Saturday, March 16, 2019

The Combined Fleet Original Soundtrack (CINK-65-66)

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Description:

Premiere release of the score to Shuei Matsubayashi's epic war drama "The Combined Fleet", A.K.A. "The Imperial Navy" (08/08/1981). Disc 1 features the score in mono, with disc 2 featuring surviving stereo elements and additional mono material. Music by Katsuhisa Hattori and Shinji Tanimura. The entirety of disc 1 and tracks 30 - 39 of disc 2 are in mono.


Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title & Catalogue Number: The Combined Fleet Original Soundtrack (CINK-65-66)
Music by: Katsuhisa Hattori and Shinji Tanimura
Number of Discs: 2
Number of Tracks: 55 (Disc 1)
                              39 (Disc 2)
Run Time: 67:21 (Disc 1)
                 71:03 (Disc 2)
                 02:18:24 (Total Album Time)
Release Date: February 20, 2019
Retail Price: ¥4,320 (Approximately $38.86 [as of March 9, 2019])


Track List:

NOTE: A track list is not provided for the bonus tracks on both discs. Only a generalized description for these tracks are provided in the booklet. Cinema-kan has informed me that this was due to time and budget constraints. I did make an attempt to identify the bonus tracks on disc 1. However,  I did not make an attempt to identify the bonus tracks in disc 2. Please refer to the Further Notes portion of this post for these identified bonus tracks. Also, tracks 30 - 35 of disc 2 are not sound effects, but rather source material, all of which are trumpet solos.

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.


Track List (Japanese)

Disc 1 モノラル
01. メインタイトル (トップ・タイトルM)
02. 再会 (M2)
03. 緊迫する世界情勢 (M3)
04. 機動部隊 (M4)
05. 開戦の火蓋 (M5)
06. 真珠湾攻撃 (M6前半)
07.「ワレ奇襲ニ成功セリ」(M6後半)
08. 戦艦「大和」(M7シンセ入り)
09. MI作戦発動 (M8)
10. 米空母発見 (M9編集曲)
11. 機動部隊壊滅 (M6編集曲)
12. 南太平洋海戦 (M10)
13. 予期せぬ会敵 (M11)
14. 反転の代償 (M12)
15. 英一の決意 (M13)
16. 陽子の思い (M14)
17. 英一から真二へ (M14A)
18. ブイン基地 (M15編集曲)
19. 茂木の友情 (M16)
20. 戦争の行方 (M17)
21. 山本五十六の死 (M17'編集曲)
22. 真二の青春 (M17A)
23. マリアナ沖海戦の敗北 (M24Bリピート)
24. 米軍、レイテ島上陸 (M19)
25. 栗田艦隊 (M20)
26. 出撃する小沢艦隊 (M21)
27. 敵潜出現 (M22編集曲)
28. レイテへの道 (M23)
29. 英一の死 (M24)
30. 届かぬ通信 (M24A)
31. 栗田艦隊反転す (M24B)
32. 総員退去 (M25)
33. 瑞鶴、洋上に消ゆ (M26)
34. 愛の行方~結ばれる真二と陽子 (M27)
35. 武市の後悔 (M28編集曲)
36. 大和の主~米軍沖縄進攻 (M29)
37. 海上特攻の決意~伊藤長官の願い (M30)
38. 出撃前夜 (M31)
39. 護衛機飛来 (M32)
40. 第三砲塔火薬庫注水 (M33)
41. 伊藤長官の最期 (M30リピート)
42. エンディング「群青」
43 ~ 55. ボーナストラック  フル演奏曲&未使用曲

Disc 2 ステレオ 
1. メインタイトル (未使用) (M1)
2. 再会 (M2)
3. 緊迫する世界情勢 (M3)
4. 開戦の火蓋 (M5)
5. 機動部隊壊滅 (M6)
6. 戦艦「大和」 (M7)
7. MI作戦発動 (M8)
8. 予期せぬ会敵 (M11)
9. 陽子の思い (M14)
10. 英一から真二へ (M14A)
11. ブイン基地 (M15)
12. 茂木の友情 (M16)
13. 戦争の行方 (M17)
14. 真二の青春 (M17A)
15. 未使用曲 (M18)
16. 米軍、レイテ島上陸 (M19)
17. 出撃する小沢艦隊 (M21)
18. レイテへの道 (M23)
19. 英一の死 (M24)
20. 総員退去 (M25)
21. 瑞鶴、洋上に消ゆ (M26)
22. 愛の行方~結ばれる真二と陽子 (M27)
23. 未使用曲 (M28)
24. 大和の主~米軍沖縄進攻 (M29)
25. 海上特攻の決意~伊藤長官の願い (M30)
26. 出撃前夜 (M31)
27. 護衛機飛来 (M32)
28. 第三砲塔火薬庫注水 (M33)
29. エンディング「群青」
30 ~ 35. ボーナストラック 効果音
36 ~ 39. ボーナストラック「群青」素材曲

