The future of the universe rests in the fate of an uninhibited monkey god who must prevent demonic forces threatening all creation from tumbling into chaos…

The First Superhero: Monkey King is directed by Ralph Zondag and Dick Zondag, and produced by Michelle Qi for Eastern International Pictures Group.


Music by James Everingham
for Bleeding Fingers Music

Additional music & arrangements by Laurentia Editha, Jasper van Dijk, Andrew James Christie

Scored produced by Russell Emanuel
Score supervisor: Christopher J. King
Score coordinator: Marsha Bowe
Music production services by Steven Kofsky

Technical score engineer: Sebastian Ruiz Velasco Aguado
Technical score assistants: Adam Adams, Harsha Thangirala

Score mixed by Seth Waldmann
Scored mixed at Remote Control Productions
Score mix assistant: Garrett Edson

Score recorded by John Witt Chapman, Angeloya Vihrova, Tom Rubuldt, Tobia Lehmann, Vladisla Boyadzhiev, Plamen Penchev

Score recorded at Remote Control Productions, The Village Studios, Teldex Studio Berlin, Four for Music

Scoring orchestra The Berlin Orchestra, Sofia Session Orchestra, Sofia Session Choir

Music contracting services by Encompass Music Partners, Scoring Berlin, Four for Music

Pipa: Jie Ma
Erhu: Karen Han Ottosson
Instrumental specialist: Thomas Obernosterer
Featured vocalists: Vincent Tong, Desmond Lee, Han Weilin, Peter Yang, Shu Q, Weilim Lin, Matthew Liu