthesisers into the mix .
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this film i had watch it years ago . . it is a good film . would recommend anyone to watch it .
the credits theme , burning on , sounds like something that would play as the series ' swan song , but with a lot of developments for xiv ( a proper shift to 3d for the main series , the start of a new story arc , etc . ) , it leaves fans hopeful and excited for what the future holds for snk and the king of fighters .
saxophone under the moon , the theme for the yagami team . iori ' s penchant for orgasmic jazz music has blessed him , mature and vice well .
star tv has signed a five - year output agreement with hong kong star andy lau and his teamwork motion pictures production company .
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this is an old movie but i recently saw it . i thought it was pretty okay . andy play a good role .
it has been 12 years since then , and in his search for pim he discovers that she has died and left him a daughter , ploy , who is bring taken care of in an orphanage . there , he meets mioko , a japanese nun who helps him understand his daughter better . a thai boxer recognizes tiger and wants to avenge the death of the chartchai , the boxer accidentally killed by tiger . tiger accepts the challenge , but with a new understanding and philosophy of boxing , that is to learn from mistake .
an disgraced ex - boxer gets out of prison after serving for thirteen years . he goes back to thailand to find his sweetheart , only to find her already dead . he has to reconcile his past while building a relationship with a daughter he never knew existed .
ole ! laurence blood , bullfighter extraordinate from fatal fury , has some fiesty themes backed by a magical spanish guitar . there ' s hataraku tougyuushi ( the hard - working bullfighter ) from 2 / special and ushi to otawamure ( playing around with bulls ) from real bout special / real bout 2 .
the dark , gritty tone of the fourth episode is accompanied by a fitting soundtrack made of ominous minimalism . the arranged version of demon ' s song - revised - , notable for being the only other hard rock track in the game next to tuna , and actually being better than the original version .
a troop of comedians and acrobats from all over the world perform in hk setting the stage for revolution . burning man blue man group .
after spending 13 years in jail for killing one of his opponents chat chai in the dressing room , mong fu , a washed up muay thai kickboxer returns to thailand to look for his old girlfriend pim . upon arrival in bangkok , he finds out that she died and that he has a 14 year old daughter . he finds the orphanage and meet his daughter and starts a relationship with sister mioko , the nun
as usual , the japan team have an energetic and powerful electronic rock theme in the form of
yappari esaka
. it samples both the team ' s xiii theme and their classic 96 theme , giving a feeling of paying tribute to the past history of not only kyo and his team , but the real life esaka station that serves as both their stage and snk ' s old home . above all , this theme lets you know that kof is truly here again .
an illegal immigrant from mainland china sneaks into corrupt british - colonized hong kong in 1963 , transforming himself into a ruthless and emerging drug lord .
in a series filled to the brim with rock , jazz , and pop , slam no . 5 ( or is it slum no . 5 ? ) from kof ' 94 stands out as a cool hip - hop track . also , make sure to catch the ' 98 version .
mickey rodgers ' s theme in the first game perfectly captures his design as an gritty underground boxer , while his theme in the second game does so again with more rocky atmosphere .
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andy gives another great performance . the movie stretches pretty long in the middle but moves along petty well . the camera shots and angles made the movie look like it was a photo shoot . this is a movie more than kickboxing but simply about finally realizing that u have to give it ur all .
fairy , chizuru ' s theme from kof ' 96 and its arranged version , as well as sacredness ~ fairy from kof 2003 . rock and gospel have never sounded so great together .
' in 1982 gained him instant success and popularity . during this decade , andy lau played the lead role in many of the tvb series thus being named one of
tvb ' s five tigers
along with tony leung , michael miu , felix wong , and kent tong . in the late 80s , andy left tvb and began a starring in films rather than dramas . with well known successful films such as
as tears go by
and
a moment of romance
, andy became one of hong kong ' s most bankable stars . he won many awards in his acting career and even beat jackie chan in the
no . 1 box office actor
in 2005 .
this is one of andy lau ' s best movies . the story is moving . the view in thailand , esp . pattaya is really intriguing . and the ending is beautiful , though expected . but some details aren ' t clearly stated . and the boy ray seems to be an optional character . anyway , it ' s recommendable to those who cherish the warmth from heart .