「群青」
作曲作詞・歌/谷村新司
編曲/服部克久


Track List (English)

Disc 1 - Monaural
01. Main Title (Top Title M)
02. Reunion (M2)
03. Tense World Situation (M3)
04. Task Force (M4)
05. Open Fire Warfare (M5)
06. Pearl Harbor Attack (M6 First Half)
07. "I Have Succeeded in the Surprise Attack" (M6 Second Half)
08. Battleship "Yamato" (M7 With Synth)
09. Activate Operation MI (M8)
10. U.S. Aircraft Carrier Discovery (M9 Edited Cue)
11. Task Force Destroyed (M6 Edited Cue)
12. Battle of the South Pacific (M10)
13. Unexpected Enemy (M11)
14. The Price for Turning Around (M12)
15. Eiichi's Determination (M13)
16. Yoko's Thoughts (M14)
17. From Eiichi to Shinji (M14A)
18. Buin Base (M15 Edited Cue)
19. Motegi's Friendship (M16)
20. Whereabouts of War (M17)
21. Isoroku Yamamoto's Death (M17' Edited Cue)
22. Shinji's Youth (M17A)
23. Defeat at the Battle of Mariana (M24B Repeat)
24. U.S. Military, Leyte Island Landing (M19)
25. Kurita Fleet (M20)
26. Ozawa Fleet Sortie (M21)
27. The Enemy Appears (M22 Edited Cue)
28. Road to Leyte (M23)
29. Eiichi's Death (M24)
30. Unreachable Communication (M24A)
31. Kurita Fleet Turns Around (M24B)
32. Everyone Leave (M25)
33. Zuikaku, Disappearing Offshore (M26)
34. Whereabouts of Love ~ Shinji and Yoko United (M27)
35. Takeichi's Regret (M28 Edited Cue)
36. Lord of Yamato ~ U.S. Military Invades Okinawa (M29)
37. Determination of the Maritime Suicide Attack ~ Minister Ito's Wish (M30)
38. Eve Before Sortie (M31)
39. Escort Flight (M32)
40. Third Turret Gunpowder Injection (M33)
41. Minister Ito's End (M30 Repeat)
42. Ending "Gunjo"
43 ~ 55. Bonus Tracks - Full Performance Cues & Unused Cues

Disc 2 - Stereo
01. Main Title (Unused) (M1)
02. Reunion (M2)
03. Tense World Situation (M3)
04. Open Fire Warfare (M5)
05. Task Force Destroyed (M6)
06. Battleship "Yamato" (M7)
07. Activate Operation MI (M8)
08. Unexpected Enemy (M11)
09. Yoko's Thoughts (M14)
10. From Eiichi to Shinji (M14A)
11. Buin Base (M15)
12. Motegi's Friendship (M16)
13. Whereabouts of War (M17)
14. Shinji's Youth (M17A)
15. Unused Cue (M18)
16. U.S. Military, Leyte Island Landing (M19)
17. Ozawa Fleet Sortie (M21)
18. Road to Leyte (M23)
19. Eiichi's Death (M24)
20. Everyone Leave (M25)
21. Zuikaku, Disappearing Offshore (M26)
22. Whereabouts of Love ~ Shinji and Yoko United (M27)
23. Unused Cue (M28)
24. Lord of Yamato ~ U.S. Military Invades Okinawa (M29)
25. Determination of the Maritime Suicide Attack ~ Minister Ito's Wish (M30)
26. Eve Before Sortie (M31)
27. Escort Flight (M32)
28. Third Turret Gunpowder Injection (M33)
29. Ending "Gunjo"
30 ~ 35. Bonus Tracks - Sound Effects
36 ~ 39. Bonus Tracks - "Gunjo" Song Material

"Gunjo"
Composition, Lyrics and Vocals: Shinji Tanimura
Arrangement: Katsuhisa Hattori


Additional Notes:

The score was recorded on April 24, 1981.

