The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Monster Snowman Original Soundtrack (CINK-20)

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© Toho Co., Ltd.
© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

Remastered reissue of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Monster Snowman" (08/14/1955). Content is identical to the 1997 Futureland release, but with improved sound quality and tracks 11 and 24 having been switched around. Music composed by Masaru Sato. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title: Monster Snowman Original Soundtrack (CINK-20)
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 32
Run Time: 65:23
Release Date: December 21, 2016
Retail Price: ¥3,024 (Approximately $27.68 [as of January 23, 2018])

Track List:

The following are both the Japanese and English translated track lists.

Track List (Japanese)

01. メインタイトル (M1T2)
02. 手帳の呻き (M2)
03. 白銀を往く (M3)
04. 悪天候 (M3A)
05. 残されたもの (M5)〔Mix〕
06. 融雪の捜索I (M6)
07. 融雪の捜索II (M7)〔前半部〕
08. 野営I (M7)〔後半部〕
09. 野営II (MEX-2)
10. 野営III〔口笛のみ〕
11. 雪男現わる (M8)〔Mix〕
12. ガラン谷 (M9)〔Mix〕
13. 死の断崖 (M10)〔Mix〕
14. 救いの手 (M11)〔Mix〕
15. 祈祷 (M11A)〔58サイクル再生〕
16. 大場の最期 (M12)
17. 雪男の怒り (M13A-1)
18. ガラン谷の熾火 (M14)
19. 死者の手より (M15)〔反響あり〕
20. 洞窟の雪男 (M13-1)
21. 雪男の死 (M15A)〔Mix〕
22. エンディング (M16)

BONUS TRACKS
23. メインタイトル (M1T1)
24. 雪男現わる (M8)
25. M9-1
26. M9 (笛-1)
27. M10'A-1
28. M10'B-1
29. M11A-1
30. M15 [反響なし]
31. 祈-3-1
32. MX-1

Track List (English)

01. Main Title (M1T2)
02. Cry From the Notebook (M2)
03. Going Through the Snow (M3)
04. Bad Weather (M3A)
05. What Was Left Behind (M5) [Mix]
06. Search in the Melting Snow I (M6)
07. Search in the Melting Snow II (M7) [First Half]
08. Camping I (M7) [Second Half]
09. Camping II (MEX-2)
10. Camping III [Whistle Only]
11. The Snowman Appears (M8) [Mix]
12. Garan Valley (M9) [Mix]
13. Cliff of Death (M10) [Mix]
14. A Helping Hand (M11) [Mix]
15. Prayer (M11A) [58 Cycle Playback]
16. Oba's Final Moments (M12)
17. Wrath of the Snowman (M13A-1)
18. The Blazing Fire of Garan Valley (M14)
19. From the Hands of the Dead (M15) [Echo]
20. The Snowman's Cave (M13-1)
21. Death of the Snowman (M15A) [Mix]
22. Ending (M16)

BONUS TRACKS
23. Main Title (M1T1)
24. The Snowman Appears (M8)
25. M9-1
26. M9 (Flute-1)
27. M10'A-1
28. M10'B-1
29. M11A-1
30. M15 [No Echo]
31. Prayer-3-1
32. MX-1

Additional Notes:

The film is known as "Half Human". The Japanese title has been translated as "Beast Man Snowman" as well as the translation used above in the post (as well as the album title).

The score was recorded on February 1 and July 25, 1955 at the KRC International Radio and Television Center. This information is included with the cue sheet information found in the booklet of Toho Monster Film Selection 12 - Monster Snowman (TYCY-5509).

This album is one of Cinema-kan's popular releases.

UPDATE: This album is out-of-print as of 04/30/2020.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Monster Snowman Original Soundtrack (CINK-20). The photos were taken on December 18, 2017.

Please note that Bloodthirsty Music: Toho's "Bloodthirsty" Series Music Collection (CINK-7) and King Kong's Counterattack Original Soundtrack (CINK-37) are included in some photos as they were part of the same order. This was actually the first portion of the order from Amazon Japan, with Daiei Yokai Trilogy (CINK-40-41-42) making up the second and last portion of the order, which arrived on December 21, 2017.