Spaghetti-western guitars, fiddle, harmonica and whistling meet Chinese pipa and Asian percussion. Red Steel 2’s score follows that collision into bold action music.
The main theme grows into the action. Vultures’ Prayer and Kusagari Blues explore two more sides of the palette.
Main theme · Western and Asian influences
Jaw harp and vocal calls: Tom Salta
Blues-inflected selection
Steve Ouimette’s guitars and Min Xiao-Fen’s pipa help define the palette. Tom also contributed jaw harp and the vocal calls in Vultures’ Prayer. The result is a score built around the personalities of its players as much as its setting.
