THE PROTECTORSeptember 8, 2006
STARRING
Tony Jaa as KHAM
Petchtai Wongkamlao as MARK
Bongkoj Khongmalai as PLA
Xing Jing as MADAME ROSE
Nathan B. Jones as T.K.
Johnny Tri Nguyen as JOHNNY
Studio: The Weinstein Company
Directed by: Prachya Pinkaew
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An Interview with RZA, soundtrack composer of “The Protector”
BY KEVIN CARR
The RZA is the co-founder of Wu Tang Clan and the composer of several hot soundtracks, including “Kill Bill,” “Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai” and “Blade III.” Kevin talks with the RZA about his upcoming film, the Thailand import “The Protector,” brought to the states by the Weinstein Company. Excepts from the interview follow.
Excepts from the interview follow. Hear the entire interview here…
7M: WHAT BROUGHT YOU TO THIS FILM?
I was actually supposed to have been in this film, but I couldn’t make it this time because of my schedule. So when the Weinstein Company acquired the film, they asked me to add some music to it. It was my pleasure because I always wanted to be involved in this film from its inception. Being that I missed my first opportunity to actually be a member of the cast in this film, I get to come in and help out this film in another way.
7M: DO YOU SEEK OUT MARTIAL ARTS THEMED MOVIES, OR DO THEY FIND YOU?
Both. Being a guy whose had a lot of time to view a lot of these films – and a movie geek as well, I love movies, the martial arts stuff is my favorite brand of movies. But being a guy whose been in that movie world for years, and a constant watcher of it, I think that maybe that translates a lot of things and taps into my source of values.
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