Music
- The theme song of the Once Upon a Time in China series is based on the Ming Dynasty folk song "Under the General's Orders"; the version used in the films is titled "A Man Of Determination" and was written by Wong Jim.
- The Cantonese version of the theme song is sung by George Lam and the Mandarin version is performed by Jackie Chan.
- The theme song has long been associated with the Wong Fei-hung legend, appearing in some form in many early films about him. It was used in the 1978 film Drunken Master, starring Jackie Chan, which also had Wong Fei-hung as the main character. It also was notably used in the 1983 film Winners and Sinners, starring Sammo Hung. It was played in a market scene whilst the Five Lucky Stars are watching two men demonstrating the beneficial effects of their medicines and their martial arts stances, obviously in reference to Wong Fei-hung.
- The theme song was also sampled by Ninja Tune artist Quincy for a track titled "Bruce Lee MC", which can be found on the Xen Cuts compilation album. The track also contains samples of Bruce Lee's fight vocalisations.
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