enriedo ~ the detached impure world ~ is the perfect theme for the final boss stage . it ' s also originally from sengoku 3 and served as the final stage theme for that game .
in xiv , yappari esaka serves as team japan ' s theme . and just when you thought it couldn ' t get any better by taking cues from the original
esaka ?
from ' 96 , we have now come full circle . yappari esaka ? is a full remix of the original song done completely in the style of the newer version .
while it might not have the staying power or nostalgic value of
esaka
or
tears
, blaze , kyo ' s other solo theme from kof 2003 , has its own merits .
the apple apparently doesn ' t fall far from the tree , as kim ' s sons also get in on the action , especially jae hoon . listen to too honest and experience the awesome .
the very original ikari theme from the classic ikari warriors got a remix after decades since its debut . surprisingly , it never got an official remix till xiv rolled in , raising a greater feeling of nostalgia now that it has been brought back . sadly , it only plays when ralf and clark face off against each other .
the theme for the villains team ,
wa
, is a gritty industrial piece with distorted guitars and dubstep influences , appropriate for a team of convicted prisoners . it also has moments of creepy ambience which are especially fitting for series newcomer xanadu , the mysterious cultist who lead chang and choi after they escaped from kim .
while not
seoul
per se , attack me ! from fatal fury wild ambition stands out in a game where the music was probably the only remarkable feature .
in 1985 , andy was released his first album in hong kong that year , was called
只知道此刻愛你
( only know that at this moment i love you ) however this album was not a big hit . despite having a voice not traditionally associated with popular music , andy lau ' s hard work and perseverance resulted in him being one of the most successful chinese music celebrities . his singing career reached stellar status in 1990 with the release of the album entitled 可不可以
would it be possible ?
, and his subsequent releases only solidified his status as a marketable singer . many of his songs quickly topped the music charts , not only in hong kong , but also in taiwan , mainland china , and in many different parts of asia . he even entered the guiness world record for
most awards won by a canto - pop male artist
.
formed by lau in 1990 , teamwork ' s credits include critically - acclaimed features such as made in hong kong ( 1997 ) and the longest summer ( 1998 ) , both directed by fruit chan .
andy lau tak - wah is now a very famous actor and singer around asia , andy lau tak - wah was born to a poor family in rural town taipo in new territories , hong kong . for two years , 10 - year old andy lau tak - wah had to wake up early at 3 am to make eight trips everyday to fetch water for his family . it was not until 1980 that andy sign up for tvb ' s 10th acting academy and became an actor . andy lau tak - wah also started his singing career in 1985 .
while we ' re on the subject of the ryan family , kevin ryan / rian has wilderness policeman . what it sounds like is exactly what it says on the tin . here ' s the arranged version .
* screen format : letter box * sound mix : dts * dvd type : dvd - 5 導演：李仁港 director : lee yan kong 監製：爾冬陞 , 禢嘉珍 producer : derek yee , kuen ka chun 天幕十週年出品！劉德華第一百部電影！！ 阿虎（劉德華飾）代表香港出賽「亞太拳王大賽」，本抱打假拳心態，後認識泰國年輕女導pim，在賽事中途棄權，對手察差不心息，被阿虎錯手打死，虎入獄13年。出獄後得知pim已去世並為他生下女兒ploy，虎不惜尋找，認識孤兒院院長澪（常盤貴子飾）。poly拒絕認回生父，澐介入挽救。其後有人認出虎乃當年的殺人犯，父女關係陷入困境，虎參與世紀拳賽…… after 13 years of imprisonment , once a boxing champion tiger finally releases from the prison . he finds that his lover pim is dead and she has left him a daughter ploy . ploy is hostile to tiger at the beginning , with the liaison of mioko , their relationship is improving . but the crisis comes when a thai boxing promoter , sombat challenges tiger to fight with his thai champ tawon . it is time for tiger to face up of being a real boxer in life . . . . . .
i love this movie because simply andy is a good actor and a singer and hehe . . . takako is great . andy and takako did a beautiful job at acting out their roles and the plot of the movie is excellent . well there are certain things in the movie that can be improved , mainly the audio , but they are all the producer ' s fault . ok first off the dubbing of the movie is kinda chunky . i thought it was caused by the vcd because we all know that the vcd quality arent the best , so i tried dvd thinking that with something digital i cant lose . secondly the fighting scenes are cool , but could be better if cool sound effects were added . if you saw the movie fight club , you ' ll know what i ' m taking about . at last why did they dubbed takako ' s voice , her voice is so sweet and sexy just think about the beautiful life and moonlight express .
well here it is . as lotta ppl requested i uploaded the movie but for now only a couple parts . i ' ll upload the rest next time . enjoy . . .
in spite of one ' s age , the theme of the oyaji / master team from kof ' 98 . and if you thought that was good , wait until you hear ver . immortal from 2002 : unlimited match .
exceed the limits , rick strowd ' s theme from real bout fatal fury 2 fits the character well ; that is to say it ' s pure awesome . while we are on the subject of the fatal fury series , let us turn to our attention to alfred airhawk , also from real bout 2 . ( no , not dominated mind like everyone else thinks . ) get the sky ~ with your dreams ~ fits alfred quite well , actually .
pangyago houho , the fatal fury 2 / special theme of acrofatic chinese brawler cheng sinzan . it even gets a remix in the form of hapushu ! fuuu in the real bout series .
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trash head , goenitz ' s theme . militaristic , imposing , and fits the
wind
theme behind the boss . then came trash head ~ spring storm ~ for the king of fighters 2002 : unlimited match . . .
fate , the calamitous theme of saiki , which seems to incorporate elements of magaki and mukai ' s themes , fittingly enough . the console release nets saiki two seperate , and equally sinister themes for his playable , clothed form .
the new psycho soldier team theme ,
tachi bou ke
, turned some heads for not only being another fun j - pop tune to go along with athena ' s character themeing , but being the first kof song , and possibly the first major fighting game song , to use a vocaloid as its primarily vocalist . the vocal version is saved for all athena vs . kensou fights , while the instrumental version without the vocaloid is the stage theme for the psycho soldier team ' s stage ,
the bund
. even cooler is how it functions on the bund stage itself - if a team match leads to athena vs . kensou mid - match , the vocals will kick in seamlessly with no interruption to the music . if athena vs . kensou ends and the match overall continues , the vocals will fade back out .
and , just like geese ,
ketchaku r
has been subject to a few remixes over the years : xxx in kof ' 98 and unlimited r in kof 2002 : unlimited match .
the way to rebirth from ' 99 and wild party from 2000 . ever since
seoul road
in ' 96 , kim and his korean cohorts have received a fair share of awesome .
k ' seems to have his own string of pure , unadulterated awesome . aside from the aforementioned
kd - 0079
, there ' s kd - 0084 in 2000 , kd in 2003 , and kdd - 0075 in xi .
every boss theme from neo geo battle coliseum . and not just the boss themes . try the castle ? antenna . here ' s snk planet cafe with an even more awesome arranged version . even the how to play theme is awesome !
control crisis , the orochi iori / orochi leona sub - boss theme for ' 97 , sounds more like a guilty gear track than something snk would do . the arrange version is even better .
the new faces team ' s non - orochi forms also had pretty killer music ( no pun intended ) in the form of bloody . naturally , this too was remolded when unlimited match came along . the end result ? re : bloody .
antinomy ~ mutually exclusive dichotomy ~ , the theme of the kyo clone team from kof 2002 : unlimited match . it starts out a contender for the darkest bgm you ' ll ever hear in a fighting game ( which is fitting considering that evil , magical doppelganger kusanagi is depicted as looking downright ax crazy with a slasher smile that would put yamazaki to shame ) . then , around the post - 1 : 00 mark , the song picks up and starts to feel . . . oddly heroic . of course , you ' re right to back to square one after that brief moment of uplifting .
