‘70s Kung Fu classic Master of the Flying Guillotine and the Krautrock connection

04.11.2010
09:21 pm

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The classic ‘70s Kung Fu movie Master of the Flying Guillotine (starring the badass Jimmy Wang Yu) used two songs by Kosmische/Krautrock band Neu! in the soundtrack, Super and Super 16. Both are from the Neu! 2 album (which I highly recommend; it was a huge influence on David Bowie during his Berlin phase). These songs were also used in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill soundtrack in an obvious homage to Master of the Flying Guillotine. Tangerine Dream and Kraftwerk are also heard in the film. Listen to Super here.

Posted by Richard Metzger

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