Sunday, November 30, 2003
Transporter: Fighting Man
Ever see a movie with a kickass soundtrack, only to find out the soundtrack sucks? Sometimes, the music has nothing whatsoever to do with the film. The worst of all the soundtracks is "Music Inspired by" nonsense.
Which brings me to "The Transporter." Its a half decent, Hong Kong style shoot 'em up with a coupla good chase scenes, too. My favorite aspect of the film was the odd juxtasposition of funky, goofy music during fairly straight forward fight scenes.
My favorite example of this is major fight scene about 35 minutes into the film. The cut "Fighting man" by DJ Pone & Drixxxe is playing the whole time. Its a bizarre, almost tongue-in-cheek soundtrack.
If you like this tune, or any of the music from the film, unfortuantely, you cannot order the actual soundtrack in the U.S. Instead, you can only get the never any good "Music inspired by the movie."
Yeah, it was so inspirational, the director and musical coordinator decided to use none of it. Sheesh!
There is some good news -- you can actually order the original film soundtrack via Amazon UK:
The Transporter [SOUNDTRACK]
by Stanley Clarke
Label: Eastwest
ASIN: B00006MLR1 (Catalogue Number: 5046609612)
And while you are here, check out Fighting man by DJ Pone & Drixxxe.
After you listen to this, come back and post a comment if you think this goofy tune could possibly work as the track for a big fists, feet and gun fight. In the film, it really gives the scene an interestingly amusing flavor. (I found it hilarious). But it works . . .
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That song is soooooo PHAT!! Couldnt find it anywhere, thanks for helping out.
I know this is old and shiza but I just watched the movie again and remebered that song so have been looking for it.
"Every cut he makes is so precise"!
Posted by: Mariachi | Mar 27, 2004 12:33:21 AM
Yah, I used to watch that one scene with the DJ Pone Fighting Man song on it over and over again
Not having the song made me nuts, and you couldn't even buy it in the US -- so stoopid! Leaveit to the music industry to not sell what their consumers actually want (More boy bands!).
Glad you liked . . .
Posted by: Barry Ritholtz | Mar 27, 2004 6:23:37 AM
wow oh my fooking god.
whoever found the name of that song and posted the link, you are truly a great person no matter what anyone else ever says.
Posted by: Max | May 13, 2004 12:48:03 PM
Yes indeed this is one kickass soundtrack that is not on the official movie soundtrack. hmmm.
well i had found the uk soundtrack, went through each one and found this little gem again. very very glad i was. its interesting how it seemed to be much faster in the film than alone. maybe it was just all the fists and kicks a flyin'....
now of course all must go buy the movie. cuz it kicks ass. literally.
Posted by: Neried7 | Jun 13, 2004 5:37:55 PM
Thank you soooooooo much. When I bought the soundtrack almost 2 years ago I was pissed. I only wanted the track by D.J. Pone And Drixxxe. Now I can move on in life. That song has made my whole year seem better!
Posted by: enzo | Jun 19, 2004 10:11:35 PM
Anyone know where I can hear a preview of the songs from The UK soundtrack? The US sucks @$$ but I want to hear the ones they put on the UK one before I buy it. Thanks
Posted by: Iron Cross | Jul 1, 2004 1:59:01 AM
Thank you. I keep looking at soundtracks for the movie and there all commercialized b.s.Now I know where to look. Thanks again.
Posted by: Amethya | Aug 17, 2004 9:06:08 PM
Thank you for this song. I've been looking for it for so long. I couldn't even find the name of it. The stupid US soundtrack sucks, wish they put this song on there.
Posted by: Nathan | Sep 3, 2004 1:14:27 AM
Very cool of you, thanks for the info. How can they even call these types of "inspired by" CDs a "Soundtrack" when the most memorable tune is not on it. Guess I'll have to always check for UK or European versions.
Posted by: Mekaniklman | Oct 2, 2004 1:33:12 AM
AWESOME! Inspired by this thread I've posted the video clip.
To play this you need XviD or ffdshow.
Posted by: HiDencity | Oct 13, 2004 3:36:27 PM
Oops, the links didn't come thru. I guess no HTML content on this board.
