“In samurai movies, when the fighting starts, the music stops. There’s a lot of silence in samurai movies and concentrate on the sound effects, like the swords flying. So I used that particular style and plotted kind of half-and-half to my score. As I wrote the score, I was able to concentrate on the soundtrack. I started with the score first, then I threw in certain cues to the score. From there I added beats to it so I could make songs. Gonzo sent me the animation so I could work off of it.”

The RZA

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