Shanghai Surprise (1986)

Comedy with Sean Penn and Madonna, a lot of opium and George Harrison as a nightclub singer.

Composer, Arranger, Conductor
Songs written by George Harrison

Film, Handmade Films / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

Composed, Orchestrated, Conducted and Produced by
Michael Kamen

Vocals
George Harrison and
Vicki Brown (‘Shanghai Surprise’)
George Harrison ('Hottest Gong In Town')

Recorded by
Eric Tomlinson

Music Engineer
Richard Dodd

Recorded at
Abbey Road EMI Studios, London, May 1986

Audio Clips

CUE LIST

Orchestra Sessions

1M4 (take 2)

1M4 (take 3)

1M5

2M1 (pick-up)

8M3 Pt I

8M3 Pt II

8M3 Pt II (pick-up)

8M3 Pt III

8M3 Pt III (pick-up)

8M4A

9M1

9M2

9M3

9M4 (mix 1)

9M4 (mix 2)

Processed / Kurzweil Score

1M2/4 (no orchestra)

1M2/4 (with phased orchestra)

2M1

2M3 - The Bus

2M4 - The Steady Hand

2M5

2M6

3M1

3M2 Pt.I

3M2 Pt.II

3M3

4M1/2

4M2 (backing track mix 1)

4M2 (backing track mix 2)

4M2 (Hottest Gong In Town [Wild Vocal])

4M3 - Club Piano

4M4

4M5

4M6 (mix 1)

4M6 (mix 2)

4M7 (mix 1)

4M7 (mix 2)

5M1

5M2

5M3 (mix 1)

5M3 (mix 2)

6M1

6M2

6M3

6M4/7M1

7M1 - Knuckleball

7M2 (mix 1)

7M2 (mix 2)

7M3

7M5

8M1/2

8M4

9M1A

9M2 (alternate friar parc mix)

9M5

10M1

10M1A - Wild Sting

10M2 - Chopsticks

10M2 (overlay)

10M3

11M1

11M2

Wild Cymbals

Wild Flute

Wild Koto

'Shanghai Surprise'
Music & Lyrics by George Harrison