I can’t even remember buying this 25-track, RZA-produced soundtrack. It must have been an informed impulse purchase. Samurai? Black samurai with an afro? RZA produced the soundtrack? Cool. Sweet. Cha-ching. Going through the collection for Backtrack preparations Afro Samurai jumped up and down until I gave it another listen.
For the uninitiated - like I originally was - Afro Samurai is an anime adaptation of a manga series. The five-parter originally aired earlier this year in the U.S. (on Spike TV) and U.K. (on Adult Swim). Not only is the soundtrack produced by the RZA, Samuel L. Jackson is the voice of Afro Samurai.
Sadly, I haven’t seen it yet myself. The soundtrack was enough to get me started. However, having listened to the album again, I think I may have to get me a little some of that. Even more fun - if true and if it ever comes to fruition - there may be an actual Afro Samurai movie starring Jackson. Ladies and gentlemen, the hardest working man in showbiz!
You can get yourself a copy of the DVD at Amazon (U.S.). Denizens of the U.K. need to wait until next month (according to the page at Play.com). I’ve just pre-ordered mine.
While you wait, find the way of the warrior with these tracks from the soundtrack and peruse the Afro Samurai website for goodies:
The RZA - Certified Samurai (ft Talib Kweli, Lil Free, Suga Bang)
The RZA - Just A Lil Dude “Who Dat Ovah There” (ft Q-Tip, Free Murd)
The RZA - Fury In My Eyes / Revenge (ft Thea)
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