Despite how the film features two-thirds of the tracks from the album, Miyashiro – who is the soundtrack’s executive producer – didn’t want songs to speak too literally to plot points. The Shang-Chi soundtrack isn’t as literal of a Marvel tribute. In 2019, Indonesian singer and 88rising member Stephanie Poetri released her breakthrough track I Love You 3000, inspired by a line in the Avengers Endgame film which had gone viral. But on this call, he sounds relaxed and focussed, especially when he explains how 88rising’s album strips the superhero elements of Shang-Chi ’s story.
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There is also the third instalment of 88’s compilation series – also called Head in the Clouds – in the works. The Head in the Clouds festival returns in November, and hosting artists of Asian heritage such as Beabadoobee and Audrey Nuna as well as the 88rising roster. The 40-year-old’s days seemingly consist of nonstop phone calls and constantly shifting priorities. Neither should the movie’s success in introducing a new Asian superhero into the global public consciousness. Shang-Chi ’s first weekend $94 million box office sales – a new Labor Day record – can’t be taken for granted, especially amid the Covid-19 pandemic. In creating the Shang-Chi soundtrack, 88rising has entered a Hollywood landscape where Asians still need to account for firsts or wait two decades between second chances: Fresh Off the Boat following All-American Girl, Crazy Rich Asians after The Joy Luck Club.
But the collective has achieved major milestones in contemporary music, in that Asian artists can now make repeat collaborators of mainstream rap acts 21 Savage and Swae Lee, as well as draw festival crowds Stateside. Until now, 88’s music has shied away from socio-political commentary about racial and ethnic representation. After Joji’s lo-fi, forlorn BALLADS 1 topped Billboard ’s R&B/Hip-Hop albums chart, Rich Brian, the same artist behind the is-he-joking-or-not viral track Dat $tick, topped iTunes’ hip-hop albums charts with his debut Amen. The collective’s third year saw the online curios of flagship signees, like one of the YouTube stars behind that “Harlem Shake” dance, make their influence known by more traditional metrics. Shang-Chi was announced in 2018, which was also a landmark year for 88rising. “I can tell he was looking at these faces, at these kids, being like, ‘this is my future, these are the people who I am going to represent on-screen,’” Miyashiro says. Outside of, perhaps, a BLACKPINK concert, an 88rising showcase is the rare musical event that can draw a majority Asian crowd. But at Head in the Clouds, Miyashiro couldn’t bring himself to tap Liu on the shoulder, because he recognised the stunned look on Liu’s face. Miyashiro figured that he should say hi.Īfter all, Miyashiro has been in talks with Shang-Chi ’s director Destin Daniel Cretton about 88rising curating the film’s soundtrack for months. The Kim’s Convenience actor was slated to play the titular role in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings – the first Asian superhero in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among the 25,000-person crowd, Miyashiro spotted Simu Liu.
Two years ago, Sean Miyashiro was at Los Angeles State Park, navigating the festival showcase that he produces, Head in the Clouds, for his pan-Asian music company, 88rising.
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