The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift [Original Soundtrack]

Overview

The driving intensity of the music compiled for the soundtrack of The Fast and Furious: Tokyo Drift is fitting. This is a film about driving, after all. But it's also fitting because of the inclusion of a couple Japanese-language songs, which are in line with the film's Tokyo setting. Teriyaki Boyz are a Japanese rap group of such ability that even those with no grasp whatsoever of the language can easily enjoy their music. There are two tracks from the group here, "Tokyo Drift (Fast & Furious)" and "Cho Large," both of which are produced by the Neptunes; the latter song even includes a rap by Pharrell Williams, who is the face of that production duo. These Teriyaki Boyz inclusions are the most entertaining aspect of Tokyo Drift. There are plenty of other good songs here, all of them characterized by driving intensity: most notable are "Six Days (Remix)," a DJ Shadow song featuring Mos Def; "The Barracuda," a fun garage rock-style song by 5.6.7.8's, a group of Japanese women who sing in English; "Restless," a straightforward slab of electronica by Evil Nine; "She Wants to Move," a great dance-rock song by N.E.R.D., who is the Neptunes in another guise; "Speed," a 1995 song by Atari Teenage Riot, a super-noisy band tagged as "digital hardcore" in their day; and a pair of Don Omar songs, which as reggaeton do seem out of place here, yet are good songs and give this already diverse album still more diversity. As a whole, Tokyo Drift isn't a particularly outstanding soundtrack. It's enjoyable, for sure, and some of the tracks are mighty interesting, particularly the Teriyaki Boyz ones. But Tokyo Drift will primarily be of interest to those who like the film and would like to take home some of the featured songs. ~ Jason Birchmeier

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2024
Label:	Universal
UPC:	4988031627051
Rank:	92981

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Pharrell Williams   Primary Artist
Don Omar   Primary Artist
Teriyaki Boyz   Primary Artist
Brian Tyler   Primary Artist,Bass,Drums,Guitar
Dragon Ash   Primary Artist
Atari Teenage Riot   Primary Artist
Far East Movement   Primary Artist
The 5.6.7.8's   Primary Artist
Mos Def   Primary Artist
DJ Shadow   Primary Artist
The Storm   Primary Artist
Storm   Primary Artist
Tego Calderon   Primary Artist
Slash   Primary Artist
Evil Nine   Primary Artist
N.E.R.D   Primary Artist
Toastie Taylor   Vocals

Technical Credits

Josh Davis   Composer
Paul Irizarry   Composer
Seiji Sekine   Engineer
Harry Garfield   Executive in Charge of Music
Ryo-Z   Composer
Bernice Williams   Composer
Christopher Pardy   Composer
Seth Foster   Mastering
Stefon Taylor   Composer
Tego Calderon   Composer
KJ   Composer
Chad Hugo   Composer
Edwards   Composer
William Landron Rivera   Composer
Justin Lin   Executive Producer
Neal H. Moritz   Executive Producer
Dennis Olivieri   Composer
Brian Farrell   Composer
Shochi Tanabe   Associate Executive Producer
Robert Daniels   Composer
Tom Beaufoy   Composer
Hide   Composer
Wise   Composer
Ilmari   Composer
David Buntz   Direction
Verbal   Composer
Billy Conkel   Mixing
Christopher Kornmann   Package Design
Immu Ilmarinen   Composer
Pharrell Williams   Composer
Kathy Nelson   Executive Producer,Executive in Charge of Music
Brian Tyler   Composer,Producer,Programming
Alec Empire   Composer
DJ Shadow   Arranger,Producer,Remixing
Josias De La Cruz   Composer
Jae Choung   Composer
James Roh   Composer
Kevin Nishimura   Composer
LaRon James   Composer
Armando Rosario   Composer