Enter the Dragon

Music by Lalo Schifrin

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gathering the musical virtues of its period Enter the Dragon (1973) was a sum up of musical possibilities to action that Schifrin had developed on previous occasions.

The main theme built on scales of oriental music, someway become a sort of "Bruce Lee theme" in later citations. The mix of jazz, pop and exoticism heard on that theme also is worked on suspense passages like Into the Night or Human Fly. But more than just take known references Enter the Dragon created a incredible blood throbbing strength that entwine perfectly in the movie. It´s easily noticed in the apprehensive feel of The Monk, in intensity of The Big Battle, or the "soul power" inserts of Sampans and Flashback. Bamboo Birdcage also has a strong connection with the soul music, after all Jim Kelly was in the cast displaying his striking black power cut. Alternative climate is added in The Gentle Softness and Headset Jazz in more traditional jazz-pop format. The vibrant The Big Battle, led by metals and large percussion passages, is one of the highlights and Broken Mirrors exceeds on his psychedelic tension to the final fight in the mirror labirynth. Constant throbbing and energetic, the music of Enter the Dragon served to expand Schifrin's line of action and reaffirmed his position as one of the updaters of film music of his time.