Great Karate War Original Soundtrack (CINK-15)

© Cinema-kan
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
© Warner Music Japan Inc.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Hideo Nanbu's "Great Karate War" (03/04/1978). Bonus tracks include outtakes, unused cues, source music, trailer music, the record single songs "Kung Fu Elegy" and "Kung Fu Ready" and more. Music composed by Hajime Kaburagi. All music is in mono.

Godzilla Complete Works Collection 11 - Godzilla vs. Hedorah (TYCY-5355)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Yoshimitsu Banno's "Godzilla vs. Hedorah" (07/24/1971). The eleventh volume of Futureland's twenty volume Godzilla Complete Works Collection series. Also included are karaoke versions of the songs as well as the record single. Music composed by Riichiro Manabe. All music is in mono except for tracks 59 and 60, which are in stereo.

Daiei Film BGM Collection: Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger & Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra Music File (VPCD-81160)

© VAP

© Kadokawa

Description:

Premiere release (on CD) of the scores to Noriaki Yuasa's "Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger" (03/20/1968) and "Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra" (1971). In addition to the scores, the album includes two sound effects tracks (one for each score) as well as secret track. Music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi. All music is in mono.

Complete Recordings: Akira Ifukube Special Effects Film Music Toho Edition 10 (TYCY-5342·43)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Delux release of the score to Takao Okawara's "Godzilla VS Mechagodzilla" (12/11/1993). The tenth numbered volume of Futureland's Complete Recordings series. Disc 1 includes unedited cues and outtakes. Disc two includes the score as heard in the film. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in stereo.

Toho Monster Film Selection 11 - Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas (TYCY-5508)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Gezora, Ganimes, Kamoebas: Decisive Battle! Giant Monsters of the South Seas" (08/01/1970). The eleventh volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include outtakes and additional music, sound effects, and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Toho Monster Film Selection 9 - Latitude 0 Great Military Battle (TYCY-5506)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Latitude 0 Great Military Battle" (07/26/1969 [Japan], 12/04/1970 [U.S.]). The ninth volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include outtakes, edits made for both the U.S. and Japanese versions, sound effects, audio from the film's trailer and the drama EP. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono except for track 52, which is in stereo.

Toho Monster Film Selection 5 - Undersea Battleship (TYCY-5502)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Undersea Battleship" (12/22/1963). The fifth volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include an outtake, sound effects, and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Toho Monster Film Selection 4 - Great Space War (TYCY-5501)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Great Space War" (12/26/1959). The fourth volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include an outtake, a sound effect, and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Toho Monster Film Selection 2 - Earth Defense Force (TYCY-5499)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Earth Defense Force" (12/28/1957). The second volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include outtakes, sound effects, sound effect material, trailer music and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Toho Monster Film Selection 1 - Giant Monster of the Sky: Rodan (TYCY-5498)

© Futureland

© Youmex

© Toshiba EMI Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

Reissue (premiere as a stand-alone release) of the score to Ishiro Honda's "Giant Monster of the Sky: Rodan" (12/26/1956). The first volume of Futureland's twelve volume Toho Monster Film Selection series. Bonus tracks include outtakes, sound effects, sound effect material and audio from the film's trailer. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono.

Secret: Lust Female Market Original Soundtrack (CINK-69)

© Cinema-kan

© Nikkatsu Corporation

© Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Noboru Tanaka's acclaimed Roman Porno film "Secret: Lust Female Market" (09/11/1974). Bonus tracks include unused cues and original cues from "Eros Is a Sweet Scent" and "Circuit of Sorrow". Music by composed by Yasuo Higuchi. All music is in mono.

Ultraman Leo 45th Anniversary Music Collection (COCX-40830⭢2)

© Columbia

© Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd.

© Tsuburaya Productions

Description:

Greatly expanded box set of the score to the Tsuburaya television series "Ultraman Leo" (1974 - 1975), which aired on TBS from April 12, 1974 to March 28, 1975. The box set includes the following:

Disc 1: The score in order of M (Music) number, plus outtakes selected for keeping and ME (Music and Effects) tape material.

