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December 8, 2006 at 01:16:00 PM | more stories by this author
Wu-Tang mastermind crafted soundtrack to new Spike TV animated series starring Samuel L. Jackson.
If there were ever a match made in heaven, the RZA and Afro Samurai would seem to be it.
Afro Samurai
Having steeped his career-defining sound in the martial arts and crafted beats for the 1999 samurai-centric film Ghost Dog and both of Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill movies, the Wu-Tang Clan mastermind is set to release the soundtrack for the animated series.
RZA composed the original score for the series, which stars Samuel L. Jackson and is set to debut January 4 on Spike TV. The soundtrack will also include tracks featuring Big Daddy Kane, GZA, Q-Tip, Talib Kweli, and the extended Wu Tang Family.
Afro Samurai, based on a graphic novel by Takashi Okazaki, tells the story of a black samurai's hunt for the gunman who murdered his father. Jackson voices the main character.
"As a fan of martial art and old Japanese Samurai movies, I have always wanted to be a part of such creativity and to have my own spice added is even better," RZA said in a statement. "Many hip-hop artists and musicians from the late '80s to now have been inspired by this form of entertainment, and today's animators have been stimulated by hip-hop. But, usually these two forms of expression never meet in the same realm of artistry."
"Afro Samurai offers me the opportunity to mix the innovational world of hip hop with the visual imagination of Japanese animation," he continued. "The vibe of Afro Samurai is so soulful and cool, that when I was asked to compose the series my creative juices immediately reacted. I felt it was something meant for me to do; in many ways Afro and myself share the same spirit."
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