It’s a great idea to craft a music playlist with tracks from what a director chose to put in their film. Above is a Wong Kar-wai playlist, featuring tunes from Chungking Express, Fallen Angels, Happy Together, In the Mood for Love, and 2046. Check it out!

Tracklist

           | Chungking Express |

00:00 things in life- dennis brown

03:11 california dreamin’- the mamas & the papas

05:56 夢中人- faye wong

           | Fallen Angels |

10:20 karmacoma- massive attack 

15:37 忘记他- shirley kwan

18:57 speak my language- laurie anderson

22:36 only you- the flying pickets

           | Happy Together |

25:59 cucurrucucu paloma- caetano veloso

29:50 I have been in you- frank zappa

33:23 finale (tango apasionado)- astor piazzolla

36:57 happy together- danny chung

           | In the Mood for Love |

40:22 yumeji’s theme- shigeru umebayashi

42:48 quizas, quizas, quizas- nat king cole

45:34 te quiero dijiste- nat king cole

           | 2046 |

48:20 2046 manin theme- shigeru umebayashi

53:01 adagio- secret garden