Disc 2: Alternate program opening material, stock music from "Ultraseven", "Mirrorman" and "Fireman" that was used throughout "Ultraman Leo", and the remainder (2nd recording) of the score sourced from the master tape and ME tapes (for the cues no longer found on the master tape).

Disc 3: Full size theme and insert songs for "Ultraman Leo" including mono versions for use in the series, record versions and karaoke versions, various songs used in the series and a wealth of sound effects.

Music composed by Toru Fuyuki. Theme songs composed by Makoto Kawaguchi. Disc 1 is in mono. Disc 2 is in mono except for tracks 2, 7, 8, 10, 11, 15 - 17, 23, 29, 32, 33 and 52, which are in stereo. Disc 3 is in stereo except for tracks 5 - 7, 20 and 23 - 54, which are in mono.

Giant Behemoth Gappa Original Soundtrack (CINK-102)

© Cinema-kan

© Nikkatsu Corporation

© Nippon Crown Co., Ltd.

Description:

Remastered reissue of the score to Haruyasu Noguchi's giant monster film "Giant Behemoth Gappa" (04/22/1967). Bonus tracks include record versions of the film's songs, unused cues, source music, karaoke versions of both the film and record versions of the songs, overseas music, overseas trailer music and sound effects. Music composed by Seitaro Omori. All music is in mono except for tracks 1, 2, 31 and 32, which are in stereo.

Mount Hakkoda Original Soundtrack (CINK-78-79)

© Cinema-kan

© Hashimoto Productions

© Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd.

© Toho Co., Ltd. 

© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Shiro Moritani's "Mount Hakkoda" (06/04/1977). Disc 1 features the score as heard in the film, sourced from mono copies of the stereo tapes. Disc 2 features the re-recorded LP program. Bonus tracks include outtakes, unused cues and source cues on disc 1 and the image song EP on disc 2. Music composed by Yasushi Akutagawa. Disc 1 is in mono and disc 2 is in stereo.

Akira Ifukube Melodious Compile (VPCD-81225)

© VAP
Photo: © Brandon O'Brian

Description:

Special compilation released in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of composer Akira Ifukube's film scoring career. The album compiles selected cues from the six volume Akira Ifukube Unreleased Film Music Complete Works series and the four volume Akira Ifukube Stage Music Complete Works series, while throwing in some additional material. Music composed by Akira Ifukube. All music is in mono except for track 26, which is in stereo.

Ōgon Bat Original Soundtrack (CINK-80)

© Cinema-kan

© Toei Company, Ltd.

© Toei Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

© The Asahi Shimbun Company

Description:

Premiere release (on CD) of the score to Hajime Sato's "Ōgon Bat" (12/21/1966). Bonus tracks include theme song material, outtakes, unused cues, trailer music, sound effects and music from additional Toei special effects films.  Music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi. All music is in mono.

Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series: The Incident/The Demon (SOST-3022)

© Shochiku Records

© Shochiku Co., Ltd.

© Shochiku Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

Description:

The fifth and final of five volumes in Shochiku Records' Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series, featuring reissues of the scores to Yoshitarō Nomura's "The Incident" (06/03/1978) and "The Demon" (10/07/1978). Bonus tracks include outtakes for "The Incident" and bonus tracks for "The Demon" include orgel (music box) and street organ theme arrangement material used throughout the film. "The Incident" composed by Masa Matsuda with Matsuda performing on the Yamaha GX-1. "The Demon" composed by Yasushi Akutagawa. All music is in stereo except for tracks 29 and 44 - 46, which are in mono.

A Colt Is My Passport Original Soundtrack (CINK-62)

© Cinema-kan
© Nikkatsu Corporation

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Takashi Nomura's "A Colt Is My Passport" (02/04/1967), starring Joe Shishido. Bonus material includes cues without sound effects, outtakes, an unused cue and music from additional films starring Shishido. Music composed by Harumi Ibe ("A Colt Is My Passport" and track 21), Keitaro Miho (tracks 22 and 23), Taichiro Kosugi (track 24), Hajime Kaburagi (track 25) and Hiroki Tamaki (track 26). All music is in mono.

