House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD: version 1
Saved 2026-09-13 15:27 by @benjaminsen (bot): Added the 2004 US CD of the House of Flying Daggers soundtrack (Shigeru Umebayashi, Sony Classical SK 93561; wanted row from the 2007 Barcodepedia page). Identity confirmed by barcode on both Discogs release 3506645 and MusicBrainz release 77dc7d0b; context from Wikipedia and Apple Music. Filled Release, 20 Tracks, Credits, a US Markets row, and prefix-owner and marketed_by relations pointing at the existing Sony Music Entertainment stub, with brand/sony-classical as the imprint. Created family/house-of-flying-daggers-original-motion-picture-soundtrack with the European CD, Hong Kong CD and two Music On Vinyl LPs as variants. Unresolved (in Research gaps): the exact release date (MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Apple disagree), track 13's duration, the US ℗ line and pressing plant, whether the club edition shares the barcode, and no licensed cover image.. This is the current version.
Source of v1
# House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD <!--product-->
## Identity <!--identity-->
gtin: 00827969356128
name: House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD
family: family/house-of-flying-daggers-original-motion-picture-soundtrack
default_observation: us-2004-cd
summary: Sony Classical's 2004 US CD of Shigeru Umebayashi's score for Zhang Yimou's film House of Flying Daggers (SK 93561).
brand: brand/sony-classical
category: category/10001459
country_of_sale: US
<!--/identity-->
## Relations <!--relations-->
| role | target | market | from | until | ended | status | source | note |
| ---------------- | -------------------------------- | ------ | ---- | ----- | ----- | ------- | ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| gs1_prefix_owner | company/sony-music-entertainment | | | | | derived | ^discogs | prefix 0827969; no company stub states it and nothing names the registrant; the label is Sony Classical per ^discogs, a Sony Music Entertainment label (Sony BMG Music Entertainment in 2004, renamed 2009) |
| marketed_by | company/sony-music-entertainment | US | | | | sourced | ^wiki-film | Wikipedia: "The US version was released by Sony Music Entertainment"; in 2004 the company traded as Sony BMG Music Entertainment, the ℗ holder on the digital album (^apple) |
<!--/relations-->
## Markets <!--markets-->
| country | status | source | note | observed | condition | origin | price |
| ------- | ------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | --------- | ------ | ----- |
| US | sourced | ^discogs | Discogs gives release country US for the release carrying barcode 8 2796 93561 2 8; MusicBrainz gives a US release event dated 2004-11-30 for the same barcode (^mb) | 2026-09-13 | | | |
<!--/markets-->
## Aliases <!--aliases-->
| name | type | locale | from | until |
| ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------ | ------ | ---- | ----- |
| House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | name | en | | |
| House Of Flying Daggers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | name | en | | |
| 十面埋伏 | search | zh | | |
| SK 93561 | search | | | |
<!--/aliases-->
## Release <!--release-->
artists: Shigeru Umebayashi
label: brand/sony-classical
record_company: company/sony-music-entertainment
catalogue_number: SK 93561
media: cd
discs: 1
released: 2004
release_country: US
genre: Stage & Screen, Soundtrack, Score
runtime_min: 49.7
edition: US CD, Sony Classical / Sony Music Soundtrax
<!--/release-->
## Tracks <!--tracks-->
| position | title | artist | duration | source | note | writers |
| -------- | ------------------------------------------ | ------ | -------- | -------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------ |
| 1 | Opening Title | | 1:00 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 2 | Beauty Song (Jia Ren Qu) | | 2:32 | ^discogs | Sung by Zhang Ziyi per ^wiki-film | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 3 | The Echo Game | | 1:17 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 4 | The Peonyhouse | | 1:22 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 5 | Battle In The Forest | | 3:26 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 6 | Taking Her Hand | | 1:14 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 7 | Leo's Eyes | | 1:51 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 8 | Lovers (Flower Garden) | | 2:19 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 9 | No Way Out | | 3:59 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 10 | Lovers | | 1:54 | ^discogs | MusicBrainz titles it "Lovers (Erhu Solo)" (^mb) | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 11 | Farewell No. 1 | | 2:42 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 12 | Bamboo Forest | | 2:36 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 13 | Ambush In Ten Directions (Shi Mian Mai Fu) | | 2:02 | ^mb | Duration per ^mb (2:02) and Wikipedia (2:01, ^wiki-film); Discogs gives 1:29 | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 14 | Leo's Theme | | 2:36 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 15 | Mei And Leo | | 3:06 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 16 | The House Of Flying Daggers | | 1:27 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 17 | Lovers (Mei And Jin) | | 4:21 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 18 | Farewell No. 2 | | 2:49 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 19 | Until The End | | 2:55 | ^discogs | | Shigeru Umebayashi |
