The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22)

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© Toho Co., Ltd.
© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

This is the third volume of Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series". It features the remiere release of the score to Seiji Maruyama's "Admiral Yamamoto" (08/14/1968). Bonus material includes outtakes and source music. Music composed by Masaru Sato. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title: Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22)
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 48
Run Time: 42:31
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Retail Price: ¥3,024 (Approximately $27.31 [as of June 30, 2018])

Track List:

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

Track List (Japanese)

01. 東宝マーク (M-1)
02. メインタイトル～加治川 (M-2 T2)
03. 逆立ちの賭け (M-4)
04. 郷里・長岡 (M-5)
05. 独ソ不可侵条約 (M-6)
06. 連合艦隊 (M-7)
07. 海軍首脳会議 (M-8)
08. 日独伊三国軍事同盟 (M-9 T2)
09. 五十六の憂い (M-10)
10. 真珠湾攻撃計画書 (M-11)
11. これも、命というものか (M-12)
12. 機動部隊出撃 (M-13)
13. ニイタカヤマノボレ (M-14)
14. 出撃 (M-15 T2)
15. 戦果報告 (M-16)
16. “英雄”の帰還～破竹の進撃 (M-17 T2)
17. 戦艦大和 (M-18)
18. 東への進撃 (M-19)
19. 戦史の転換 (M-20)
20. 飛龍は健在なり (M-21)
21. 野戦の決意 (M-22)
22. 反転帰途 (M-23)
23. 後進の若人たち (M-24)
24. 第二次ソロモン海戦 (M-25)
25. ガダルカナルの悪夢 (M-26)
26. 鼠輸送 (M-27)
27. 小生の余命 (M-28)
28. 南太平洋海戦 (M-29)
29. ソロモンに鎮む (M-30)
30. 餓島の兵士 (M-31)
31. 餓死か玉砕か (M-32)
32. ガ島将兵を救出せよ! (M-33 T2)
33. い号作戦 (M-34)
34. 誰のための戦争 (M-35)
35. 病院 (M-36)
36. ブーゲンビル視察 (M-37)
37. 山本五十六の死～エンド・タイトル (M-38 T2)

BONUS TRACKS
38. メインタイトル～加治川 (take1) (M-2 T-1)
39. 日独伊三国軍事同盟 (take1) (M-9 T-1)
40. 出撃 (take1) (M-15 T-1)
41. 戦士の帰還～破竹の進撃 (take1) (M-17 T-1)
42. ガ島将兵を救出せよ! (take1) (M-33 T-1)
43. 山本五十六の死～エンド・タイトル (take1) (M-38 T-1)
44. 出港用意ラッパ (エコー細工)
45. 出港用意ラッパ (エコーなし RR)
46. 出港用意ラッパ (『キスカ』完成音 RR)
47. 佐渡おけさ (PS-6)
48. 民謡両津甚句 (M-3)

Track List (English)

01. Toho Mark (M-1)
02. Main Title ~ Kaji River (M-2 T2)
03. Headstand Bet (M-4)
04. Hometown · Nagaoka (M-5)
05. German-Soviet Non-Aggression Treaty (M-6)
06. The Combined Fleet (M-7)
07. Naval Leaders Conference (M-8)
08. Japan-Germany-Italy Military Alliance (M-9 T2)
09. Isoroku's Sorrow (M-10)
10. Pearl Harbor Attack Plan (M-11)
11. Is This Also Life (M-12)
12. Task Force Sortie (M-13)
13. Niitakayama Nobore (M-14)
14. Sortie (M-15 T2)
15. Battle Report (M-16)
16. Return of the "Hero" ~ Advance of the Unstoppable Force (M-17 T2)
17. Battleship Yamato (M-18)
18. Advance to the East (M-19)
19. Change in War History (M-20)
20. Hiryū is Alive (M-21)
21. Field of Determination (M-22)
22. Back Flip (M-23)
23. Young People Astern (M-24)
24. Second Battle of Solomon (M-25)
25. Nightmare of Guadalcanal (M-26)
26. Rat Transportation (M-27)
27. My Remaining Years (M-28)
28. Battle of the South Pacific (M-29)
29. To Quench Solomon (M-30)
30. Soldiers of the Starving Island (M-31)
31. Starvation or Honorable Death (M-32)
32. Rescue the Starving Island Soldiers! (M-33 T2)
33. Operation I-Go (M-34)
34. War for Anyone (M-35)
35. Hospital (M-36)
36. Bougainville Tour (M-37)
37. Death of Isoroku Yamamoto ~ End Title (M-38 T2)

BONUS TRACKS
38. Main Title ~ Kaji River (Take 1) (M-2 T-1)
39. Japan-Germany-Italy Military Alliance (Take 1) (M-9 T-1)
40. Sortie (Take 1) (M-15 T-1)
41. Return of the "Hero" ~ Advance of the Unstoppable Force (Take 1) (M-17 T-1)
42. Rescue the Starving Island Soldiers! (Take 1) (M-33 T-1)
43. Death of Isoroku Yamamoto ~ End Title (Take 1) (M-38 T-1)
44. Preparation for Leaving Port Trumpet (Echo Work)
45. Preparation for Leaving Port Trumpet (No Echo RR)
46. Preparation for Leaving Port Trumpet ("Kiska" Complete Sound RR)
47. Sado Okesa (PS-6)
48. Ryotsu Jinku Folk Song (M-3)

Additional Notes:

Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series" is a four volume series of the scores from the films that make up the "Toho 8-15 Series", a series a six war films released around the anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. The series consists of:

01. "Japan's Longest Day" (1967)
02. "Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto", A.K.A. "Admiral Yamamoto" (1968)
03. "Great Battle of the Japan Sea", A.K.A. "Battle of the Japan Sea" (1969)
04. "Turning Point in Showa History: The Militarists", A.K.A. "The Militarists" (1970)
05. "Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa", A.K.A. "Battle of Okinawa" (1971)
06. "Young Soldiers of the Special Navy", A.K.A. "Eternal Cause" (1972).

Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series" consists of:

Released on August 24, 2016
01. Japan's Longest Day Original Soundtrack (CINK-12)
02. Great Battle of the Japan Sea Original Soundtrack (CINK-13)

Released on January 11, 2017
03. Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22)
04. Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa Original Soundtrack (CINK-23)

Masaru Sato composed the scores to all of the films in the "Toho 8-15 Series" except for "The Militarists", which was scored by Riichiro Manabe. Lastly, Cinema-kan has yet to conclude their "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series", as "The Militarists" and "Eternal Cause" remain unreleased.

I do want to point out that I had a bit of a rough time translating some of the tracks into English, so I did make a few minor creative choices. I also purposely left track 13 as it appears in the English translated track list. For those who may wondering, it means "Climb Mount Niikita", which was a coded message that set the stage for Japan's involvement in World War II.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22). The photos were taken on June 25, 2018.