Kill Original Soundtrack (CINK-11)

© Cinema-kan

© Toho Co., Ltd.

© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Kihachi Okamoto's "Kill" (06/22/1968). Bonus material includes outtakes and source music. Music composed by Masaru Sato. All music is in mono.

Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series: Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness Film Original Music Collection (SOST-3021)

© Shochiku Records

© Shochiku Co., Ltd.

© Shochiku Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Yoji Yamada's "Yellow Handkerchief of Happiness" (10/01/1977). This is the fourth of five volumes in Shochiku Records' Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series. Bonus tracks include unused cues and a stock cue from "Runaway Detective" (1976). Music composed by Masaru Sato except for track 26, which is a traditional folk song. All music is in mono.

None but the Brave - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (FSMCD Vol. 12, No. 12)

© Film Score Monthly
© Somerset Trust
© Warner Bros. Inc.
© Orion Picture Company

Description:

Part of Film Score Monthly's Silver Age Classics series, this album marks the premiere release of John Williams' score to the Japanese-American co-production of "None but the Brave" (01/15/1965 [Japan], 02/24/1965 [United States]), directed by and starring Frank Sinatra. In addition to the complete score mixed from the the original ½' three-track stereo scoring masters, the album includes a piano performance of the main theme (performed by John Williams), source music, alternate versions of cue 1M2 and single recordings of a vocal version film's theme and a vocal version of David Raksin's theme from "Sylvia" (1965), from the flip side of the single. Music composed by John Williams (as Johnny Williams) and conducted by Morris Stoloff. All music is in stereo except for tracks 19, 24 and 25, which are in mono.

Daiei Film BGM Collection: Gamera vs. Giant Evil Beast Guiron Music File (VPCD-81159)

© VAP
© Kadokawa
Scan: © Jordan Guichaux

Description:

Premiere release (on CD) of the score to Noriaki Yuasa's "Gamera vs. Giant Evil Beast Guiron" (03/12/1969). In addition to the score, the album includes two sound effects tracks. Bonus material includes an outtake for "Guiron" and "Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger" as well as two cues from "Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra" that were left off of Daiei Film BGM Collection: Gamera vs. Giant Devil Beast Jiger & Gamera vs. Deep Sea Monster Zigra Music File (VPCD-81160) due to disc space limitations. Music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi. All music is in mono.

Hiroshi Baba Works - Wolf Guy: Enraged Wolfman and Monster Cat Turkish Bath Original Soundtracks (CINK-67-68)

© Cinema-kan

© Toei Company, Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the two scores Jun Fukamachi composed under the pseudonym Hiroshi Baba. Disc 1 features the score to "Wolf Guy: Enraged Wolfman" (04/05/1975), starring Sonny Chiba and based on the manga series by Kazumasa Hirai. Disc 2 features the score to the softcore pornographic horror film "Monster Cat Turkish Bath" (01/29/1975). Both films were directed by Kazuhiko Yamaguchi. Bonus material for both discs include outtakes, mix material and more. Music composed by Jun Fukamachi. All music is in mono.

Toru Fuyuki - World of Picture Music Series Vol. 2: "Great Desperate Monster Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath" Music Collection (3SCD-0043)

© Three Shells
© Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Toshihiro Iijima's "Great Desperate Monster Battle: Daigoro vs. Goliath" (12/17/1972). Also includes the songs utilized in the film, unused cues and outtakes. Music by Toru Fuyuki. All music is in mono.

Daiei Film BGM Collection: Gamera vs. Space Monster Viras Music File (VPCD-81158)

© VAP
© Kadokawa
Scan: © Jordan Guichaux

Description:

Premiere release (on CD) of the score to Noriaki Yuasa's "Gamera vs. Space Monster Viras" (03/20/1968). In addition to the score, the album includes a sound effects track as well as an outtake as a bonus track. Music composed by Kenjiro Hirose. All music is in mono.

