Wong Kar-Wai’s 1994 genre-blending “Chungking Specific” is a slice-of-life anthology set in up to date Hong Kong. The movie’s second half is a romance between Faye (Faye Wong), a restaurant employee who desires of flying all over the world, and a cop (Tony Leung) who all the time will get meals at her office, Midnight Specific.
In a Wong Kar-Wai movie, individuals yearn — particularly for love — and “Chungking Specific” spotlights the melancholic craving of people that really feel directionless however are too younger to be having a midlife disaster. There are two songs repeatedly used to emphasise Faye’s emotions. One is “California Dreamin'” by The Mamas & the Papas (this one is usually diegetic, with Faye listening to it on the radio as she works). The track represents, nicely, Faye’s want to fly to California (in a single scene the place the track performs, she actually dances round holding a toy aircraft).
The opposite is “Desires,” which represents her infatuation with Cop 663. The primary time the needle drops on “Desires,” the movie cuts to a slow-motion broad shot. 663 leans in opposition to a wall consuming espresso whereas on the opposite fringe of the body, Faye leans on a counter and gazes at him adoringly. The inform of how the track displays Faye’s emotions? The model of “Desires” in “Chungking Specific” will not be The Cranberries’ unique — it is a Cantonese cowl track by Faye Wong herself. Each time “Desires” performs in “Chungking Specific,” we’re actually listening to the music of Faye’s soul.
As documented by the Mubi Podcast, “Chungking Specific” together with “Desires” skyrocketed Wong and The Cranberries along with her to stardom in Hong Kong. A track’s recognition transcending tradition is a fantastic factor. Someway, I do not assume “Madame Net” goes to be what boosts The Cranberries’ standing on Spotify.