Not only does he rebel against the Emperor, but also suffers 500 years in captivity, travelling to India, before returning home and introducing the concept of Buddhism to motherland China. This lore has been countlessly adapted for media several times, The Monkey King being the recent-most example of all of them. A newly imbued venture, THE MONKEY KING serves as director Cheang Pou-Soi’s adaptation of the famed collection of stories in Chinese mythology, known as “Journey to the West” and primarily attributed to Wu Cheng’en, using selected chapters of the book to chronicle how Sun Wukong, or the Monkey King, valiantly rebelled against the Jade Emperor of Heaven. Performed By: The Slovak National Symphony Orchestra and Lucnica Chorus.Īny well-inclined aficionado of international cinema should have a grasp of common knowledge when it comes to the Eastern and Asian cinematic industries, and their penchants for dazzling creativity through sensationally envisioned projects. Orchestrated By: Peter Bateman, Sebastian Cano-Besquet, Pantawit Kiangsiri, Sean McMahon, Joohyun Park, Patrick Russ, Megumi Sasano, David Shephard, and Laurent Ziliani. Release Date: November 2014 (PROMOTIONAL RELEASE)ħth December 2015 (INTRADA PHYSICAL RELEASE) If you prefer narrative cohesion and thematic counterpoint in this score, a trait often identified with the composer sadly missing in sufficient amounts here.
If you wish to invest an a rowdy, anthemic, ridiculously glorious score that brings back Christopher Young to the fore in all his glory. Promotional Release Cover (2014) Christopher Young (2015)
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