Saturday, April 11, 2020

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

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© 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.


Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Great Planet War Original Soundtrack (CINK-95-96)
Music by: Toshiaki Tsushima
Number of Discs: 2
Number of Tracks: 27 (Disc 1)
                              49 (Disc 2)
Run Time: 76:30 (Disc 1)
                 77:12 (Disc 2)
                 02:33:42 (Total Album Time)
Release Date: February 19, 2020
Retail Price: ¥4,620 (Approximately $42.62 [as of April 10, 2020])


Track List:

The following are the Japanese and English translated track lists.

NOTE: Some of the cue numbers are only found with the track-by-track commentary in the album booklet. However, I have included them with the track lists below. Additionally, the bonus tracks on disc 1 reflect the way they are presented in the booklet's track-by-track commentary.


Track List (Japanese)

DISC.1 ≪STEREO≫
01. 惑星大戦争のテーマ
02. 地下基地
03. 金星
04. 宇宙
05. 彼方への思い
06. 轟天のテーマ
07. 大魔艦のテーマ
08. ジミー (フォスター「金髪のジェニー」より)
09. 戦闘
10. 平和への願い

BONUS TRACKS
11. メインタイトル   レコード用#1キープ
12. メインタイトル   レコード用#2OK
13. メインタイトル   映画用#1
14. メインタイトル   映画用#2
15. 地下基地   M8#1映画用
16. 地下基地   M8#2レコード用
17. 金星   M2#1キープ
18. 金星   M2#2OK
19. 彼方への思い   M7#1
20. 彼方への思い   M7#2
21. 轟天のテーマ   M1
22. 大魔艦のテーマ   M9
23. ジミー   M6
24. 戦闘   M3#1キープ
25. 戦闘   M3#2OK
26. 轟天出撃   電子音響素材
27. 大魔艦   電子音響素材

DISC.2 ≪MONO≫
01. 東宝マーク(M-1)
02. メインタイトル(M-2T2)
03. 三好の帰国(M-3T1)
04. 再会の夜(M-4T1)
05. シュミット博士の正体(M-5)
06. 敵円盤群の襲撃I(M-6)
07.「轟天」建造基地(M-7T4)
08. 敵円盤群の襲撃II(M-8)
09. 敵宇宙人侵入(M-9T2)
10. 一掃された敵(M-10T2)
11. 轟天出撃(M-11)
12. 航空爆雷の威力(M-12T2)
13. 地球大気圏離脱~ジミーの涙
      (M-13前半T3+M-13後半つなぎ)
14. 三好と室井・友情の証(M-14T2)
15. 拉致されるジュン(M-15T2)
16. 三笠の正体(M-16)
17. 金星への着陸(M-17)
18. 大魔艦の威容(M-18編集済完成曲)
19. スペース・ファイター発進(M-19T2)
20. ジミー機の最期~大魔艦への潜入(M-20T2)
21. 待ち伏せていた敵(M-21)
22. 大魔艦浮上~四散する室井機(M-22)
23. 激突!轟天対大魔艦(M-23編集済完成曲)
24. 重力砲の猛威(M-24B)
25. 滝川博士の願い(M-13後半つなぎ)
26. 地球への帰還~エンディング(M-26)

BONUS TRACKS
27. M-2T1
28. M-2テスト・ロックから
29. M-3T2
30. M-4T2キープ
31. M-7T1
32. M-7T2
33. M-7T3
34. M-9T1
35. M-10T1
36. M-12T1
37. M-13T1
38. M-13T3前半のみ
39. M-14T1
40. M-15T1
41. M-18
42. M-18A金星トップ
43. M-19
44. M-19T1
45. M-20T1
46. M-23
47. M-24
48. M-24A
49. M-25


Track List (English)

Disc 1 ≪STEREO≫
01. Great Planet War Theme
02. Underground Base
03. Venus
04. Space
05. Beyond the Feelings
06. Goten's Theme
07. Daimakan's Theme
08. Jimmy (From Foster's "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair")
09. Battle
10. Wish for Peace

BONUS TRACKS
11. Main Title  Record Use #1 Keep
12. Main Title  Record Use #2 OK
13. Main Title  Film Use #1
14. Main Title  Film Use #2
15. Underground Base  M8#1 Film Use
16. Underground Base  M8#2 Record Use
17. Venus  M2#1 Keep
18. Venus  M2#2 OK
19. Beyond the Feelings  M7#1
20. Beyond the Feelings  M7#2
21. Goten's Theme  M1
22. Daimakan's Theme  M9
23. Jimmy  M6
24. Battle  M3#1 Keep
25. Battle  M3#2 OK
26. Goten Sortie  Electroacoustic Material
27. Daimakan  Electroacoustic Material