Transporter - Break Down Door video clip:
http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/bc/3fecdea5_76e6/bc/Movie+Clips/Transporter+-+Break+Down+Door.avi?BCtXYbBBqTcj7LeN
XviD MPEG-4 Codec:
http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Codecs/XviD-1.0.2-29082004.exe
ffdshow general purpose DivX/XviD decoding filter:
http://www.doom9.org/Soft21/Filters/ffdshow-20041003.exe
Posted by: HiDencity | Oct 13, 2004 3:38:16 PM
HELP ME!
Anbody knows about the song/music which is played when the bad guys put the package in jason's car and jason starts driving. I have tried a lot but can't find it.
Posted by: Dude | Oct 16, 2004 6:49:04 PM
This is good info, but does anyone know the song just before this when Frank is driving up to the house with the girl in the trunk. It sounds like emenmem??? ....."my baby"........
Posted by: Don Bass | Oct 17, 2004 5:56:55 PM
Ok that link is now broken. This one should work (and hopefully will not break).
Transporter - Break Down Door video clip:
http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/bc/erinnbrian@sbcglobal.net/lst?.dir=/Movie+Clips&.order=&.view=l&.src=bc&.done=http%3a//f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/
Posted by: HiDencity | Oct 19, 2004 11:16:11 PM
DAMMIT! I'm totally HTML challenged. Last link was truncated. Try this and click on "Movie Clips":
http://f2.pg.briefcase.yahoo.com/erinnbrian@sbcglobal.net
Posted by: HiDencity | Oct 19, 2004 11:19:41 PM
Hey ! here is where you can download only Fighting Man by DJ Pone and Drixxxe. It costs a small amount, but if that's all you want, it's probably the better way to go. http://www.mp3search.ru/album.html?id=15828
I think it's funky cool lol
Posted by: Wenona | Oct 23, 2004 12:03:46 AM
OOOH man, thank you! I finally found it! This song's so great. Especially in the movie! SLAM, off the door goes!
Posted by: Vace | Dec 5, 2004 4:38:54 PM
I think you guys are all wrong. The clip Fighting Man is not from the fight scene in which Jason Stathom kicks the door down. It's from the beginning of the movie when he drives the getaway car for those bank robbers. I am also looking for the song in which he kicks down the door and beats everyones ass.
Posted by: Kyle | Jan 7, 2005 2:48:13 AM
Hi, What is the song in the begining of the movie, the first chase with the robbers.
Posted by: W1Z | Jan 31, 2005 11:26:38 AM
do'h http://www.cds.lastminute.com/mall/productpage.cfm/lastminute/1077664
Posted by: Rob | Feb 15, 2005 9:22:06 AM
if anyone wants any of the songs from the transporter i have most of them...get in contact with me and i will send them to you..email: jonnick118@hotmail.com
i got the chase music, fight music everything :P so if you need it get in touch,
Jon
Posted by: jon | Feb 19, 2005 7:45:10 AM
i have already had many replies about the transporter songs, and they have all received the songs they wanted, so get in touch and ill hook you up with the songs you need
Posted by: Jon | Feb 26, 2005 5:44:03 PM
Thanks for the info. I'm from the US and have never been able to find the soundtrack. I just ordered it from Aazon UK.
TGFTI!
Posted by: Nils Lindstrom | Feb 27, 2005 7:31:26 PM
i fuckin love this song I didn't know that it wasn't on the soundtrack since I had got it from lime wire, but .. i didn't know who the artist was. So I went here to find out and accidently erased it from my library. Thank god I was able to get the song here. It rocks
Posted by: Matt | Mar 1, 2005 8:07:49 AM
ya this song is the only reason i bought the stupid cd and it wasnt on the fuckin thing
thanks for some poeple with good sence of wat sond good
Posted by: mac | Mar 25, 2005 2:43:18 AM
DOES ANYONE IN THE WORLD KNOW THE SONG WHEN JASON IS DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AFTER THE PACKAGE HAS BEEN PUT IN HIS CAR. I CANT FIND IT SO ANY HELP WOULD BE GREAT. MANY THANKS.
