Crazy Rich Asians (soundtrack)
| Crazy Rich Asians: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
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| Soundtrack album by Various artists | |
| Released | August 10, 2018 |
| Length | 45:20[1] |
| Label | WaterTower Music |
| Producer | Jon M. Chu[2] |
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| Released | August 10, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Eastwood Scoring Stage (Burbank, California)[3] | |||
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| Length | 1:03:39[5] | |||
| Label | WaterTower Music | |||
| Producer | Brian Tyler[3] | |||
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Crazy Rich Asians is a 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Peter Chiarelli and Adele Lim. The film was accompanied by both a soundtrack album (with contributions from various artists) and an original motion picture score album (composed by Brian Tyler). The film stars Constance Wu, Henry Golding, Gemma Chan, Awkwafina, Nico Santos, Lisa Lu, Ken Jeong, and Michelle Yeoh and follows a young Asian-American woman who travels to meet her boyfriend's family and is surprised when she discovers they are among the richest in Singapore.
Crazy Rich Asians was released in the United States on August 15, 2018, by Warner Bros. Pictures and August 23, 2018, internationally. It is noted as the first film in the modern setting by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority Asian cast since 1993's The Joy Luck Club.[6] The film has grossed over $238 million worldwide and received positive reviews from critics, who praised the performances and the production design. A sequel is in development.
Background
[edit]During the film's production process, director Jon M. Chu and music supervisor Gabe Hilfer assembled a list of hundreds of songs about money, including songs by Kanye West ("Gold Digger"), Hall & Oates ("Rich Girl"), the Notorious B.I.G. ("Mo Money Mo Problems"), Lady Gaga ("Money Honey"), and Barrett Strong ("Money (That's What I Want)").[7][8] Seeking to create a multilingual soundtrack, Chu and Hilfer compiled Chinese songs from the 1950s and 1960s by Ge Lan (Grace Chang) and Yao Lee, as well as contemporary songs, and then searched through YouTube videos for singers fluent in Mandarin Chinese to provide cover versions of songs.[7]
Two versions of "Money (That's What I Want)" were performed—one in English and one in Chinese—by Malaysian singer Cheryl K, who had originally auditioned for the film singing "Mamma Knows Best" by Jessie J.[7] Awkwafina, who is also a rapper, contributed a few verses to the end credits version but recorded her parts in a separate studio.[7][9] The soundtrack includes a Chinese cover of "I Want You to Be My Baby" performed by Ge, and another version performed by Chinese jazz singer Jasmine Chen, who was also featured in the film. A choreographed dance number accompanied the song but was ultimately cut for the theatrical release.[7]
"My New Swag" is a collaboration with Chinese rappers VaVa and Ty., both of whom competed on The Rap of China.[10][11] Taiwanese-Hong Kong singer Sally Yeh had previously recorded a Cantonese cover of Madonna's "Material Girl"; since Madonna was not one of its songwriters, the artist's permission was not required for the song's inclusion.[7] To accompany the film's wedding scene, a cover of Elvis Presley's "Can't Help Falling in Love" was rerecorded for the film by Japanese–American singer and YouTuber Kina Grannis.[7]
A Chinese cover of Coldplay's 2000 song "Yellow" plays over the final scenes of Crazy Rich Asians.[12] Coldplay was initially hesitant about the song's use in the movie. Since Chu was unsatisfied with using other songs like "Stay" by Rihanna and songs by Sia in its place, he wrote a passionate letter directed to the members of the band to convince them to allow the song to be used in the film, speaking to his relationship with the word "yellow" as an Asian-American [7][12] and his hope to reappropriate the term in the last scene of the movie. The request was approved in less than 24 hours.[8][12] After Li Wenqi, a Chinese singer from the third season of The Voice of China, declined to reprise her cover of the song from the competition series (which had been used by Hilfer in test screenings),[8] "Yellow" was eventually recorded by Katherine Ho, who competed on the tenth season of The Voice (US).[12] "Vote" is an original song by Miguel, produced by Mark Ronson and Hudson Mohawke.[13]
The film's soundtrack album and score album, by Brian Tyler, were both released on August 10, 2018, through WaterTower Music.[14]
Track listings
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Waiting for Your Return" |
| Jasmine Chen | 2:58 |
| 2. | "Money (That's What I Want)" | Cheryl K | 3:12 | |
| 3. | "Wo Yao Ni De Ai (I Want Your Love – I Want You to Be My Baby)" (我要你的愛) | Ge Lan | 2:43 | |
| 4. | "My New Swag" |
| VaVa featuring Ty. and Nina Wang | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Give Me a Kiss" |
| Jasmine Chen | 3:01 |
| 6. | "Ren Sheng Jiu Shi Xi" (Dian Ying "Ru Shi Jia Ren" Cha Qu / from the soundtrack to the film Ru shi jia ren) |