Disc 2 ≪MONO≫
01. Toho Mark (M-1)
02. Main Title (M-2T2)
03. Myoshi's Return Home (M-3T1)
04. Night of the Reunion (M-4T1)
05. Dr. Schmidt's Identity (M-5)
06. Attack of the Enemy Flying Saucers I (M-6)
07. "Goten" Construction Base (M-7T4)
08. Attack of the Enemy Flying Saucers II (M-8)
09. Enemy Alien Invasion (M-9T2)
10. The Enemies Wiped Out (M-10T2)
11. Goten Sortie (M-11)
12. The Power of Aviation Detonation (M-12T2)
13. Departure From the Earth's Atmosphere ~ Jimmy's Tears
      (M-13T3 First Half + M-13 Second Half Connection)
14. Miyoshi and Muroi · Proof of Friendship (M-14T2)
15. Jun Is Abducted (M-15T2)
16. Mikasa's Identity (M-16)
17. Landing on Venus (M-17)
18. Daimakan's Majesty (M-18 Edited Complete Cue)
19. Space Fighter Launch (M-19T2)
20. The Last Moments of Jimmy's Aircraft ~ Infiltrating the Daimakan (M-20T2)
21. The Enemies Ambushed (M-21)
22. Daimakan Surfacing ~ Muroi's Aircraft Scattered (M-22)
23. Clash! Goten vs. Daimakan (M-23 Edited Complete Cue)
24. Fury of the Gravity Gun (M-24B)
25. Dr. Takigawa's Wish (M-13 Second Half Connection)
26. Return to Earth ~ Ending (M-26)

BONUS TRACKS
27. M-2T1
28. M-2 Test · From Rock
29. M-3T2
30. M-4T2 Keep
31. M-7T1
32. M-7T2
33. M-7T3
34. M-9T1
35. M-10T1
36. M-12T1
37. M-13T1
38. M-13T3 First Half Only
39. M-14T1
40. M-15T1
41. M-18
42. M-18A Venus Top
43. M-19
44. M-19T1
45. M-20T1
46. M-23
47. M-24
48. M-24A
49. M-25


Additional Notes:

The film is commonly known as "The War in Space".

The score was recorded on December 5, 1977 at Meguro Media Studio from 1:00 PM to 8:00 PM JST. The recording medium used was 6mm magnetic tape. The record album was recorded with a 60-piece orchestra (Toho Studio Orchestra) on 16-track tape, but the recording date and location remains unknown.

The electroacoustic material heard in the stereo record album was composed by Matsuo Ono. Two of the compositions are featured on tracks 26 and 27 of disc 1. More of Ono's compositions for the album can be found on Matsuo Ono - The World of Electro-Acoustic Sound and Music 2: I Saw the Outer Limits/The War in Space (KICP-2637), released by King Records on 02/02/2005.

Some of the record album material was mixed down to mono to be used in the film. The table below, compiled from information from the track-by-track commentary and cue sheets in the album booklet, shows what was mixed to mono and what cues they were used for, as well as what ended up being unused. When viewing the table, please keep in mind that the record album material and the film cues they were edited into have their own unique cue (M [Music]) numbers.


Record Album Mono Mixdown Material
(M Numbers Refer to the Record Album Material Cues)
Used For
(M Numbers Refer to the Film Cues)
Great Planet War Theme  Film Use #2 
("Title Theme" on Cue Sheet)
Not used in film.
Replaced with M-2T2.
Goten's Theme  M1
("M-1" on Cue Sheet)
M-11
Venus  M2#2 OK
("M-2" on Cue Sheet)
M-17
M-18A Venus Top (Booklet incorrectly states this being from Daimakan's Theme M9)
Battle  M3#2 OK
("M-3" on Cue Sheet)
Not used in film.
Wish for Peace  M5
("M-5" on Cue Sheet)
M-26
Jimmy  M6
("M-6" on Cue Sheet)
Not used in film.
Beyond the Feelings  M7#2
("M-7" on Cue Sheet)
Not used in film.
Underground Base  M8#1 Film Use
("M-8" on Cue Sheet)
Not used in film.
Daimakan's Theme M9
("M-9" on Cue Sheet)
M-18
M-18 Edited Complete Cue (Mix of M-18 and M-18A Venus Top)
M-22


Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Great Planet War Original Soundtrack (CINK-95-96). The photos were taken on April 3, 2020.


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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© Brandon O'Brian

Front of the album, unsealed and without obi.
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© Toho Co., Ltd.
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© Brandon O'Brian

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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© Toho Co., Ltd.
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© Brandon O'Brian

Booklet front (page 1).
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Track list (pages 2 and 3).
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Pages 18 and 19, featuring photos of the original cue sheets.
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Booklet back (page 24).
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Inner side of the obi.
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Outer side of the obi.
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