Saturday, August 10, 2019

Prince of the Sun: Horus' Great Adventure Original Soundtrack (CINK-88-89)

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Description:

Remastered reissue of the score to Isao Takahata's animated masterpiece "Prince of the Sun: Horus' Great Adventure" (07/21/1968). Disc 1 features the film's score and disc 2 features a great wealth of bonus material. Music composed by Michio Mamiya. Score recorded in 1966 and 1968. All music is in mono.


Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Prince of the Sun: Horus' Great Adventure Original Soundtrack (CINK-88-89)
Music by: Michio Mamiya
Number of Discs: 2
Number of Tracks: 24 (Disc 1)
                              30 (Disc 2)
Run Time: 57:07 (Disc 1)
                 64:37 (Disc 2)
                 02:01:44 (Total Album Time)
Release Date: July 24, 2019
Retail Price: ¥4,536 (Approximately $42.92 [as of August 9, 2019])


Track List:

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.

NOTE: The cue numbers are only found with the track-by-track commentary in the album booklet. However, I decided to include them with the track lists below.


Track List (Japanese)

DISC.1
01. ホルスと岩男モーグ (MD2、MD3)
02. 主題歌「ホルスの唄」(テーマT4)
03. 父の死 (MD5T2、MD6T4、MD6A)
04. ホルスの旅立ち (MD7T2、MD8、MD10T2)
05. ホルスと村の人々 (MD12T5、MD14T2、MD16T2、MD17T4)
06. お化けカマス (MD19、MD20、MD21、MD23T2)
07. 挿入歌「収穫の唄」(収穫の唄T4)
08. 村人たちの踊り (農民の踊りT2)
09. 狼の襲撃 (MD27T2、MD28・28A・28B)
10. ヒルダの唄1(ヒルダとの出会い) (ヒルダの唄(2)短い方T4、MD31T4、MD32T3)
11. 挿入歌「ヒルダの子守唄」(ヒルダの子守唄T2)
12. ヒルダのおそれ (MD35T3、MD37、MD38T4、MD39)
13. 婚礼のしたく (MD41T2、MD42T2)
14. 挿入歌「婚礼の唄」(マウニの唄T1)
15. ネズミの来襲 (MD44T2、MD46T4、MD46A、MD46B、MD48T2)
16. 挿入歌「子供の唄」(子供の唄T3)
17. 悪魔の妹 (MD50、MD52T2、MD53T2)
18. ヒルダの悲しみの唄 (ヒルダの悲しみの唄T3)
19. ホルスの決意 (MD55T2、MD23T2後半、MD59)
20. ヒルダとホルス (MD61、MD62T2、MD63T2)
21. 迷いの森 (MD64A、MD66A、MD67、MD68)
22. 悪魔に立ち向かえ (MD70・70A、MD62T2後半、MD75T2、MD77)
23. 太陽の剣 (MD78・79、MD80、MD81・82)
24. エンディング (MD83T3、MD83AT2)

