The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Shinkansen Big Explosion (VPCD-81174)

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.

Album Information:

Label: VAP
Album Title & Catalogue Number: J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Shinkansen Big Explosion (VPCD-81174)
Music by: Hachiro Aoyama
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 41
Run Time: 66:36
Release Date: October 2, 1996
Retail Price: ¥2,670 (Approximately $24.73 [as of March 14, 2020])

Track List:

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.

Track List (Japanese)

01. プロローグ、夜明け (B-MIX ※前半のみ)
02. 長い一日の始まり (M-2)
03. 沖田の回想 (回想入りT-1)
04. 行動開始 (EX-2)
05. メインタイトル (A-MIX)
06. 震感 (M-6)
07. 爆弾電話は本物だ! (M-7)
08. 後続列車運休指令 (M-8T-2)
09. 故障車発生 (M-9)
10. サスペンス (M-19)
11. 沖田の要求 (M-11)
12. 雑踏に消える (M-12)
13. 貨物爆破容疑者・古賀勝 (M-13A)
14. 羽田空港国内線到着ロビー (M-14)
15. 109号、名古屋駅通過 (M-16)
16. 事件・車内発表 (M-15)
17. 沖田の指示下る (M-17)
18. 身代金強奪作戦開始 (M-EXエキストラ)
19. 大城の窮地 (M-20)
20. 名も無き者たちの慟哭 (M-33)
21. 爆弾犯人死亡の報 (M-24)
22. 古賀発見、白昼のチェイス (M-25)
23. 見果てぬ夢に向かって (スキャットのみ)
24. 小さき生命の終焉 (M-29-2)
25. 犯人のアジト発見 (M-30)
26. 思惑ー沖田と古賀 (M-30A)
27. 落胆と希望 (M-29)
28. 図面焼失 (M-31A)
29. 回想ー沖田と古賀の出会い (EX-2T-1・M-15のバイオリン)
30. 自爆ー古賀の最期 (M-28)
31. 火に包まれたパスポート (弦とスキャット)
32. 断たれた一縷の望み (M-38)
33. 台車撮影第2回目 (M-39)
34. タケダシュンスケを捜せ! (M-40)
35. 嘘と真実 (M-44)
36. 沖田、羽田に現れる (M-45)
37. 沖田の誤算 (M-46)
38. エンディングタイトル (B-MIX ※後半のみ)

一ボーナストラック・シングルレコード復刻ほか一
39. 脱出へのパスポート
40. スーパーエキスプレス109
41. B-MIX・オリジナルヴァージョン

Track List (English)

01. Prologue, Dawn (B-MIX (First Half Only))
02. Beginning of a Long Day (M-2)
03. Okita's Recollection (Enter Recollection T-1)
04. Action Begins (EX-2)
05. Main Title (A-MIX)
06. Sense of Shaking (M-6)
07. The Bomb Call Is Real! (M-7)
08. Subsequent Train Suspension Order (M-8T-2)
09. Malfunctioned Car Occurrence (M-9)
10. Suspense (M-19)
11. Okita's Request (M-11)
12. Disappearing into the Traffic Jam (M-12)
13. Freight Bombing Suspect · Masaru Koga (M-13A)
14. Haneda Airport Domestic Arrival Lobby (M-14)
15. 109, Passing Nagoya Station (M-16)
16. Incident · In-Car Announcement (M-15)
17. Okita's Downward Instructions (M-17)
18. Ransom Robbery Operation Begins (M-EX Extra)
19. Oshiro's Predicament (M-20)
20. Nameless People's Wailing (M-33)
21. Report of the Bomb Culprit's Death (M-24)
22. Koga Discovery, Daytime Chase (M-25)
23. Towards an Endless Dream (Scat Only)
24. The End of a Small Life (M-29-2)
25. Criminal Hideout Discovery (M-30)
26. Speculation: Okita and Koga (M-30A)
27. Discouragement and Hope (M-29)
28. Diagram Burned Down (M-31A)
29. Recollection: Okita Meets Koga (EX-2T-1 · M-15 Violin)
30. Suicide Bomb: Koga's Last Moments (M-28)
31. Passports Enveloped in Fire (Strings and Scat)
32. A Glimpse of Hope Cut Off (M-38)
33. Second Time Car Photographing (M-39)
34. Search for Shunsuke Takeda! (M-40)
35. Lies and Truth (M-44)
36. Okita, Appearance at Haneda (M-45)
37. Okita's Miscalculation (M-46)
38. Ending Title (B-MIX (Second Half Only))

–Bonus Tracks · Single Record Reprint Etc.–
39. Passport to Escape
40. Super Express 109
41. B-MIX · Original Version

Additional Notes:

The film is known as "The Bullet Train" and "Super Express 109". The film is considered to be the inspiration for Jan de Bont's "Speed" (1994).

VAP's J-CINE Soundtrack Collection series consisted of ten volumes. Notable volumes include J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Japan Sinks (VPCD-81172), composed by Masaru Sato and J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Great Prophecies of Nostradamus (VPCD-81173), composed by Isao Tomita.

The score was recorded on June 24, 1975 at Toei Tokyo Studio.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of J-CINE Soundtrack Collection: Shinkansen Big Explosion (VPCD-81174). The photos were taken on March 9, 2020.

I do want to point out the packaging design for the album. It's designed so the spine is facing upward, as what's seen in some of the photos below.