Posted by: DONALD | Mar 27, 2005 9:39:44 PM
just downloaded fighting man after searching 4 f***ing ages. MOST phunky tune on sound track, but have tou got muzik lyrics. If so sticking up here would help me a heap. CHEERS ! Ja Mon!
Posted by: Jamie | Apr 16, 2005 12:35:36 PM
I couldnt find the song forever, i listened to the previews on amazon and was like WTF why dont they have that one song, I actually heard it on a radio station so I knew it was out there, finally found it and still didnt know the name of it until I googled "Transporter" + "every cut he makes is so precise" and walla it took me here, the ONE HIT ON GOOGLE brought me here so I appreciate it now I can at least label the track. :)
Posted by: the invisible man | May 18, 2005 9:19:25 PM
Anyone have an instrumental version of Fighting Man like it was in the movie?
I'd really like to get it, that's good cruising music. :)
Posted by: J | May 19, 2005 10:07:39 PM
When I first saw The Transporter... I had really high hopes, and it truly delivered on the hype I had building in my brain... Sure it lacked story... But it was well choreographed, and as soon as I saw that first fight scene I though "I need that song" That was a few years ago... FINALLY I got around to it today... I love Fighting Man... I can't wait for The Transporter 2... I hope they still have great action scenes, but include a more developed story!
Posted by: Tyler Kurash | Aug 21, 2005 9:34:49 PM
AHH! ive been trying to find that song EVERYWHERE!!!!! thanks so much! i love this song for this scene. Its an awesome movie and although to music can be goofy, they play it at the perfect times to make it awesome!
Posted by: Amy | Sep 29, 2005 4:33:58 PM
"Fighting Man" has an unique beat to it that makes the first fight scene in the movie work. I didn't find it hilarious, but I can see from where you're coming from. The fight scenes in the movie are very unrealistic, almost like a dance. Therefore the music may bring out the funny aspect of that. I think "Fighting Man" would have made a better laugh if played while Frank was fighting in the oil scene. Lots of people want to know what the track is when Frank is driving in the hills after he picked up the girl. Some think it's Serenity but it's not, and it certainly isn't in the disappointing HipHop soundtrack. My best guess is that it was created by Stanley Clarke.
Posted by: Li | Nov 17, 2005 10:18:47 PM
whats the name and artist for the song where he drops off li in the beginning?
Posted by: James | Jan 20, 2006 11:55:34 PM
Hey great work. Fighting Man was the only track I wanted off the soundtrack, but it's not on there. Muy Bien.
Posted by: HamburgerHelper | Mar 18, 2006 10:43:14 PM
if anyone needs this track gimmie your email address and i will send it to you
Posted by: Taylor | Mar 20, 2006 8:34:59 AM
yeah !! after a week searching for a song which i donno it's title i found it ......... but there's another one in the last quarter of the movie .......... when the transporter was trapped in a bus in the bus parking lot ..... and fought against 6 ........... I'm looking for its title ......... anyone has noticed what i'm talking about ........ pleaaaaaaaaaase help .......
Posted by: Misho | May 27, 2006 1:55:28 AM
I bought the 'Special Delivery Edition' recently and it has commentary by Jason Statham and the producer. Turns out the the elusive song, the one where he just picked up Lai and is driving in the hills, came from a personal friend of Jason's named Jason 'Stew'. With his funny accent and the way names are spelled, there're a ton of ways to spell something that sounds like 'stew'. Try searching online for that guy, but chances are he isn't mainstream and Statham just used a buddy's music for a scene in the movie. Case solved.
The name of the song where Statham is fighting in the bus is called 'Mission' by Stanley Clarke. It's found as the 1st track in the original score.
Posted by: Li | Jun 19, 2006 1:41:24 PM
The song that goes "My Baby" is called Muzik by Knoc-Turnal, i think.
Posted by: noire | Jul 16, 2006 4:57:42 PM
i love this song and for a while i thoght i was the only one until i found this and now i know lol i even have it as a ringtone on my phone
Posted by: smitty | Oct 21, 2006 10:52:29 PM
anyone nows the song of transporter 2 in the fight with a pipe?
thanks a lot
Posted by: Conrado | Nov 25, 2006 9:48:59 PM
Hi,
I have searched a lot for the Transporter movie song (The Chase) at the beginning of the movie. Can u help me in sending the links to the respective song ?
