Christopher Young (Colv) (Gol) (Ltd) (Ogv) – Monkey King: Havoc In Heaven’s Palace – O.S.T.

Sun Wukong (The Monkey King) is a monkey born from a heavenly stone who acquires supernatural powers. After rebelling against heaven and being imprisoned under a mountain for 500 years, he later accompanies the monk Xuanzang on a journey to India. Thus, according to legend, Buddhism is brought to ancient China. This much beloved story, is as much a part of Asian culture as The Iliad and The Odyssey or The Wizard of Oz are to the West. This 2014 action-fantasy film was directed by Soi Cheang, Starring Donnie Yen as the titular protagonist Sun Wukong. A Hong Kong-Chinese co-production, Yen also serves as the film’s action director. The film co-stars Donald Chow, Aaron Kwok, Joe Chen and Peter Ho. The music was composed by Christopher Young. Fun fact; the drums on this soundtrack was done by none other than Dave Lombardo (ex- Slayer) In China, The Monkey King was highly successful and became only the third Chinese film to earn more than a billion yuan at