Be Water, by Aaken / Tôn Thât An

Be Water

by Aaken / Tôn Thât An

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1.	Opening 03:05	buy track
2.	Big Boss 01:00	buy track
3.	Road to Hong Kong 04:16	buy track
4.	Father 03:14	buy track
5.	Birth of the Dragon 02:48	buy track
6.	Martial Arts Man - Jessie's Memories 02:09	buy track
7.	Something Asian - Protests 02:13	buy track
8.	Our Story 03:00	buy track
9.	Martial Arts Man II (Long Beach) 02:13	buy track
10.	Martial Arts Man III 02:09	buy track
11.	Inner Dragon 03:10	buy track
12.	America 02:14	buy track
13.	Flight of Cranes 04:39	buy track
14.	Father's Death 01:14	buy track
15.	Screen Test 00:47	buy track
16.	To the East 01:46	buy track
17.	Inner 07:06	buy track
18.	Find the Tiger 02:09	buy track
19.	Memory I 02:20	buy track
20.	Motion / Movement 02:09	buy track
21.	The Final Journey 05:25	buy track
22.	Fame - Death and the Dragon 05:48	buy track
23.	Memory II 03:15	buy track
24.	Funerals - Letter from the Dragon 12:56	buy track

about

Music written for 'Be Water', a documentary about screen legend Bruce Lee produced by ESPN for their '30 for 30' series.
The score was composed by An Tôn Thất and Goh Nakamura, each of them providing half of the music load.

Unfortunately, due to a serious contractual conflict between ESPN and An Tôn Thất regarding the copyright, all his music has been pulled from the film after the premiere at the 2020 Sundance Festival, and replaced by new music by Goh Nakamura.

Here is all the music composed for the project, some which has been actually used in the film, and some rejected by the producers after the last edit of the film was finalised.
The composition process proved an arduous one, due to the producers' constant restricting demands, but it was a good challenge to find a way to still be creative within the limitations.
Some themes (Funerals, Road to Hong Kong) originate from other projects and have been reworked for the film.
A handful of pieces were co-composed by An Tôn Thất and Go Nakamura (America, Our Story, Memory I & II, Flight of Cranes), with the two musicians sending music back and forth to each other between Taipei to Los Angeles. However the music was eventually shelved when brand new music had to be composed after the final edit of the film was locked.

The music of 'Be Water' reflects the spirit of two composers who grew up in a Western country but kept connected to their Asian roots.

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released March 22, 2020

Music composed, produced and arranged by An Tôn Thất
Except 8, 9, 12, 13, 19, 23, composed by An Tôn Thất and Goh Nakamura

Musicians:

Tôn Thất An: Piano, percussion, keys, beats & programming
Emily Chang: Cello (solo on 14, 17 & 21)
Edric Chang: Violin (solo on 24 & 25)
Gan Guo: Erhu (solo on 3)
Allen Yeh: Erhu (solo on 24)
Wendy Wan, Alice Lin: violins
Julia Chen: viola
Ho Lin Tang: Cello
Pei-Yian Wei: cello
Goh Nakamura: Guitars, vocals, percussion
Keith Lee: Guzheng
Allen Wu: Hand drum, percussion
Hiroki Nakagawa: Taigu drums

Recorded @ Flying Studio, Taipei, Los Angeles & Tokyo, 2019-20
Mixed by Tôn Thất An

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Aaken / Tôn Thât An 台北市, Taiwan

Aaken is the stage name of Tôn-Thât An, a French born Vietnamese singer, composer, songwriter and pianist.

He blends his love for classical music, an indie pop/rock sensitivity, electronic sounds and beats to his Asian roots and a cinematic approach to music.

His field of action spans music for contemporary dance, theatre plays, film score, and many, many songs ... more

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