DISC.2
01. ヒルダの唄1(未使用曲1) (ヒルダの唄(2)短い方T2)
02. ヒルダの子守唄(未使用曲2) (ヒルダの子守唄T3)
03. ヒルダの悲しみの唄(未使用曲3) (ヒルダの悲しみの唄T1)
04. ヒルダの悲しみの唄(未使用曲4) (ヒルダの悲しみの唄(変曲))
05. ヒルダの唄2(未使用曲5) (ヒルダの唄(1)T2)
06. ヒルダの唄1(未使用曲6) (ヒルダの唄(2)T3)
07. ヒルダの唄2(未使用曲7) (ヒルダのつぶやきの唄、ヒルダの唄(唄えない)T1、ヒルダの唄(唄えない)T2)
08. ヒルダの唄(リュート) (ヒルダの竪琴(ソロ)T2、ヒルダの唄 バック、ヒルダの悲しみの唄(前奏))
09. ヒルダの悲しみの唄(素材) (MD66AT2、MD66AT3)
10. 村人たちの踊り(未使用曲1) (農民の踊り(S.Dナシ))
11. 婚礼の唄(未使用曲2) (マウニの唄T3)
12. 婚礼の唄(未使用曲3) (婚礼の唄(S.Dナシ))
13. 未使用曲4 (MD66、MD68、MD72・72A)
14. 編集曲1 (MD3、MD23(リテイクOK分)、MD41A(リテイクOK分)、MD81・82(リテイクOK分))
15. 収穫の唄(編集曲2) (収穫の唄T4)
16. 子供の唄(編集曲3) (子供の唄(編集分))
17. 婚礼の唄(編集曲4) (マウニの唄(DB12))
18. 未使用曲5 (MD5T1、MD6T3、MD7T1、MD10T1(前半のみ))
19. 未使用曲6 (MD12T4、MD14T1、MD16T1、MD17T3、MD27T1)
20. 未使用曲7 (MD32T2、MD35T2、MD38T3)
21. 未使用曲8 (MD41T1、MD42T1、MD44T1、MD46T3、MD48T1、MD52T1)
22. 未使用曲9 (MD53T1、MD55T1、MD62T1、MD63T1、MD64AT1、MD70・70AT1)
23. 未使用曲10 (MD75T3、MD83T2、MD83AT1)
24. ホルスの唄(カラオケ) (テーマ編集OK分)
25. 収穫の唄(カラオケ) (収穫の唄T5編集OK分)
26. 婚礼の唄(インストゥルメンタル) (婚礼の唄T1)
27. 村人たちの踊り (農民の唄T1)
28. 子供の唄(カラオケ1) (子供の唄T5)
29. 子供の唄(カラオケ2) (子供の唄(編集分))
30. 素材 (MD57、雪狼各種、タンバリン(DB11)、手拍子OK分)


Track List (English)

Disc 1
01. Horus and Rock Man Mogue (MD2, MD3)
02. Theme Song "Song of Horus" (Theme T4)
03. Father's Death (MD5T2, MD6T4, MD6A)
04. Horus' Departure (MD7T2, MD8, MD10T2)
05. Horus and the People of the Village (MD12T5, MD14T2, MD16T2, MD17T4)
06. Ghost Barracuda (MD19, MD20, MD21, MD23T2)
07. Insert Song "Song of the Harvest" (Song of the Harvest T4)
08. Dance of the Villagers (Dance of the Peasants T2)
09. Attack of the Wolves (MD27T2, MD28·28A·28B)
10. Hilda's Song 1 (Encounter with Hilda) (Hilda's Song (2) Short T4, MD31T4, MD32T3)
11. Insert Song "Hilda's Lullaby" (Hilda's Lullaby T2)
12. Hilda's Fear (MD35T3, MD37, MD38T4, MD39)
13. Preparations for the Wedding (MD41T2, MD42T2)
14. Insert Song "Song of the Wedding" (Mauni's Song T1)
15. Invasion of the Rats (MD44T2, MD46T4, MD46A, MD46B, MD48T2)
16. Insert Song "Song of the Children" (Song of the Children T3)
17. Demon's Sister (MD50, MD52T2, MD53T2)
18. Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Hilda's Song of Sorrow T3)
19. Horus' Determination (MD55T2, MD23T2 Second Half, MD59)
20. Hilda and Horus (MD61, MD62T2, MD63T2)
21. Lost in the Forest (MD64A, MD66A, MD67, MD68)
22. Stand up to the Demon (MD70·70A, MD62T2 Second Half, MD75T2, MD77)
23. Sword of the Sun (MD78·79, MD80, MD81·82)
24. Ending (MD83T3, MD83AT2)

