"Growing up in the 80’s ninjas were a part of everyday life. In the toy aisle, on television, at the cinema, and in the local video store ninjas were everywhere. But one piece of ninja pop culture that grabbed my attention more than any other was the 1984 cinematic masterpiece NINJA 3: THE DOMINATION! While it was billed as part 3 it had no ties to the previous two films in the series (as was also the case with the second film in the series, REVENGE OF THE NINJA, which had no ties to the first, ENTER THE NINJA) other than star Sho Kosugi. But what NINJA 3 did have was the perfect amalgamation of everything popular in the 80’s you could think of. Martial arts mayhem? Check. Ghosts, possession, and other horror goodness? You know it! Dance aerobics? Sure, why not? This crazy mashup of genres should not have worked, but OH HOW IT DID! Probably the most rented movie of my childhood (besides possibly A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 3: DREAM WARRIORS, but we’ll cross that bridge on a future album), NINJA 3 is one of my top 5 favorite films of all time, and because of that I’ve created this album, a musical retelling of the film’s story. Do you need to have seen the movie to enjoy it? I don’t think so, but if you haven’t seen it why the hell are you not racing to track it down for your next movie night right now? Well, maybe after you finish listening to the album first."

- Classic Pat




01. Intro
(The evil ninja gathers his weapons and suits up.)

02. Enter The Ninja
(The ninja assassinates a prominent scientist on a golf course, slaughters numerous police officers, and is finally brutally gunned down by a handful of cops, only to escape into the desert.)

03. Two Souls Combined
(Our heroine, Christie, is working on a phone line in the desert when she encounters the ninja who transfers his soul to her body, filling her mind with the faces of the policemen who took his life.)

04. I Shoulda Had A V8
(Police Officer Billy Secord follows Christie only to find himself back at her apartment for an unforgettable encounter.)

05. Behind The 8-Ball (First Vengeance)
(After seeing one of the policemen with Billy, Christy follows him to his home where the ninja, through her, kills him while he plays pool.)

06. I Think There’s Something Wrong With Me
(Unsure of why she has been experiencing blackouts and lost time, Christie seeks the aid of her doctor)

07. Come On In The Water’s Fine (Second Vengeance)
(While looking for Billy at the police station, Christie encounters another of the policemen from her visions. Taken over by the ninja once more, she follows him to a spa where she murders him and two of his “friends” in the hot tub.)

08. Only A Ninja
(Billy takes Christie to an old wise man seeking answers to Christie’s dilemma. There they discover the truth that she is possessed by the spirit of the ninja and learn that “Only a ninja can destroy a ninja.”)

09. Dance The Hate Away
(Knowing that the remaining police officers will be attending the funeral for one of the others killed by the ninja, Christie feels the ninja once more trying to take control of her. Desperately she tries to distract herself and fight off the ninja.)

10. Laid To Rest (Final Vengeance)
(Unable to resist the ninja, Christie goes to the funeral where she murders the two remaining policemen from her visions).

11. Oh Billy
(Billy, having witnessed Christie’s actions at the funeral, attempts to arrest her, only for Christie to realize that Billy is the final face from her visions.)

12. The Man From Japan
(Yamada, a good ninja, has tracked the evil ninja to Christie and prepares for the final battle.)

13. This Is Where It Ends
(After driving the spirit out of Christie and back into it’s own body, Yamada and the ninja clash at an old temple.)



Recorded April 2023 at The Bonus Room in Columbia, TN. All music by Classic Pat except for elements of NINJA POWER written by Rob Walsh included in Intro and This Is Where It Ends.



It might be tough to find the flick on VHS:
archive.org/details/ninja.-iii.-the.-domination.-1984.1080p.-blu-ray.-h-264.-aac-rarbg

www.dailymotion.com/video/x8gsb52