Classic Shaw Brothers soundtracks coming to CD

For the first time ever, De Wolfe Music Library, the original licensee of many of Shaw Brothers’ memorable kung fu movie soundtracks is releasing some of these gems onto CD for our listening pleasure. That’s right. You will soon be able to own the original theme music from DIRTY HO, INVINCIBLE SHAOLIN, RETURN TO THE 36TH CHAMBER, and many more in its original unfiltered form.

KUNG FU SUPER SOUNDS: UNRELEASED SOUNDTRACKS FROM THE DE WOLFE MUSIC LIBRARY AS FEATURED IN THE SHAW BROTHERS MARTIAL ARTS MOVIES 1976-1984 features 43 tracks from over 20 classic kung fu and wuxia films.

The collection was compiled by Joel Martin, co-member of Quiet Village, a U.K.-based electronica duo specializing in ambient, psychedelic and surf music.

De Wolfe Music Library is the oldest and largest provider of production music in the world. They have supplied original and fully licensed music to literally thousands of movies, TV series, documentaries, commercials, you name it.

KUNG FU SUPER SOUNDS is scheduled for release in the U.K. in late November. It can be pre-ordered now at MovieGrooves.com, a retailer specializing in soundtracks of the ’60s and ’70s. While there, you can sample some of the tracks.

Here is the complete track list to KUNG FU SUPER SOUNDS.

1. Counterspy
(Dirty Ho – Theme)
Reg Tilsley

2. Horror House [CD only]
(The Four Assassins)
Paul Lewis

3. Suppression
(Two Champions of Shaolin)
Jack Trombey

4. Drama Bridge
(Two Champions of Shaolin)
Peter Knight

5. Waiting for the Man [CD only]
(Shaolin Mantis)
Jack Trombey

6. Drama Sting 1 [CD only]
(Shaolin Mantis)
Paul Ferris

7. Perception in Rhythm [CD only]
(Shaolin Handlock – Theme)
Ivor Slaney

8. Grotte Sous-Marine
(Shaolin Handlock)
Pierre Arvay

9. Rite De la Terre-Earth [CD only]
(Avenging Eagle – Theme)
Edward Michael

10. Violence [CD only]
(Invincible Shaolin)
Eric Towren

11. Old Dark House
(Heaven and Hell)
Pete Willsher/Keith Cheshire

12. Moonbird
(Heaven and Hell)
Roger Webb

13. Dr. Witch-Wot
(Heaven and Hell)
Pete Willsher/Keith Cheshire

14. Spin Out [CD only]
(Heaven and Hell)
Pierre Arvary

15. Tension Trip [CD only]
(Dirty Ho)
Reg Tilsley

16. Troubled Mind [CD only]
(Dirty Ho)
Don Harper

17. Crime Club
(Dirty Ho)
Reg Tilsley

18. Fast Moving Stranger [CD only]
(Dirty Ho)
Don Parker

19. Violent Pay Off
(Dirty Ho)
Reg Tilsley

20. Violence Link 1 [CD only]
(Dirty Ho)
Reg Tilsley

21. Electro Beat 5
(The Kung Fu Instructor)
Ronald Marquisee

22. Counter Kill [CD only]
(The Kung Fu Instructor)
Jack Trombey

23. Two Minutes Precisely
(Ten Tigers of Kwang Tung)
Derek Scott

24. Industrial Complex [CD only]
(The Master – Theme)
Reg Tilsely

25. Electro Beat
(The Master)
Ronald Marquisee

26. Red Sequence [CD only]
(Bat Without Wings – Theme)
Jack Trombey

27. Electro Link 18
(Return to the 36th Chamber)
Ronald Marquisee

28. For and Against
(Return to the 36th Chamber)
Barry Stoller

29. Bitter Lemons
(Flag of Iron – Theme)
Frank Rothman

30. The Mystified Man [CD only]
(Flag of Iron – Theme)
Pierre Arvay

31. The Tournament [CD only]
(Heroes Shed No Tears – Theme)
Spencer Nakin

32. Duck and Blacker
(Martial Club)
Johnny Hawksworth

33. Face to Face
(My Young Auntie)
Frank Rothman

34. Sentry [CD only]
(Masked Avengers)
Jack Trombey

35. In The Shadows [CD only]
(House of Traps – Theme)
Paul Ferris

36. Jackboot
(House of Traps)
Peter Francklyn

37. Dogarnit
(Hex After Hex)
Robin Artus/Johnny Hawksworth

38. Zenith [CD only]
(Hex After Hex)
John Saunders

39. Abimes Souterrains
(Human Skin Lanterns)
Eric Towren

40. Moog Shot 25
(Buddah’s Palm)
Sam Spence

41. Manoevres
(The Bastard Swordman – Theme)
Jack Trombey

42. Nerve Stretch 2
(The Bastard Swordman)
Paul Lewis

43. Dodge City 1
(Return to the 36th Chamber)
Jack Trombey

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