Saturday, June 15, 2019

Great Prophecies of Nostradamus Original Soundtrack (CINK-74-75)

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Description:

Remastered reissue of the score to Toshio Masuda's "Great Prophecies of Nostradamus" (08/03/1974). Disc 1 features the original LP album plus additional stereo material and disc 2 features the complete monaural score. Bonus tracks (all on disc 2) include an outtake, cues without synthesizer overlays, additional mono material and stereo singles. Music by Isao Tomita. Disc 1 is in stereo. Disc two is in mono except for tracks 41 and 42, which are in stereo.


Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Great Prophecies of Nostradamus Original Soundtrack (CINK-72-73)
Music by: Isao Tomita
Number of Discs: 2
Number of Tracks: 19 (Disc 1)
                              42 (Disc 2)
Run Time: 77:58 (Disc 1)
                 77:11 (Disc 2)
                 02:35:09 (Total Album Time)
Release Date: April 24, 2019
Retail Price: ¥4,536 (Approximately $41.87 [as of June 13, 2019])


Track List:

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.


Track List (Japanese)

DISC.1〈ステレオ〉
01.『ノストラダムスの大予言』オリジナル・サウンドトラック  サイドA
02.『ノストラダムスの大予言』オリジナル・サウンドトラック  サイドB

03. 滅亡のテーマ1
04. 滅亡のテーマ2
05. 滅亡のテーマ3
06. 討論会~赤潮の襲来
07. 月夜の海岸
08. 良玄の警告
09. 地下鉄の異変~突然変異
10. 地上の地獄~埋葬
11. 異常気象
12. 第二次ニューギニア調査行
13. 巨大生物の襲来
14. 原住民の襲撃
15. 諸世紀
16. 破滅に向かう世界
17. 愛するものの死
18. 死に急ぐ若者たち
19. 永遠の愛

DISC.2〈モノラル〉
01. 東宝マーク~嘉永五年 (M1)
02. 嘉永七年~黒船来航 (M2)
03. 第二次世界大戦の予言詩 (M3)
04. メインタイトル (テーマ・M4)
05. バーレッスンBGM (M5T2)
06. 広がる環境汚染 (M6)
07.「諸世紀」(M7)
08. 討論会~赤潮の襲来 (M8)
09. 月夜の海岸 (M9)
10. 結ばれる二人 (M10)
11. 木田の慟哭 (M11)
12. モダンバレエBGM~明の幻覚 (M13)
13. 地下鉄の異変~突然変異 (M14)
14. 良玄の警告 (M15)
15. 異常気象 (M16)
16. 第二次ニューギニア調査行 (M17)
17. 巨大生物の襲来 (M18)
18. カニバリズム (M19シンセサイザーmix分)
19. 原住民の襲撃 (M20)
20. 生ける屍の洞窟 (M21)
21. 地上の地獄~埋葬 (M22)
22. 破滅に向かう世界 (M23)
23. 伸枝の助言 (M24)
24. 桜の木の下で&カーステレオBGM (M25)
25. 死に急ぐ若者たち (M26シンセサイザーmix分)
26. 暴徒 (M27)
27. 愛するものの死 (M28シンセサイザーmix分)
28. 逆転した天空 (M29)
29. 永遠の愛 (M30シンセサイザーmix分)
30. 降り注ぐ放射能 (M31)
31. 最終核戦争 (M32)
32. 沈黙した地球 (M33)
33. 未来への希望~エンディング (M34)

BONUS TRACKS
34. バーレッスンBGM (M5T1)
35. カニバリズム (M19シンセ無し)
36. 死に急ぐ若者たち (M26シンセ無し)
37. 愛するものの死 (M28シンセ無し)
38. 永遠の愛 (M30シンセ無し)
39. メインテーマ中抜き (映画用モノラル)
40. 愛のテーマ (映画用モノラル)
41. メインテーマ (シングル盤・ステレオ)
42. 愛のテーマ (シングル盤・ステレオ)


Track List (English)

Disc 1 (Stereo)
01. "Great Prophecies of Nostradamus" Original Soundtrack  Side A
02. "Great Prophecies of Nostradamus" Original Soundtrack  Side B

03. Theme of Ruin 1
04. Theme of Ruin 2
05. Theme of Ruin 3
06. Debate ~ Invasion of the Red Tide
07. Moonlight on the Coast
08. Ryogen's Warning
09. Subway Disaster ~ Mutation
10. Hell on Earth ~ Burial
11. Abnormal Weather
12. Second New Guinea Expedition
13. Invasion of Giant Creatures
14. Attack of the Natives
15. Many Centuries
16. A World Destined for Ruin
17. Death of a Loved One
18. Sudden Death of the Young People
19. Everlasting Love

Disc 2 (Monaural)
01. Toho Mark ~ Kaei 5 (M1)
02. Kaei 7 ~ Arrival of the Black Ship (M2)
03. Prophetic Poetry of World War II (M3)
04. Main Title (Theme · M4)
05. Ballet Lesson BGM (M5T2)
06. Spreading Environmental Pollution (M6)
07. "Many Centuries" (M7)
08. Debate ~ Invasion of the Red Tide (M8)
09. Moonlight on the Coast (M9)
10. United Couple (M10)
11. Kida's Wailing (M11)
12. Modern Ballet BGM ~ Akira's Hallucination (M13)
13. Subway Disaster ~ Mutation (M14)
14. Ryogen's Warning (M15)
15. Abnormal Weather (M16)
16. Second New Guinea Expedition (M17)
17. Invasion of Giant Creatures (M18)
18. Cannibalism (M19 Synthesizer Mix)
19. Attack of the Natives (M20)
20. Cave of the Living Dead (M21)
21. Hell on Earth ~ Burial (M22)
22. A World Destined for Ruin (M23)
23. Nobuo's Advice (M24)
24. Under the Cherry Tree & Car Stereo BGM (M25)
25. Sudden Death of the Young People (M26 Synthesizer Mix)
26. Mob (M27)
27. Death of a Loved One (M28 Synthesizer Mix)
28. Reversed Sky (M29)
29. Everlasting Love (M30 Synthesizer Mix)
30. Radiation Downpour (M31)
31. Final Nuclear War (M32)
32. A Silenced Earth (M33)
33. Hope for the Future ~ Ending (M34)

BONUS TRACKS
34. Ballet Lesson BGM (M5T1)
35. Cannibalism (M19 No Synth)
36. Sudden Death of the Young People (M26 No Synth)
37. Death of a Loved One (M28 No Synth)
38. Everlasting Love (M30 No Synth)
39. Main Theme Unfinished (Monaural Film Use)
40. Love Theme (Monaural Film Use)
41. Main Theme (Single Record · Stereo)
42. Love Theme (Single Record · Stereo)


Additional Notes:

The film is also known under the slightly shorter title "Prophecies of Nostradamus", as well as "Catastrophe 1999".

The score was originally to be composed entirely with synthesizers. Due to time constraints (it would have taken about a year to compose such a score), a compromise was reached, resulting in an orchestra/synthesizer hybrid score.

The score was recorded on July 16, 1974.

The mixdown for the LP album occurred on August 6, 1974.


Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Great Prophecies of Nostradamus Original Soundtrack (CINK-74-75). The photos were taken on June 13, 2019.


The unopened box that the album arrived in.
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The album out of the the box, still in packaging.
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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.
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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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