Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (soundtrack)

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
Soundtrack album by Tan Dun
Released	2000
Genre	Soundtrack, Classical
Length	50:13
Label	Sony Classical

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon is the original soundtrack album of the 2000 Academy Award- and Golden Globe Award-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon starring Yun-Fat Chow, Michelle Yeoh, Ziyi Zhang and Chang Chen. The score was composed by Tan Dun, originally performed by Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai National Orchestra, and Shanghai Percussion Ensemble. It also features many solo passages for cello played by Yo-Yo Ma. The "last track" (A Love Before Time) features Coco Lee. The music for the entire film was produced in two weeks.^[1]

In addition to the awards won (see below) the score was also nominated for a Golden Globe but lost to the score of the film Gladiator.

Tan Dun arranged portions of the film score into a concerto for cello and orchestra called the Crouching Tiger Concerto. Chen Yuanlin also collaborated in the project.^[2]

Track listing

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon 3:24
The Eternal Vow 3:02
A Wedding Interrupted 2:16
Night Fight 3:11
Silk Road 3:09
To the South 2:21
Through the Bamboo Forest 4:23
The Encounter 2:41
Desert Capriccio 4:33
In the Old Temple 3:47
Yearning of the Sword 3:34
Sorrow 4:03
Farewell 2:25
A Love Before Time (English) 3:46
A Love Before Time (Mandarin) 3:38
Green Destiny (Love Theme) 2:21 (Bonus on Japanese edition)

References

^ "Tan Dun, a Musical Journey Back to Roots". China International Information Center. 2003. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
^ "Crouching Tiger Concerto, Tan Dun". schirmer.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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[1] "Tan Dun, a Musical Journey Back to Roots". China International Information Center. 2003. Retrieved 2011-07-24.

[2] "Crouching Tiger Concerto, Tan Dun". schirmer.com. Retrieved 2010-09-07.

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v t e Grammy Award for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media
1950s	Anatomy of a Murder – Duke Ellington (1959)
1960s	Exodus – Ernest Gold (1961) Breakfast at Tiffany's – Henry Mancini (1962) Tom Jones – John Addison (1964) Mary Poppins – Richard M. Sherman & Robert B. Sherman (1965) The Sandpiper – Johnny Mandel (1966) Doctor Zhivago – Maurice Jarre (1967) Music from Mission: Impossible – Lalo Schifrin (1968) The Graduate – Dave Grusin & Paul Simon (1969)
1970s	Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid – Burt Bacharach (1970) Let It Be – The Beatles (John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr) (1971) Shaft – Isaac Hayes (1972) The Godfather – Nino Rota (1973) Jonathan Livingston Seagull – Neil Diamond (1974) The Way We Were: Original Soundtrack Recording – Alan and Marilyn Bergman & Marvin Hamlisch (1975) Jaws – John Williams (1976) Car Wash – Norman Whitfield (1977) Star Wars – John Williams (1978) Close Encounters of the Third Kind – John Williams (1979)
1980s	Superman – John Williams (1980) The Empire Strikes Back – John Williams (1981) Raiders of the Lost Ark – John Williams (1982) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – John Williams (1983) Flashdance – Michael Boddicker, Irene Cara, Kim Carnes, Doug Cotler, Keith Forsey, Richard Gilbert, Jerry Hey, Duane Hitchings, Craig Krampf, Ronald Magness, Dennis Matkosky, Giorgio Moroder, Phil Ramone, Michael Sembello & Shandi Sinnamon (1984) Purple Rain – Prince and the Revolution (1985) Beverly Hills Cop – Marc Benno, Harold Faltermeyer, Keith Forsey, Micki Free, John Gilutin Hawk, Howard Hewett, Bunny Hull, Howie Rice, Sharon Robinson, Danny Sembello, Sue Sheridan, Richard Theisen & Allee Willis (1986) Out of Africa – John Barry (1987) The Untouchables – Ennio Morricone (1988) The Last Emperor – David Byrne, Cong Su & Ryuichi Sakamoto (1989)
1990s	The Fabulous Baker Boys – Dave Grusin (1990) Glory – James Horner (1991) Dances with Wolves – John Barry (1992) Beauty and the Beast – Alan Menken (1993) Aladdin – Alan Menken (1994) Schindler's List – John Williams (1995) Crimson Tide – Hans Zimmer (1996) Independence Day – David Arnold (1997) The English Patient – Gabriel Yared (1998) Saving Private Ryan – John Williams (1999)
2000s	A Bug's Life – Randy Newman (2000) American Beauty – Thomas Newman (2001) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Tan Dun (2002) The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring – Howard Shore & John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) (2003) The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2004) The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King – Howard Shore, John Kurlander (engineer/mixer) & Peter Cobbin (engineer/mixer) (2005) Ray – Craig Armstrong (2006) Memoirs of a Geisha – John Williams (2007) Ratatouille – Michael Giacchino (2008) The Dark Knight – Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard (2009)
2010s	Up – Michael Giacchino (2010) Toy Story 3 – Randy Newman (2011) The King's Speech – Alexandre Desplat (2012) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2013) Skyfall – Thomas Newman (2014) The Grand Budapest Hotel – Alexandre Desplat (2015) Birdman – Antonio Sánchez (2016) Star Wars: The Force Awakens – John Williams (2017) La La Land – Justin Hurwitz (2018) Black Panther – Ludwig Göransson (2019)
2020s	Chernobyl – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2020) Joker – Hildur Guðnadóttir (2021) The Queen's Gambit – Carlos Rafael Rivera / Soul – Jon Batiste, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross (2022) Encanto – Germaine Franco (2023) Oppenheimer – Ludwig Göransson (2024) Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer (2025)