Great Planet War Original Soundtrack (CINK-95-96)

© Cinema-kan
© Toho Co., Ltd.
© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

Remastered reissue (premiere as a standalone release) of the score to Jun Fukuda's "Great Planet War" (12/17/1977). Disc 1 features the record album and disc 2 features the film score. Bonus tracks include materials and outtakes for the record album on disc 1, and a wealth of outtakes and unused cues on disc 2. Music composed by Toshiaki Tsushima. Disc 1 is in stereo and disc 2 is in mono.

J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Shinkansen Big Explosion (VPCD-81174)

© VAP
© Toei Company, Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Junya Sato's disaster film "Shinkansen Big Explosion" (07/05/1975). This is the seventh volume in a ten volume series titled J-CINE Soundtrack Collection. Bonus tracks include single record recordings and the unedited version of B-MIX. Music by Hachiro Aoyama. All music is in mono except for tracks 39 and 40, which are in stereo.

Heisei Gamera Trilogy Original Soundtracks (CINK-90-91-92)

© Cinema-kan
© Tokuma Japan Communications Co., Ltd.
© Kadokawa

Description:

UHQCD (Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc) reissue of the scores to Shusuke Kaneko's Heisei Gamera Trilogy, consisting of "Gamera: Giant Monster Midair Battle" (03/11/1995), "Gamera 2: Legion Invasion" (07/13/1996) and "Gamera 3: Evil God Iris' Awakening" (03/06/1999). Each score is given their own jewel cases and individual booklets, all housed in a hardcover box. Bonus material includes outtakes, trailers and music recorded at the engineering booth during the recording sessions of "Gamera 3" (on disc 2). Music composed by Kow Otani. All music is in stereo.

Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series: August Without Emperor Film Original Music Collection (SOST-3019)

© Shochiku Records
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
© Shochiku Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Satsuo Yamamoto's "August Without Emperor" (09/23/1978). This is the third of five volumes in Shochiku Records' Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series. Bonus tracks include unedited theme music material and train station announcements. Music composed by Masaru Sato. All music is in stereo except for tracks 30 - 34, which are in mono.

Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series: Yatsuhaka Village (SOST-3017)

© Shochiku Records
© Shochiku Co., Ltd.
© Shochiku Music Publishing Co., Ltd.

Description:

This is the second of five volumes in Shochiku Records' Anokoro Film Soundtrack Series, featuring the score to Yoshitarō Nomura's "Yatsuhaka Village" (10/29/1977). This is the premiere release of the original recordings utilized in the film*. Bonus Material include record singles, excerpts from the soundtrack album and an outtake. Music composed by Yasushi Akutagawa. All music is in stereo.

Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works: Youth Center! Music File (VPCD-81134)

© VAP
© Union Motion Picture Co., Ltd.
Photo: © Brandon O'Brian

Description:

This album is a collection of music from the Union Motion Picture Co., Ltd. television series "Youth Center!" (1978). This is part of a series of albums titled Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works, with this album being the tenth in the series. Music by Reijiro Koroku. All music is in mono.

Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works: The Sign Is V Music File (VPCD-81014)

© VAP
© Toho Co., Ltd
© Tokyo Broadcasting System Television, Inc.
Photo: © Brandon O'Brian

Description:

This album is a collection of music from the Toho and TBS co-produced television series "The Sign Is V" (1969 - 1970). This is part of a series of albums titled Memories of Youth Dramas Music Complete Works, with this album being the sixth in the series. Music by Go Misawa. All music is in mono.

Nostalgic Television Manga BGM Collection: Meteor Human Zone Music File (VPCG-84210)

© VAP
© Toho Co., Ltd.

Description:

This album is a collection of music from the Toho special effects television series "Meteor Human Zone" (1973). This is part of a lengthy series of albums spotlighting music from selected television series, with this album being the fourth in the series. Music by Go Misawa. All music is in mono.