With each day bringing usmore imagesandinsights from the castof Netflix’s upcoming live-actionOne Pieceadaptation, the excitement for the new take onEiichiro Oda’s long-running Manga and anime series is only growing as fans prepare toset sail with the Straw Hat Crew. But every swashbuckling adventure needs an equally swashbuckling soundtrack. With that in mind Collider is excited to exclusively present the first single off the upcoming soundtrack album, called “Wealth Fame Power,” which is available for streaming beginning August 18.
With “Wealth Fame Power,” the series' music producers, composers and songwritersSonya BelousovaandGiona Ostinelli— the songwriters behindThe Witcher’s perennial earworm “Toss a Coin to Your Witcher” — have crafted a rousing, epic track, perfectly in line with the adventuring vibe thatearly looks at the series have been giving off. Beyond simply having a swashbuckling sound, the two are quick to draw a parallel between legendary pirate Gold Roger (Michael Dorman) and the captain of the Straw Hats himself, Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy).
As Belousova and Ostinelli put it:
There’re many shared similarities between Gol D Roger and the Straw Hat’s captain, Monkey D Luffy, their personalities and character traits absolutely match up, so are their music themes. Monkey D Luffy’s theme is the main theme of our show. Gol D Roger’s theme is Luffy’s theme reversed.
This idea of hiding little musical references within a track, to hint at a character arc, or even simply to function as an Easter egg or story device is not a new one. Belousova and Ostinelli both use the track to set the tone and later to advance the story, adding:
“‘Wealth Fame Power’ opens up with Roger’s theme. It’s powerful, just like Roger himself, driving, and dynamic. It’s a dark, mighty anthem featuring the iconic “musical Jolly Roger” - hurdy-gurdy. As soon as the swords are drawn and the crowd rushes out in search of One Piece, we reverse Roger’s theme and introduce Luffy’s theme, the main theme of our show. Roger’s theme is all about the descending motion since this is the end of the journey for Roger. Luffy’s theme, however, is all about the ascending motion since it’s the beginning of his exciting adventure toward becoming the King of the Pirates.”
What IsOne PieceAbout?
One Piecewill followthe adventures of Monkey D. Luffy(Godoy), who aspires to become King of the Pirates, heading out in search of Gold Roger’s legendary treasure - also called the One Piece. Along for the ride are Zoro (Mackenyu), a swordsman, Nami (Emily Rudd), a navigator, Usopp (Jacob Romero), a sharpshooter, and Sanji (Taz Skylar), a chef with a mean kick.
One Pieceis created in partnership with Shueisha and produced by Tomorrow Studios and Netflix.Matt OwensandSteven Maedaare writers, executive producers, and showrunners.Eiichiro Oda, Marty Adelstein, andBecky Clementsalso executive produce.
“Wealth Fame Power” releases on August 18, andOne Piecepremieres on Netflix on August 31. Check out the full track below:
