The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (soundtrack) explained

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Type:Soundtrack
Artist:various artists
Cover:The Fast and the Furious- Tokyo Drift Soundtrack.jpg
Studio:Ape Sounds
Label:Universal Motown
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to Justin Lin's 2006 action film . It was released on June 20, 2006 via Universal Motown. It features contributions from Don Omar, Teriyaki Boyz, Atari Teenage Riot, Brian Tyler, DJ Shadow, Dragon Ash, Evil Nine, Far East Movement, Mos Def, N.E.R.D., Tego Calderón and The 5.6.7.8's.

Other songs

"Bawitdaba" by Kid Rock plays during the first race in the film with Lucas Black's character Sean Boswell racing against Zachery Ty Bryan's character Clay. "Ooh Ahh (My Life Be Like)" by GRITS featuring Toby Mac was featured in the film during a scene with Bow Wow's character Twinkie; the song was originally released on the group's 2002 album "The Art of Translation" and was later remixed by Liquid Beat. Shonen Knife's cover of The Carpenters' "Top of The World" begins a scene where Sean and Neela sit to eat noodles together. "You'll Be Under My Wheels" by The Prodigy was used to lead into the film's end credits. "There it Go" by Juelz Santana was used to introduced the scene in Han's garage. None were included on the film's official soundtrack.

Film score

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Original Score)
Type:Film
Artist:Brian Tyler
Cover:The Fast and the Furious- Tokyo Drift score.jpg
Released:June 27, 2006
Genre:Film score
Length:64:10
Label:Varèse Sarabande
Producer:Brian Tyler
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Prev Year:2006
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The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (Original Score) was released on June 27 via Varèse Sarabande, a week after Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. It was recorded at Todd-AO Scoring Stage and composed by Brian Tyler.