ASM 048
im Vertrieb von / distributed by:
Indigo
LP 20118-1
CD 20118-2
Peter Thomas Sound Orchester
Bruce Lee: The Big Boss (revised)
Bruce Lee‘s very first epic The Big Boss (aka The Fists of Fury) is the film that skyrocketed his career. It was premiered in Hong Kong in 1971; its international success, however, did not begin until 1973.
Convinced that the original Chinese score would be a far cry from European conventions and thus way to oriental for sensible ears of Westerners, the German film distributor hired Peter Thomas to compose an entirely new soundtrack. And thus, history was made: From then on, with the exception of China, it was this new soundtrack that scored the film worldwide, becoming the „proper“ music of The Big Boss in no time.
A lot has happened since this very special soundtrack was released for the first time back in 2010. Consequently, an improved re-release was long overdue. Thorough forays into the depth of Peter Thomas‘ archives unearthed four long lost tracks and one longer version of one of the film’s pivotal compositions. Both replace the former edition’s bonus tracks that once were originally created for the movie but never made it onto the actual score.
Tragically , in the midst of production, Peter Thomas passed away on May 17th, 2020 in Lugano, Switzerland,
aged 94. This album is dedicated to him as well as to the memory of Bruce Lee who would have turned 80 on November 27th, 2020.
Illustrations on the LP’s gatefold cover as well as on the digipack CD version are courtesy of the ingenious talents of Adrian Keindorf. The LP comes as 180g standard black vinyl and a transparent red edition, limited to 300 copies as well as a transparent sun yellow edition, limited to 200 copies.
BEISPIELE / SAMPLES
- Play Big Boss Theme 02:18
- Play Hard Drugs 01:48
- Play Girl loves Cheng 01:18
- Play Revenge & Corruption 01:48
- Play China Love 02:40
- Play Blood & Dead Friends 02:11
- Play The Amulet 03:25
- Play Finding the Drugs 01:03
- Play Cheng Li and his Friends 01:39
- Play The Fist of Fury 02:28
- Play Malaparte Sinus 02:55
- Play Communication in Hyperspace 01:43
- Play EKG 01:40
- Play Moontown 03:33
- Play Big Boss and his Gang (film version) 00:47
- Play Mukuri (Film Version) 01:36
- Play Escape From The Camp (Film Version) 01:46
- Play The Seduction of Cheng Li 03:11
- Play Spindle 01:42
- Play Alarm (Film Version) 01:34
CINEMA RETRO MAGAZINE [December 2020]: "Allscore has produced an outstanding package. Adrian Keindorf is responsible for the striking illustrations on the gatefold sleeve of the LP and the CD digipack. The LP appears on 180g black vinyl as standard and in a limited edition of just 300 copies in transparent red. I doubt very much that these will be about for too long, so grab one while you can."
MOVIE MUSIC INTERNATIONAL [December 2020]: "The twenty-track album is impressively presented with some eye-catching cover art. Certainly worth having both of these gems in your collection. The style employed and the sound achieved by Thomas is uplifting and entertaining, the composer utilising a big band style and lacing it and fusing this with pop orientated compositions that also have to them a jazz flavour. Well worth adding to your collection."
