Has the Akira Soundtrack been Sampled in Hip-hop?

September 15, 2009 6:24 PM

I am curious if anyone is familiar with any sampling of the Akira Soundtrack. It seems like it would be ripe for the picking, but I have yet to hear anything sampled?
posted by rubyeyo to Media & Arts (8 answers total)

I'm pretty sure that Liar's Rosebush has, but I can't remember which album it's on. It's not hip-hop, but his stuff is amazing.
posted by 5_13_23_42_69_666 at 6:31 PM on September 15, 2009

The Incredible PWEI sampled the hell out of Akira. Most notably in the single Karmadrome, but also, apparently, on "I've Always Been A Coward, Baby", "Token Drug Song" and "Harry Dean Stanton" (one of the best tracks ever recorded) and "Everything's Cool".
posted by pompomtom at 6:37 PM on September 15, 2009

(Oh, whether PWEI is "hip hop" is probably up for debate. Hip hop influenced, certainly...)
posted by pompomtom at 6:45 PM on September 15, 2009

Underworld sampled 'Dolls Polyphony' (the 'brum brum brum' song played during that crazy teddy bear, rabbit, stuffed animal dream sequence) in the Dirty Mix version of their song Dirty Epic. That mix can be found on the Dirty Epic/Cowgirl CD single and you have to go about 10:05 into the track before you start hearing the 'brum, brum, brum's.'

Weird track. For my money, I'd take the Dirty Guitar mix on the track just before.
posted by Rewind at 7:05 PM on September 15, 2009 [1 favorite]

Oh, hip hop. Underworld is most certainly not that. Sorry for the hasty response. They're good if you like electronic music, though.
posted by Rewind at 7:08 PM on September 15, 2009

I have certainly heard some, many vocal pulls of course, but also I remember hearing those wooden chime drum thingy patterns looped elsewhere. I couldn't tell you by whom I just remember thinking "hey that sounds familiar, oh! it's the drums from Akira!"
posted by Jezztek at 8:27 PM on September 15, 2009

"Outside World" by Sunbeam samples a line of dialogue from the English dub, and it might sample some of the music, too. If they didn't directly sample the soundtrack, they at least tried to reference it.
posted by clorox at 9:42 PM on September 15, 2009

I'm pretty sure I heard a drumnbass track under one of the choruses from the OST -- I wish I could tell you the name, can anyone help?

On the other hand, you can buy the entire soundtrack (not the OST, the actual audio of the movie) on CD, at least in japan; it rocks.
posted by 3mendo at 7:14 AM on September 16, 2009