| Yao Lee (姚莉) | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Ni Dong Bu Dong (Do You Understand)" (你懂不懂) |
| Lilan Chen (陳蘭麗) | 2:32 |
| 8. | "Wo Yao Fei Shang Qing Tian" (Dian Ying "Kong Zhong Xiao Jie" Cha Qu / from the soundtrack to the film Air Hostess) | Ming Yao | Ge Lan | 3:18 |
| 9. | "Material Girl (200 Du)" (200度) |
| Sally Yeh | 4:29 |
| 10. | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | Kina Grannis | 3:21 | |
| 11. | "Wo Yao Ni De Ai (I Want Your Love – I Want You to Be My Baby)" | Hendricks | Jasmine Chen | 2:04 |
| 12. | "Yellow" | Katherine Ho | 4:08 | |
| 13. | "Vote" |
| Miguel | 3:22 |
| 14. | "Money (That's What I Want)" |
| Cheryl K featuring Awkwafina | 3:12 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Love Theme from Crazy Rich Asians" | 2:52 |
| 2. | "Text Ting Swing" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "Approaching the Palace" | 1:44 |
| 4. | "Astrid" (contains an interpolation of "Blues for Jean", written by Neal Hefti) | 5:17 |
| 5. | "Solitude" | 2:26 |
| 6. | "Astrid and the Earrings" | 1:41 |
| 7. | "Arrival in Singapore" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Rainy Nights in London" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Rachel's Story" | 2:31 |
| 10. | "Shopping Spree" | 1:38 |
| 11. | "First Class" | 1:04 |
| 12. | "Hide the Jimmy Choos" | 2:53 |
| 13. | "Cousin Eddie and Cousin Alistair" | 1:19 |
| 14. | "Choices" | 3:34 |
| 15. | "We'll Get Through It Together" | 3:08 |
| 16. | "Astrid and Rachel" | 1:31 |
| 17. | "Without Reseration" | 2:40 |
| 18. | "Family First" | 1:57 |
| 19. | "Lost in the Jungle" | 0:49 |
| 20. | "Lunch on the Goh" | 3:17 |
| 21. | "Parallel Decisions" | 4:36 |
| 22. | "Running Away" | 2:19 |
| 23. | "Because of Me" | 3:09 |
| 24. | "Jubilee Bop" | 3:59 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2018) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[16] | 16[17] |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] | 8[19] |
| US Soundtrack Albums (Billboard)[20] | 11[21] |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[22] | 70[23] |
| US World Albums (Billboard)[24] | 3[25] |
References
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- ^ a b "Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". WaterTower Music. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Score)". WaterTower Music. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Chitwood, Adam (August 9, 2018). "Exclusive: Go Behind the Scenes of Brian Tyler's Score for 'Crazy Rich Asians'". Collider. Complex Media. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Score)". Amazon. Retrieved August 20, 2018.[dead link]
- ^ Ito, Robert (August 8, 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asians': Why Did It Take So Long to See a Cast Like This?". The New York Times. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Li, Shirley (August 17, 2018). "Crazy Rich Asians: Behind the soundtrack's multilingual covers of Madonna, Coldplay, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Time. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c Jacobs, Matthew (August 17, 2018). "How Chinese Covers Of Madonna And Coldplay Made The 'Crazy Rich Asians' Soundtrack". HuffPost. Oath. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Chan, Tammy (August 17, 2018). "Meet Cheryl K, The Malaysian-Born Singer On The 'Crazy Rich Asians' Soundtrack". Female Magazine. Blu Inc Media. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Kohnhorst, Adam (August 15, 2018). "China's Hottest Female Rapper Makes Hollywood Debut on "Crazy Rich Asians" Soundtrack". Radii China. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Brayson, Johnny (August 15, 2018). "The 'Crazy Rich Asians' Soundtrack Is Just As Groundbreaking As The Film". Bustle. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Sun, Rebecca (August 19, 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asians': Read the Letter That Convinced Coldplay to Allow "Yellow" in the Movie". The Hollywood Reporter. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ Renshaw, David (August 16, 2018). "Miguel shares new song "Vote"". The Fader. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ a b c Kara, Joe (August 10, 2018). "WaterTower Music to Release Two Albums of Music from the Romantic Comedy Crazy Rich Asians" (Press release). Los Angeles: Berkshire Hathaway. Business Wire. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Spotify. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Digital Albums)".[dead link] Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians Digital Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians Independent Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Soundtrack Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians Soundtrack Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (Top Album Sales)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians Top Album Sales Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
- ^ "Soundtrack Chart History (World Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 2, 2018.
- ^ "Crazy Rich Asians World Albums Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved June 28, 2019.