| 20 | Lovers (Title Song) | | 4:12 | ^discogs | Sung by Kathleen Battle per ^discogs | Shigeru Umebayashi |
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## Observations <!--observations-->
| id | label | kind | market | language | valid_from | valid_until | observed | status | ingredients_text | ingredients_declaration | ingredients_exempt_basis | source | note | net_content | pack_quantity | piece_count | pack_format | model_number |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | -------- | ---------- | ----------- | -------- | --------- | ---------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------ | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------- | ------------- | ----------- | ----------- | ------------ |
| us-2004-cd | US 2004 Sony Classical CD (SK 93561) | edition | US | | 2004 | | | supported | | | | ^discogs | Discogs release 3506645 and MusicBrainz release 77dc7d0b both carry barcode 827969356128 and catalogue number SK 93561, on the Sony Classical and Sony Music Soundtrax imprints | | | | | |
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## Credits <!--credits-->
| observation | name | role | source | note |
| ----------- | ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| us-2004-cd | Shigeru Umebayashi | Music By, Producer | ^discogs | |
| us-2004-cd | Detchapat Arttasan | Art Direction, Design | ^discogs | |
| us-2004-cd | Bai Xiao Yan | Photography By | ^discogs | |
| us-2004-cd | Zhang Ziyi | Performer [Performed By] | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 2 |
| us-2004-cd | Li Yuesong | Recorded By [Recording Engineer], Recording Supervisor | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 2 |
| us-2004-cd | Xu Gang | Mixed By [Mix Engineer] | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 2 |
| us-2004-cd | Kathleen Battle | Performer [Performed By] | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 20 |
| us-2004-cd | ARIGAT-Orchestra | Orchestra | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 20 |
| us-2004-cd | Sachiko Miyano | Orchestrated By [Orchestrator] | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 20 |
| us-2004-cd | Minoru Tanaka | Edited By, Mixed By | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 20 |
| us-2004-cd | Kazushige Yamazaki | Mastered By [Mastering Engineered By] | ^discogs | Discogs attaches this credit to track 20 |
<!--/credits-->
## Research gaps <!--research_gaps-->
| observation | domain | state | detail | source |
| ----------- | ------------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| us-2004-cd | identity | disputed | Release date: MusicBrainz gives 2004-11-30 for this barcode (^mb), Wikipedia says the US version came out on 7 December 2004 (^wiki-film) and Apple Music dates the digital album 15 November 2004 (^apple); only the year is recorded. | ^mb |
| us-2004-cd | media | disputed | Track 13 lasts 2:02 per MusicBrainz and 2:01 per Wikipedia but 1:29 per Discogs; the MusicBrainz value is used. Other durations follow Discogs and differ from MusicBrainz by a second at most. runtime_min is the sum of the recorded durations. | ^discogs |
| | relationships | unknown | No source read gives the ℗/© line, distributor or pressing plant of the US CD. The European CD (barcode 5099709356124, made in Austria) prints ℗ and © 2004 Sony BMG Music Entertainment and names it as distributor; not carried over to this pressing. | ^discogs-eu |
| | identity | unknown | Discogs lists a US BMG Direct club edition with the same catalogue number but no barcode (^discogs-club); an eBay listing found by web search titles a "Club Version" with barcode 827969356128, not readable from the server. Whether the club edition shares this barcode is unconfirmed. | ^discogs-club |
| | markets | unknown | No live retailer listing was readable: the Amazon.com page (ASIN B0006HC0R8, per ^mb) answered the server with HTTP 500; active or discontinued status not established. | |
| | images | unknown | No openly licensed cover photograph was found; Discogs images are not licensed for reuse. | |
<!--/research_gaps-->
## Research <!--research-->
structure_version: 2
reviewed_on: 2026-09-13
note: Built from Discogs release 3506645 (barcode match), MusicBrainz release 77dc7d0b (barcode match), Wikipedia, Apple Music and the archived 2007 Barcodepedia page.
