In our recent review of Sekaiju no MeiQ² *shoou no seihai* SUPER ARRANGE VERSION, I joked that one of the pieces on the album sounded similar to the music used in the Japanese television show, Iron Chef. Well, I just had the cable guy out today as I’ve been without cable for a couple years, and of course the first thing I sought out was Iron Chef. Little did I know, however, that as of May 2008, the show had moved from Food Network to the Fine Living Channel where… it pains me to report, all the music had been changed!
The music from the original Iron Chef show, including the iconic theme song, was actually borrowed from the Backdraft film, composed by Hans Zimmer. According to Wikipedia (a reliable source), the music was removed due to legal issues with NBC Universal. The new music is considerably less epic and greatly detracts from the Iron Chef experience.
Is anyone as upset about this as I am? Will you join me in writing a letter to the Fine Living Channel to correct this great injustice?
Tags: Do Not Want, Iron Chef, News
I think you’re wrong. I think the new music is even more epic than the original, better orchestrated, and makes it just as exciting or even more.
Just because it changes, doesn’t mean it’s worse. I think in this case, it’s even better.
Gotta take nostalgia into account, as well. The old music was just so epic, and it’s what everyone knew as “Iron Chef.” I miss it. =/
I record every airing of this on the Cooking Channel. I love the new music!
I disagree. The new music for Iron Chef is not only very exciting, but also up to date with the trends going on. It has huge orchestral sections, as well as modern hybrids and very tasteful electronic pieces. It’s the whole thing, and I know this for a fact because I bought the “Iron Chef America & Next Iron Chef” on iTunes, and I love it. So yeah, I disagree with your point of view.
Wait, you’re talking about the wrong show. Iron Chef America has a pretty good soundtrack, but I’m referring to the original Japanese Iron Chef show. The version of Food Network used to have music from Hans Zimmer’s Backdraft soundtrack, and when it was sold to Fine Living Network (and now the Cooking Channel), they changed the music to cheap MIDI orchestral junk. It’s a shame, as it’s not nearly as epic.
I actually prefer the new MIDI orchestral music. I think it sounds better and it just “feels” better to me for the intro sequence.
That cheap midi stuff makes it almost unwatchable. No Hans= no fun. Pay whatever NBC wants to license the original soundtrack
Finally somebody with some sense! I couldn’t agree more. =)