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Description:
This is the third volume in a six disc series titled Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works. This volume covers music from films produced by Toei and features selected cues from the two Shinran films (1960), "Hangyakuji" (1961), "King" (1962), "Tokugawa Ieyasu" (1965), "Thirteen Assassins" (1963), "Eleven Samurai" (1967), "Thirteen Thousand Suspects" (1966) and "Dawn of the Skyscraper" (1969). In all, this release contains music from nine films. Music by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.
Album Information:
Label: VAP
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Toei Edition: Shinran/Thirteen Assassins (VPCD-81188)
Music by: Akira Ifukube
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 38
Run Time: 71:24
Release Date: March 1, 1997
Retail Price: ¥2,670 (Approximately $24.67 [as of November 3, 2019])
Track List:
The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.
Track List (Japanese)
「親鸞」('60.6.21)
01. メインタイトル (M1)
～深山を下る (M2)
02. 芙蓉の花 (M3)
03. 法隆寺 (M5)
04. 無念の叫び (M9)
05. 日城大乗相応地 (M11)
06. 紅牡丹 (M14)
07. 琵琶法師 (M16)
08. エンディング (M18)
「続 親鸞」('60.9.27)
09. 法然上人の許へ (M4)
10. 闇と光 (M8)
「反逆児」('61.11.8)
11. 武田軍制圧 (M3)
「王将」('62.11.23)
12. イントロダクション (M1)
13. 噂の三吉 (M6A)
14. 挫折 (M8A)
15. 祈りの電話 (M22A)
16. エンディング (M22B-2)
「徳川家康」('65.1.3)
17. メインタイトル (M1)
18. 葬列～安祥急襲 (M13)
19. 元服～尼寺の母 (M19)
20. 信長出陣 (M30)
「十三人の刺客」('63.12.7)
21. メインタイトル (M1A)
「十一人の侍」('67.12.16)
22. 暴君齋厚 (M2)
23. 暗殺中止 (M13)
24. 帯刀切腹 (M15)
25. 齋厚を斬る (M17)
26. エンディング (M18)
「一万三千人の容疑者」('66.9.8)
27. メインタイトル (M1)
28. 堀塚刑事 (M8)
29. 端午の節句 (M14)
30. 国民的事件 (M15)
31. エンディング (M23)
「超高層のあけぼの」('69.5.6)
32. 工事開始 (M11)
33. 第２部序曲 (M13)
34. 道子と島村 (M14)
35. Ｈ型鋼 (M15)
36. タワークレーン (M16)
37. 恐怖の雷鳴 (M22)
38. エンディング (M24)
Track List (English)
"Shinran" (06/21/'60)
01. Main Title (M1)
~ Descending Mount Miyama (M2)
02. Cotton Rose Flowers (M3)
03. Hōryū-ji (M5)
04. Cry of Regret (M9)
05. Suitable Land for Nichijo Daijo (M11)
06. Red Peony (M14)
07. Biwa Monk (M16)
08. Ending (M18)
"Shinran Continued" (09/27/'60)
09. Off to See Holy Man Honen (M4)
10. Darkness and Light (M8)
"Hangyakuji" (11/08/'61)
11. Takeda Army Control (M3)
"King" (11/23/'62)
12. Introduction (M1)
13. Rumors of Miyoshi (M6A)
14. Setback (M8A)
15. Telephone Prayer (M22A)
16. Ending (M22B-2)
"Tokugawa Ieyasu" (01/01/'65)
17. Main Title (M1)
18. Funeral Procession ~ Anjo Raid (M13)
19. Coming of Age ~ Convent Mother (M19)
20. Nobunaga Departs (M30)
"Thirteen Assassins" (12/07/'63)
21. Main Title (M1A)
"Eleven Samurai" (12/16/'67)
22. Tyrant Nariatsu (M2)
23. Assassination Suspended (M13)
24. Tatewaki Commits Seppuku (M15)
25. Nariatsu Killed (M17)
26. Ending (M18)
"Thirteen Thousand Suspects" (09/08/'66)
27. Main Title (M1)
28. Detective Horitsuka (M8)
29. Boys' Festival (M14)
30. National Incident (M15)
31. Ending (M23)
"Dawn of the Skyscraper" (05/06/'69)
32. Construction Begins (M11)
33. Part 2 Overture (M13)
34. Michiko and Shimamura (M14)
35. H Steel (M15)
36. Tower Crane (M16)
37. Fear of the Thunder (M22)
38. Ending (M24)
Additional Notes
As stated above, this album is the fourth of a six volume series titled Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works. The volumes in this series consist of:
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Daiei Edition: Zatoichi Series/Nemuri Kyoshiro Series (VPCD-81186)
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Shochiku Edition: Oh Wolf, Slay the Setting Sun (VPCD-81187)
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Toei Edition: Shinran/Thirteen Assassins (VPCD-81188)
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Nikkatsu Edition: The Burmese Harp/Scoundrels of the Sea (VPCD-81189)
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Iwanami Films Edition: Sakuma Dam Trilogy (VPCD-81190)
Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Seiji Fujishiro Shadow Puppet Play: The Humpbacked Pony (VPCD-81191)
The series has been occasionally listed as the Film Composer Selection series at some websites (I myself have been guilty of this). However, this isn't entirely accurate as the Film Composer Selection series spans across a sizable number of VAP's releases.
Upon viewing "King" in 2019, I quickly noticed that only the first fifty-two seconds of M1 (track 12) are included with this album. The cue actually lasts over three minutes.
Photo Gallery:
Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works · Shochiku Edition: Wolf, Slay the Setting Sun (VPCD-81187). The photos were taken on October 17, 2019.
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| The unopened package that the album arrived in. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| The album out of the package. © VAP © Toei Company, Ltd. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Front of the album, sealed.
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| Back of the album, sealed.
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| Front of the album, unsealed and without obi.
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| Back of the album, unsealed and without obi.
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| Back of booklet, and disc.
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| Booklet front (page 1).
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| Track list (page 2). © VAP © Toei Company, Ltd. © Brandon O'Brian |
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| Booklet back (page 24), featuring scripts for "King" (1962), "Hangyakuji" (1961), "Tokugawa Ieyasu" (1965) and "Chiisakobe" (1962). Please note that "Chiisakobe" is not featured on the album.
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| Obi (the inner side of the obi is blank).
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Updates:
This blog post was updated on July 4, 2019 and July 9, 2019.
Additional updates occurred on November 3, 2019, which include a revised English translated track list and a photo gallery of the album.