Disc 2
01. Hilda's Song 1 (Unused Cue 1) (Hilda's Song (2) Short T2)
02. Hilda's Lullaby (Unused Cue 2) (Hilda's Lullaby T3)
03. Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Unused Cue 3) (Hilda's Song of Sorrow T1)
04. Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Unused Cue 4) (Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Inflection))
05. Hilda's Song 2 (Unused Cue 5) (Hilda's Song (1) T2)
06. Hilda's Song 1 (Unused Cue 6) (Hilda's Song (2) T3)
07. Hilda's Song 2 (Unused Cue 7) (Hilda's Singing Murmurs, Hilda's Song (Cannot Sing) T1, Hilda's Song (Cannot Sing) T2)
08. Hilda's Song (Lute) (Hilda's Lyre (Solo) T2, Hilda's Song Backing, Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Prelude))
09. Hilda's Song of Sorrow (Material) (MD66AT2, MD66AT3)
10. Dance of the Villagers (Unused Cues 1) (Dance of the Peasants (No S.D))
11. Song of the Wedding (Unused Cues 2) (Mauni's Song T3)
12. Song of the Wedding (Unused Cues 3) (Song of the Wedding (No S.D))
13. Unused Cues 4 (MD66, MD68, MD72·72A)
14. Edited Cues 1 (MD3, MD23 (Retake OK), MD41A (Retake OK), MD81·82 (Retake OK))
15. Song of the Harvest (Edited Cues 2) (Song of the Harvest T4)
16. Song of the Children (Edited Cues 3) (Song of the Children (Edit))
17. Song of the Wedding (Edited Cues 4) (Mauni's Song T1 (DB12))
18. Unused Cues 5 (MD5T1, MD6T3, MD7T1, MD10T1 (First Half Only))
19. Unused Cues 6 (MD12T4, MD14T1, MD16T1, MD17T3, MD27T1)
20. Unused Cues 7 (MD32T2, MD35T2, MD38T3)
21. Unused Cues 8 (MD41T1, MD42T1, MD44T1, MD46T3, MD48T1, MD52T1)
22. Unused Cues 9 (MD53T1, MD55T1, MD62T1, MD63T1, MD64AT1, MD70·70AT1)
23. Unused Cues 10 (MD75T3, MD83T2, MD83AT1)
24. Song of Horus (Karaoke) (Theme Edit OK)
25. Song of the Harvest (Karaoke) (Song of the Harvest T5 Edit OK)
26. Song of the Wedding (Instrumental) (Song of the Wedding T1)
27. Dance of the Villagers (Song of the Peasants T1)
28. Song of the Children (Karaoke 1) (Song of the Children T5)
29. Song of the Children (Karaoke 2) (Song of the Children (Edit))
30. Material (MD57, Various Snow Wolves, Tambourine (DB11), Clapping OK)


Additional Notes:

The film is also known by a number of different titles, including "Horus, Prince of the Sun".

The score was recorded on the following dates:

June 18, 1966 (Pre-scoring, tapes 6 and 7)
June 25, 1966 (Pre-scoring, tape 8)
March 24, 1968 (Tapes 1 and 2)
March 26, 1968 (Tapes 3 and 4)
March 31, 1968 (Tapes 3, 4, 5 and 10)
April 2, 1968 (Tape 11)
April 4, 1968 (Tape 12)
April 10, 1968 (Tape 9)                                               


Music Credits:

Music Composed by: Michio Mamiya
Performed by: New Chamber Music Association
Chorus: Japan Choral Association

"Song of Horus" and "Song of the Children"
Composition: Michio Mamiya
Lyrics: Kazuo Fukazawa
Vocals: Chofu Boys and Girls Chorus

"Song of the Harvest"
Composition: Michio Mamiya
Lyrics: Kazuo Fukazawa
Vocals: Japan Choral Association

"Hilda's Song", "Hilda's Lullaby" and "Hilda's Song of Sorrow"
Composition: Michio Mamiya
Lyrics: Kazuo Fukazawa
Vocal: Mutsumi Masuda
Lute: Mitsuhiko Hamada

"Song of the Wedding"
Composition: Michio Mamiya
Lyrics: Kazuo Fukazawa
Vocals: Yoko Mizugaki and Japan Choral Association


Normally I don't leave any comments of my personal opinions for any of the albums that appear on my blog, but this time I'm making an exception. This album has quickly become my favorite Cinema-kan release so far for 2019. From the beautiful packaging design, thorough booklet contents, the sheer amount of bonus material, and the near impeccable sound quality (especially for mono recordings from 1966 and 1968), Cinema-kan went above and beyond with this release. Plus, Michio Mamyia's score is fantastic. I never expected to become so attached to this album, but that's exactly what has happened. I absolutely love this album.


Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Prince of the Sun: Horus' Great Adventure Original Soundtrack (CINK-88-89). The photos were taken on August 6, 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 (pages 2 and 3).
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Pages 14 and 15, featuring photos of the original cue sheets for tapes 1 - 4 on page 15.
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Pages 16 and 17, featuring photos of the original cue sheets for tapes 5 - 12 on page 16.
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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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