Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score)

E65374

film score soundtrack album

"Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score)" is the atmospheric hip-hop soundtrack composed by RZA for Jim Jarmusch’s 1999 crime film, blending minimalist beats with samurai-inspired themes.

Observed surface forms (2)

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai	1
Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai franchise	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film score ⓘ soundtrack album ⓘ
associatedAct	Wu-Tang Clan ⓘ
associatedWithDirector	Jim Jarmusch ⓘ
basedOn	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ⓘ surface form: 1999 crime film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai
composer	RZA ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
directorOfRelatedWork	Jim Jarmusch ⓘ
genre	film score ⓘ hip hop ⓘ instrumental hip hop ⓘ
hasCulturalContext	East Asian martial arts influence in hip hop ⓘ late 1990s independent cinema ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	drum machines ⓘ samples ⓘ synthesizers ⓘ
hasMood	atmospheric ⓘ brooding ⓘ moody ⓘ
hasNarrativeFunction	supporting the film’s meditative pacing ⓘ underscoring the inner life of the protagonist Ghost Dog ⓘ
hasTargetMedium	film soundtrack ⓘ
hasTheme	crime drama atmosphere ⓘ urban samurai aesthetic ⓘ
inspiredBy	bushido philosophy ⓘ samurai themes ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
linkedToSubculture	Wu-Tang Clan samurai and kung fu aesthetics ⓘ
medium	audio recording ⓘ
notableFor	blending hip hop with samurai-inspired themes ⓘ use of sparse, atmospheric soundscapes ⓘ
originallyComposedFor	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ⓘ surface form: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (film)
partOfFranchise	Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai franchise
primaryArtist	RZA ⓘ
producer	RZA ⓘ
publicationDecade	1990s ⓘ
style	atmospheric production ⓘ minimalist beats ⓘ
usedIn	film Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai ⓘ
workType	original motion picture score ⓘ

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Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) → basedOn → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs → composerOf → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) ⓘ

RZA → notableWork → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) ⓘ

Robert Fitzgerald Diggs → notableWork → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) ⓘ

Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) → partOfFranchise → Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (score) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai franchise