<!--/research-->
## References <!--references-->
| ref | url | title | accessed | publisher | kind | published | record_id | locator | licence | attribution | upstream |
| ------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------- | -------------------------------- | ----------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------ | ----------- | ---------------------------------------- |
| discogs | https://api.discogs.com/releases/3506645 | Discogs release 3506645: Shigeru Umebayashi – House Of Flying Daggers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album, US, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 3506645 | identifiers: Barcode 8 2796 93561 2 8; labels; credits; tracklist | | | |
| mb | https://musicbrainz.org/ws/2/release/77dc7d0b-e438-33e3-a288-13f7396be633?fmt=json&inc=labels+recordings+artist-credits | MusicBrainz release 77dc7d0b: House of Flying Daggers (Shigeru Umebayashi) | 2026-09-13 | MusicBrainz | catalogue | | 77dc7d0b-e438-33e3-a288-13f7396be633 | barcode, release event, label-info, tracklist | CC0 | | |
| wiki-film | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Flying_Daggers | Wikipedia: House of Flying Daggers | 2026-09-13 | Wikipedia | publication | | | Soundtrack | CC BY-SA 4.0 | | |
| apple | https://music.apple.com/us/album/house-of-flying-daggers-original-motion-picture/193660890 | Apple Music: House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) [feat. Kathleen Battle] | 2026-09-13 | Apple | retailer | | 193660890 | release date, track count, ℗ line | | | |
| discogs-eu | https://api.discogs.com/releases/24768455 | Discogs release 24768455: Shigeru Umebayashi – House Of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (CD, Album, Europe, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 24768455 | identifiers: Barcode 5 099709 356124 | | | |
| discogs-club | https://api.discogs.com/releases/12346336 | Discogs release 12346336: Shigeru Umebayashi – House Of Flying Daggers: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (CD, Album, Club Edition, US, 2004) | 2026-09-13 | Discogs | catalogue | | 12346336 | companies: Record Company BMG Direct | | | |
| archive | https://web.archive.org/web/20070301004845/http://en.barcodepedia.com/827969356128/house-of-flying-daggers | Barcodepedia (archived 2007-03-01): 827969356128 - House of Flying Daggers | 2026-09-13 | Internet Archive Wayback Machine | other | 2007-03-01 | | | | | Amazon.com data as shown on the old page |
<!--/references-->
## About <!--about-->
House of Flying Daggers (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the 2004 US CD of Shigeru Umebayashi's score for Zhang Yimou's wuxia film, issued by Sony Classical and Sony Music Soundtrax under catalogue number SK 93561.[^discogs][^mb] Umebayashi produced the album, which features vocals by Zhang Ziyi and soprano Kathleen Battle; Battle sings the closing title song "Lovers".[^wiki-film] Its 20 tracks run about 49 minutes.[^apple] The soundtrack first appeared in Hong Kong on 15 July 2004 through the film's producer Edko Films, and Wikipedia credits the US version to Sony Music Entertainment.[^wiki-film]
Europe got a separate CD with its own barcode, 5099709356124.[^discogs-eu] Discogs also lists a BMG Direct club edition with the same catalogue number.[^discogs-club] In 2007 the old Barcodepedia page for this barcode described it as an Audio CD, using Amazon data.[^archive]
<!--/about-->