Way better than the heavy metal version, this perfectly encapsulates the struggle of Chun Li and you don't think she will win initially, but she does and the music changes to a more hopeful tone to reflect that change.
👆 This, when i saw the fight on RU-vid i fell in love of the song when it reflex chun-li's struggle against Vega. The ending of the song was so satisfying to hear when she knew that she won the batlle
I remember watching an unsubtitled Japanese bootleg of this on VHS so long ago. And I remember almost crying at seeing how desperately outclassed poor Chun Li was against Balrog. The American dub really lost its soul when they converted this scene to metal.
Agreed. Chun Li was supposed to die that night, hence the dirge-like music. The Shadoloo assassin outclassed her in every way. The only thing that saved her was her Interpol profile of his narcissistic personality disorder which she used to her advantage.
Discovering this beautiful symphony today. It's really curious to find a music like this one in an intense fight scene. I need to watch this movie again. 10/05/21
Please do. This was the original tone of the movie for this scene in the real Japanese audio. This is not supposed to be a toe-to-toe confrontation like the rest of those in the film. This was meant to be an assassination, possibly proceeded by a r_pe. And Chun li is completely unprepared and outclassed. Guile cannot help her now. Neither can Interpol. No one can. The idea is to evoke a sense of muted desperation, but also of resilient spirit and hope. This concept of Chun Li’s cry for help being silenced is punctuated when the ringing phone is knocked over and Guile hears a single anguished and terrified scream. Only then does this musical piece begin in earnest.
@@hazelgoodshepherd9315 i like the way you interpreted the scene and the message you believe it conveyed but you are trying way too hard just calm down
@@hazelgoodshepherd9315 i just realized you commented something 5 years ago on this same video. is it that beautiful? it literally took me so long to find this 😢 me and you both are obsessed
@@bl8ckplug469 Thanks bruv! Yeah, I gotta admit there is indeed a bit of obsession involved. If I’m being honest, the bootlegged unsubtitled Japanese version of this movie was literally the first anime I ever saw. So yes, it’s one of those indelible core memories from my childhood. This scene especially is still in my head, even after all these years, virtually frame for frame. In fact, the musical cue that always makes me tear up is at the 2:13 mark… 🥺 Chun li has just caught a rafter to rebound off the wall and execute a leaping roundhouse kick just to avoid being skewered after Balrog launches her into the air. The fantastic maneuver is not easy, not in the slightest. She’s panting hard and on her knees from the exertion and her internal injuries. But then she looks over at Balrog, her vision blurring and doubling as she’s slipping into unconsciousness. The assassin is actually standing up again, albeit leaning against the wall to steady himself. And based on his psych profile, she knows what’s coming. She knows that if she doesn’t take him now before she passes out from the beating he’s already given her that he will kill her… Among other unspeakable things for which is well known. So she savagely shakes her head to clear it and puts everything she has left into one last desperate attack, praying it ends this encounter for good… Then collapses. As I’ve said, it’s not a “fight” per se. Not like the other engagements seen throughout the movie. Chun li is just trying to survive. And that I feel is where the English adaptation fails in deviating from the original score. Music is a powerful cinematic tool. It can grant wings and make a scene soar into emotional transcendence… Or it can drown out any semblance of humanity with cheap and indistinguishable white noise.
Vega: *Takes off Mask* My hobby is to slowly peel the skin off the rabbits I catch, especially cute bunnies like you. And my friend here is thirsty for blood... Chun Li: *Looks at the blood on her hand* Vega: *Licks blood off the claw* Sweet...
For those asking: Whilst I don’t know if there is an official name for this piece, many of the Japanese score pieces for the film are variations of it’s main theme: itoshisa to setsunasa to kokoro tsuyosa to.
That is only for the Street Fighter II ~V~ series. That name was never made canon (like the name "Charlie" was for Nash), and neither has "William" for Guile.
happy 27th anniversary street fighter 2: the animated movie!!! :3 always loved how part of the final battles theme plays in this as both ryu,ken & chun li fight against the most deadly of shadaloo and nearly die(especially how along with alpha 3 & 2v it's probably the most powerful version of m. bison.) but manage to overwhelm and defeat them.(wish we saw chun li help ryu & ken fight m. bison but those fights were still awesome.)
I love how this is now used as Sakura stage theams. This is how it probably started. And the people who work on the stage music says let make a upbeat of this.
I may even be in the minority, but I prefer the American track: Ultra by KMFDM. This song is perfect for the heat of the deadly battle between Chun Li and Vega !
Je préfère de loin la version originale à la version américaine car contrairement aux apparences la musique est mieux adaptée à cette séquence. Avec cette douce symphonie on est complètement immergé dans l'univers de Chun li. Et quand on voit la violence du combat et le désavantage de Chun li, avec ce style de musique on se rend mieux compte à quel point elle a été prise au dépourvus. Mais contre toute attente elle parvient finalement à reprendre le dessus. C'est comme-ci cette symphonie douce et apaisante qui a pris à cause de cette attaque un air de musique mortuaire à l'encontre de Chun li au départ, était désormais destinée à Vega (Balrog). À la fin du combat elle parvient à venir à bout de Vega (Balrog) et peut en finir avec lui comme elle le désire. À cette instant à 2:30 quand le sort de Vega (Balrog) est scellé la musique s'intensifie et Chun li marque la fin du combat en portant le dernier coup en choisissant une attaque aussi inattendu que satisfaisante pour elle et ceux qui regarde cette scène. La musique arrive à sa conclusion quand ces deux pieds qu'elle lui envoie en plein visage comme un baisé d'adieu atteignent leurs cible en l'envoyant à travers le mur. La version japonaise est en parfaite synchronisation avec cette scène. Se qui n'est pas le cas avec la version américaine quand le combat touche à sa fin la musique n'est pas encore terminée. En plus dans la version américaine ils ont mis une musique rythmée, je ne pense pas qu'en fin de journée après une douche Chun li est envie d'écouter ce genre de musique pour se détendre. Dans la version américaine ils ont utilisé une musique métal par rapport au combat sans âme et froide comme le métal.
Whilst I don’t know if there is an official name for it, many of the Japanese scores for the film are variations of it’s main theme: itoshisa to setsunasa to kokoro tsuyosa to.
*Chun Li Wrecks Vega with her signature move Hyakuretsu Kick* Vega- OH AH AH AH OH AH AH *Chun-LI kicks him out of the window* Vega- OOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yeah, Imma be entirely real, I know this is the original, and I know it’s great and special to many… But I’m 100% watching the English version over this-
