Marvel Music (via Disney’s Hollywood Records) and Interscope team up for the soundtrack for the latest Marvel movie Shang-Chi and The Legend of The Ten Rings. The soundtrack releases alongside the release of the film on September 3rd, exclusive to theaters. The eclectic album showcases a range of artists in both English and Asian languages including Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. The 18 track album is executive produced by pioneering music collective 88rising.
Working in close collaboration with Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton, 88rising executive produced the historic music project, showing the next generation of Asian artists from around the world. 88rising used the film’s setting of San Francisco to tell a deeper story about the Asian-American experience — from what life is like at home, to getting into mischief, to falling in love for the first time. Just like the film itself, the album is anchored by the universal theme of family — exploring the relationships between our past generations, present, and future.
The album is vast with talent and different genres, from DJ Snake to DPR LIVE, the album has it all, and surely something for everyone. Notably, track 17 of the album features Shang-Chi himself, Simu Liu.
“With this album, I wanted to bring artists together to tell the stories of unconditional love and memories of growing up – the distinct warmth of mom’s hot soup or cut fruit – and how she was always there for you whether you appreciated it or not. These are songs dedicated to the first dances our parents shared together when they were young, as we continue to celebrate their love stories and everlasting youth. This album is for their sacrifice, their grit, and their endless endurance to give us the platform to be great. We wanted to make music and write songs celebrating all of that, while marrying the themes of the film of cherishing family, being fearless, and realizing your destiny.” — Sean Miyashiro
“The music on this album is the beating heart of our film. As we were editing Shang-Chi, we were constantly inspired by the early recordings coming in from these incredible musicians. When I first spoke to Sean about the idea for this album, we knew we wanted it to stand alone as a piece of work, but also be wrapped in the themes of our movie… themes of family, legacy, pain and healing. We also just wanted to make a really great album that gives us all another reason to celebrate. I couldn’t be more excited to share this music and these artists with the world.” — Destin Daniel Cretton