As stated above, there is no track list for the bonus tracks on both discs, only a generalized description of these tracks. Again, this was due to time and budget constraints. Luckily, I took the time to make an attempt to identify the bonus tracks on disc 1 using various tracks throughout both discs, information from the track-by-track commentary and the original cue sheets scans included in the booklet.

UPDATE 04/16/2020: I found a couple of sources (online retailers) last year that seemed to have a specific track list for the bonus tracks on disc 2. I'm not sure exactly how accurate they are as the handwriting on the cue sheet scans in the booklet is too small to read, though I did make some changes based on what I could read. Anyway, I finally got around to translating them (though I couldn't get good translations for some of them) and added them (both Japanese and English translated) below with the bonus tracks for disc 1.

I also need to point out two things regarding a couple of the bonus tracks on disc 1. First of all, track 49 (M9) is not the source for track 10 (M9 Edited Cue). Track 10 is actually a repeat of M4, as the track commentary and cue sheets state. I believe track 49 is the original unused version of M9, which is found on the cue sheets. The track is also listed as an unused cue in the track commentary, further supporting the fact that this is the original version of M9. Secondly, the booklet states that track 51 is M17' (M30 + M18). In reality, this is actually track 21 (Isoroku Yamamoto's Death). Track 51 is actually the full unedited version of track 20 (Whereabouts of War). I corrected this mistake by listing the proper cue in the below lists.

For reference, tracks 43, 45, 50, 51, 54 and 55 on disc 1 are the full, unedited cues, with tracks 44, 46 - 49, 52 and 53 on the same disc being the unused cues. Tracks 30 - 35 on disc two are the sound effects (source material) and tracks 36 - 39 is the "Gunjo" song material. Please note the bonus tracks on disc 2 are in mono. The following are the identified bonus tracks for discs 1 and 2 (in Japanese and English):


Japanese:

Disc 1 モノラル
ボーナストラック  フル演奏曲&未使用曲
43. トップ・タイトルM
44. M1
45. M6
46. M7シンセなし
47. M7シンセのみ TYPE 1
48. M7シンセのみ TYPE 2
49. M9
50. M15
51. M17
52. M18
53. M22
54. M22 (M18+M22)
55. M28

Disc 2 ステレオ
ボーナストラック 効果音
30. 消灯ラッパT1、消灯ラッパT2
31. 巡検ラッパT1、巡検ラッパT2
32. 海ゆかばT1、 海ゆかばT2
33. 出港ラッパ T1、出港ラッパ T3
34. 配置につけT1、配置につけT2、配置につけ テンポアップT1、配置につけ テンポアップT2
35. 対空戦斗T1、対空戦斗T2、撃ち方始めT1

ボーナストラック「群青」素材曲
36. M群青テーマ (オケ) TYPE 1 (リズムあり)
37. M群青テーマ (オケ) TYPE 2 (リズムなし)
38.群青 間奏
39.群青 (ラストM) 唄入り


English:

Disc 1 - Monaural
Bonus Tracks - Full Performance Cues & Unused Cues
43. Top Title M
44. M1
45. M6
46. M7 Without Synth
47. M7 Synth Only TYPE 1
48. M7 Synth Only TYPE 2
49. M9
50. M15
51. M17
52. M18
53. M22
54. M22 (M18 + M22)
55. M28

Disc 2 - Stereo
Bonus Tracks - Sound Effects
30. Lights-Out Trumpet T1, Lights-Out Trumpet T2
31. Inspection Tour Trumpet T1, Inspection Tour Trumpet T2
32. Umi Yukaba T1, Umi Yukaba T2
33. Departure Trumpet T1, Departure Trumpet T3
34. Put in Place T1, Put in Place T2, Put in Place Tempo Up T1, Put in Place Tempo Up T2
35. Anti-Aircraft Battle T1, Anti-Aircraft Battle T2, Begin Firing! T1

Bonus Tracks - "Gunjo" Song Material
36. M Gunjo Theme (Orchestra) TYPE 1 (With Rhythm)
37. M Gunjo Theme (Orchestra) TYPE 2 (Without Rhythm)
38. Gunjo Interlude
39. Gunjo (Last M) Containing Vocal


Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of The Combined Fleet Original Soundtrack (CINK-65-66). The photos were taken on March 5, 2019.


The unopened package that the album arrived in.
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The album out of the package.
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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 1.
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Disc 2 and tray insert.
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Booklet front (page 1).
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Track list (page 2).
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Pages 14 and 15, featuring photos of the original cue sheets of the mono recordings.
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Booklet back (page 20).
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Inner side of the obi.
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Outer side of the obi.
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