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purity soldiers , the lighthearted theme of the psycho soldier team . the scrapped version of purity soldiers is pretty good too though you ' ll only hear it on a handful of japanese match videos during the interlude .
the king of fighters xii also had a very well - done soundtrack . unlike previous games , the music used is based on the stage rather than the team or character . there are two versions each as well with one only slightly differing from the other . however , the real eye ( or ear ) opener is the ast versions of the soundtrack . here is a preview , and the whole ast can be heard here .
the theme of ryuhaku todoh from art of fighting , which will return in art of fighting 2 as ryo sakazaki ' s theme
uma - to - boku
, and one more time in kof 98 , cementing its status as theme of art of fighting series .
andy lau turns in his finest performance in this e ntertaining drama about tiger ( lau ) , a kickboxer who is released from prison and finds redemption . the film begins as heís released from prison , but weíre introduced to his demons in flashback . when he was a young boxer , he fell for thai filmmaker pim ( indhira jaroeupura of the film nang nak ) . she was his number one love , though he apparently forgot what drew her to him . she was drawn to his strength and his fighting nature . when she discovers that boxing is only a job to him , he loses her and something else happens that lands him in jail for 10 + years .
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a young father and his infant son are beset by forces of evil and corruption . they wander china , upholding their sense of honor and protecting the weak . when they are forced into combat , . . . see full summary »
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the final boss music , independence from an aggregate , is a major shoutout to akira . the theme itself starts off with an ominous atmosphere , then the rhythmic percussions of japanese instruments and chanting starts playing . its no holds barred .
star expects four to five movies out of teamwork over the next three years , but teamwork executive producer shelly lau puts the figure much higher .
we ' re looking at making eight to ten films a year ,
said lau .
the arranged version of you feel for me , the theme of the high school girls team , gives off this happy - go - lucky , club mix vibe . also , there ' s the light - hearted and relaxing pure ~ at good old days for the neo psycho soldier team in xi .
the red army will stop at nothing to assassinate the daka lama during his visit to singapore on nation day . en route , he meets ling may , a young woman who shares his horoscope ; he tells her . . . see full summary »
the all - female heroic trio are tung ( wonder woman ) , chat ( thief catcher ) , a mercenary , and ching ( invisible woman ) . initially , they ' re on opposing sides - the invisible ching is kidnapping . . . see full summary »
at the other end of the spectrum are iori yagami ' s jazz - heavy themes with screaming saxophones , the arashi no saxophone ( that ' s
stormy saxophone
for those who don ' t know japanese ) series : it started in the king of fighters ' 95 with arashi no saxophone ( which was popular enough to be rearranged in kof ' 98 and again in xi ) , then continued with arashi no saxophone 2 in ' 96 ( ditto in 2002 and xiii as ex iori ) , cool jam ( arashi no saxophone 3 ) in ' 97 , stormy scream ( arashi no saxophone 4 ) in 2000 , and cool jam 2 in 2003 , then finally xiii gives us arashi no saxophone 5 . for the new story arc starting in xiv , the yagami team gets saxophone under the moon as their theme song . the original stormy saxophone eventually got a remix in kof xiv , fittingly as the rival theme between kyo and iori with their classic dlc outfits on .
remember watching this years back . . takako tokiwa ! ! was my fav jap actress back then , having just watched beautiful life , so i just had to watch this . . . it ' s not great , but not really bad either . . yeah , great help i ' ve been ! ! takako tokiwa . . . . . . .
if you thought
wild street
rocked your socks off , wait until you listen to the new fatal fury team theme ,
departure from south town
. a high - octane rocking piece guaranteed to get anyone pumped when fighting in their home stage , in which the song fits very well , too .
i don ' t know why , but when i watched this movie , it reminds me of rocky , of course the whole story line isn ' t same . different is roky is successful ending but this one is tiger dies , just like ordinary chinese movie ending . but it ' s good movie , you don ' t waste your time to watch it ! i liked it .
most of terry ' s other themes are of equal caliber . his list of greats includes big shot ! from fatal fury 3 / real bout fatal fury / kof xi ( complete with an acoustic version in kof ' 96 ) , 11th street from fatal fury wild ambition , sunrise on the train from garou : mark of the wolves , 176th street from kof ' 99 , and terry 115 from kof 2000 .