THE MONKEY KING – Christopher Young
In Chinese folklore and mythology, the story of The Monkey King is as important and well known as The Iliad and The Odyssey are to the Greeks, or as The Wizard of Oz is to Americans. Technically, The Monkey King is part of “Journey to the West,” one of the four great classical novels of Chinese literature, which was written in the 16th century during the Ming Dynasty by Wu Cheng En. It tells the story of Sun Wukong, a monkey born from a magical stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies a monk named Xuanzang on a journey to India, and subsequently brings Buddhism to ancient China.
Music composed by Christopher Young.
Conducted by Nic Raine.
Performed by Slovak National Orchestra and the Lucnica Chorus.
Orchestrations by Peter Bateman, Sebastian Cano-Besquet, Pantawit Kiangsiri, Sean McMahon, Joohyun Park, Patrick Russ, Megumi Sasano, David Shephard and Laurent Ziliani. Special vocal performances by Julie Chae.
Recorded and mixed by Peter Fuchs. Edited by Ben Schor.
Album produced by Christopher Young.
