Mar 21, 2019
The Album: Chungking Express Soundtrack (1994)
Legendary Hong Kong filmmaker Wong Kar Wai has long been known for
how he integrates pop songs into his films and
soundtracks. Chungking Express, Wong's breakout
international hit, was no exception as he worked in
everything from '60s folk pop to '70s reggae to '90s alternative in
the mix, alongside an original score by longtime composer
partners Roel Garcia and Frankie Chan. To discuss the melding
of sound, image and story in Wong's fanciful tale of two cops and
the women who (may or may not) love them, we brought in the hosts
of Heartbreak
Radio, Lady Imix and DJ Phatrick.
Heartbreak Radio which began as an internet show devoted to the
sounds of "beautiful sadness" and now it broadcasts every two weeks
on KQBH LP, 101.5 FM, a micro-transmitter station out of Boyle
Heights, Los Angeles. Imix (aka Sol) and Phatrick (aka Patrick) are
now old hands at the sounds of love and longing and it was obvious
why they'd want to muse on the music of Chungking
Express. Together we talked about how Wong Kar Wai's
movies use pop, how the right song can enhance a character and
whether or not Oliver is bugging out when he says that he can't
stand to hear "California Dreamin'" anymore.
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Show Tracklisting (all songs from the soundtrack of Chungking Express unless indicated otherwise):
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