Thanks n Regards.
Take Care.
Salman
Posted by: Salman | Dec 21, 2006 12:36:04 AM
Can Anyone Tell Me The name and/or the artist of the song that plays during the bus station fight? It begins playing just as Frank Breaks the pedals off of a bicycle and slips them onto his shoes. Thanks!
Posted by: Will | Dec 24, 2006 5:22:55 PM
That tune kicks ass!
Stanley Clarke´s idea of mixing fighting scenes with fun music was genial.
Thankx for the reference.
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Posted by: Pedromha | Dec 25, 2006 8:23:50 PM
What's the name of song when inspector wanted to see cook ride...
Posted by: Nishczyciel | Feb 23, 2007 11:36:51 AM
okay, im slow, but im so glad i found that song, it rocks!
Posted by: chris | Jul 18, 2007 9:47:18 AM
Turns out the the elusive song, the one where he just picked up Lai and is driving in the hills, came from a personal friend of Jason's named Jason 'Stew'. With his funny accent and the way names are spelled, there're a ton of ways to spell something that sounds like 'stew'. Try searching online for that guy, but chances are he isn't mainstream and Statham just used a buddy's music for a scene in the movie. Case solved.
Think the track you're looking for is "So Low" by a band called Custom Blue
http://www.customblue.co.uk
enjoy
rob
Posted by: recordcollector | Sep 22, 2007 2:48:51 PM
Hi everybody, i'm so Glad you like the Dj Pone and Drixxxe Songs!
As a french guy i'm proud one of our Hip Hop tunrtablism Masterpiece was choosen in this movie.
Dj Pone and Drixxxe are ancient French Dj wich appears in the old school hip hop band called "Triptik".
Posted by: MeatShake | Sep 30, 2007 8:49:21 PM
Esta cancion s la monda!!!!
This is really the song for the act in which transporter man kicks the door down and really begin to kick asses.. je je..
Really Thx to the guy who posted this..
Posted by: Leo | Nov 3, 2007 6:10:09 AM
wow thanks man
that what i want
THANK YOOOOUUUU MMMMAAAANNN
Posted by: amer | Nov 11, 2007 5:59:33 AM
if possible could someone send me the name of the song when he was driving in the mountains i was reading all the comments and still didnt see it. it would be very much appreciated
Posted by: edwin | Dec 28, 2007 9:19:49 AM
Does anybody know the song playing when Statham is driving through the French hills in his car? The song starts playing moments after he receives a package (which is the girl) and is driving on a windy road through the hills. I have been searching all over for it but it's not anywhere. It's a jazzy/easy listening type of song. Thank you.
Posted by: Chris | Jan 26, 2008 11:42:59 PM
Love this song... i remeber a set my dvd to play that one sence that this song plays...
Hey does anyone have the actual music playing during that sence... ie the with the sound effects the movie has etc.... if so could you email it to me (without_ben@hotmail.com)
Posted by: ben_i53 | Feb 16, 2008 10:28:36 PM
Another great and inspiring post made by a very influential blogger ;) its awesome !!
Posted by: Gitar | Mar 7, 2008 8:25:46 AM
Think the track you're looking for is "So Low" by a band called Custom Blue
http://www.customblue.co.uk
enjoy
rob
Rob is right! For all of those people out there that have been searching for the song playing when Jason is driving in the mountains, this is the closest you will get. The song has lyrics and an acoustic guitar. It sounds like they cut it right before the guitar starts and then mixed it to play the same part through again. it doesn't get through all the way, however, because Jason opens the door of his car and the radio shuts off.
AGAIN THE SONG IS "SO LOW" AND IT IS BY CUSTOM BLUE.
See the YouTube video at:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNea8EGAPiw
Good Stuff. more great music from our brothers across the pond.
Posted by: Christian | Mar 13, 2008 5:20:06 PM
does anyone know the name of the song that is playing during the fight INSIDE the bus at the bus station?
if anyone could help I would really appreciate it.
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I was wondering if anyone knew the name of the song played during the first scene of The Transformer, where Jason kicks in the door... that song is so awesome! thanks for your help!
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