UNSEALED

"When I met Ang Lee for the first time in 1992 to discuss music for “THE WEDDING BANQUET,” neither he nor I could have anticipated the huge success the film would garner internationally, nor the wide appeal of its theme through its broadcast life to this day. Cultural merging and sexual pairings have ceaselessly fashioned our world, they fascinate us! And the clashes often ensued in the process provide us with many clues on our differences and ability to come together as one. It is with great humility and humor, and a deep appreciation of humanity in all its complexity that Ang Lee brought “THE WEDDING BANQUET” to life, and weaved its social fresco between an old world of Eastern traditions and the Western gender-bending idiosyncrasies of our modern world, specifically New-York-City at its spiciest in the early 90’s. The musical challenge was, of course, to be able to merge these two opposite worlds, highlighting the humor, while ensuring that the depth of its theme, conveyed through a deceptively simple story, brought Ang’s deeply humanitarian vision to the foreground in the end. In these early ‘Renaissance’ days of indie movies, at a time when Hollywood was suffering from a state self-induced bloatedness, “THE WEDDING BANQUET” filled a void, and its overwhelming success imposed a new trend for the next decade, one of integrity and discovery, it opened the door to ‘World’ cinema, as we enjoy it today. Enjoy!"--Mader

01 Wai Tung Tells Ma
02 Ma's Picture Book
03 Rhumba 1 & 2
04 Mao/Photos (Cha Cha)
05 Ma 'n' Pa Arrive
06 Pa Stalking
07 Turkish March
08 Old Chen
09 Happy Birthday, Simon
10 The Boiling Point: A) Seduction, B)Pa And Ma In Car, C)Shower
11 Hospital
12 Airport
13 Rhumba (End Credits)
14 The Banquet (Cha Cha Reprise)
15 The Maiden's Prayer