The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Toho Monster Film Selection 5

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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.

Album Information:

Label: Futureland
Album Title & Catalogue Number: Toho Monster Film Selection 5 - Undersea Battleship (TYCY-5502)
Music Composed and Arranged by: Akira Ifukube
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 42
Run Time: 50:24
Release Date: November 7, 1996
Retail Price: ¥2,136 (Approximately $20.57 [as of November 21, 2020])

Track List (Japanese):

01. 東宝マーク (M1)
02. 蒸気人間出現 (M2)
03. メインタイトル (M3)
04. 潜航艦浮上 (M4)
05. 送られたフィルム (M5)
06. ムウの警告 (M6)
07. ムウの叫び (M扱い歓声)
08. 国連会議臨時召集 (M7)
09. 商船炎上 (M8)
10. 恐怖は世界に (M9)
11. レッドサタン号 (M10)
12. 潜航艦帰港 (M11)
13. 連絡球 (M12)
14. 轟天建武隊 (M13)
15. 真琴のテーマ I (M14)
16. 海底軍艦試運転 I (M15)
17. 海底軍艦試運転 II (M16)
18. 海底軍艦試運転 III (M17)
19. 真琴のテーマ II (M18)
20. 海野の正体 (M19)
21. ムウ帝国の祈り (PS-117T3)
22. 守護龍マンダ (M20)
23. 三原山のムウ人 (M21)
24. ムウの宣言 (M22)
25. 海底軍艦出撃 I (M23)
26. 海底軍艦出撃 II (M24)
27. 丸の内陥落 (M25)
28. 東京湾炎上 (M26)
29. 東京湾と海底軍艦 (M27)
30. 救出 (M28)
31. 海底軍艦対マンダ (M29)
32. 挺身隊出動 (M30)
33. エンディング (M31)

34. 冷線銃 (M30シンバル) (正・逆回転)
35. ムウ帝国の祈り(別テイク) (PS-117T2)

効果音集
36. 轟天号・探信音
37. 轟天号・上昇音
38. 轟天号・飛行音
39. 轟天号・潜航時警報
40. 冷線銃発射音
41. ムウ潜航艦光線発射音

42.「海底軍艦」予告編

Track List (English Translated):

01. Toho Mark (M1)
02. The Steam Man Emerges (M2)
03. Main Title (M3)
04. The Submarine Surfaces (M4)
05. Delivered Film (M5)
06. Mu's Warning (M6)
07. Mu's Outcry (M Treatment Cheers)
08. Special United Nations Conference Convenes (M7)
09. Merchant Ship Ablaze (M8)
10. Terror Throughout the World (M9)
11. Red Satan (M10)
12. The Submarine Returns to Port (M11)
13. Communication Sphere (M12)
14. Gotengo Defense Corps (M13)
15. Makoto's Theme I (M14)
16. Undersea Battleship Test Run I (M15)
17. Undersea Battleship Test Run II (M16)
18. Undersea Battleship Test Run III (M17)
19. Makoto's Theme II (M18)
20. Unno's True Colors (M19)
21. The Mu Empire's Prayer (PS-117T3)
22. Guardian Dragon Manda (M20)
23. The Mu People on Mount Mihara (M21)
24. Mu's Declaration (M22)
25. Undersea Battleship Sortie I (M23)
26. Undersea Battleship Sortie II (M24)
27. Marunouchi Subsidence (M25)
28. Tokyo Bay Ablaze (M26)
29. Tokyo Bay and the Undersea Battleship (M27)
30. Rescue (M28)
31. The Undersea Battleship vs. Manda (M29)
32. Volunteer Corps Dispatched (M30)
33. Ending (M31)

34. Cold Beam Gun (M30 Cymbal) (Forward · Reverse Rotation)
35. The Mu Empire's Prayer (Alternate Take) (PS-117T2)

Sound Effect Collection
36. Goten · Searching Sound
37. Goten · Ascending Sound
38. Goten · Flight Sound
39. Goten · Diving Alarm
40. Cold Beam Gun Firing Sounds
41. Mu Submarine Beam Firing Sounds

42. "Undersea Battleship" Trailer

Additional Notes:

The film is known as "Atragon".

As stated above, this album is the fifth volume of twelve in Futureland's Toho Monster Film Selection series, released in 1996 and 1997. The series includes:

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

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

Toho Monster Film Selection 3 - Giant Monster Varan (TYCY-5500)

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

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

Toho Monster Film Selection 6 - Giant Space Monster Dogora (TYCY-5503)

Toho Monster Film Selection 7 - Frankenstein vs. Subterranean Monster Baragon (TYCY-5504)

Toho Monster Film Selection 8 - Frankenstein's Monsters: Sanda vs. Gaira (TYCY-5505)

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

Toho Monster Film Selection 10 - King Kong's Counterattack (TYCY-5507)

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

Toho Monster Film Selection 12 - Monster Snowman (TYCY-5509)

With the exception of volume 10, the series is in chronological order by film release date. All scores in the series are composed by Akira Ifukube, except for volume 12, which is composed by Masaru Sato.

The retail price listed is the original price when the album was in-print, though adjusted for the recently implemented 10% consumption tax.

For whatever reason, the track list refers to the Zero Cannon as a "Cold Beam Gun" (seen on tracks 34 and 40). Previous translations (both for this release and the Toho Music Corporation reissue) erroneously rename it as "Zero Cannon". However, I decided to retain "Cold Beam Gun" when translating the track list for the sake of accuracy. For similar reasons, I translated the Gotengo (the titular undersea battleship) as "Goten" as that's technically it's name ("go" is simply a suffix).

The score was recorded on October 16, 1963 (pre-scoring) and December 12 and 14, 1963.

Tracks 21 and 35

Lyrics: Akira Ifukube

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Toho Monster Film Selection 5 - Undersea Battleship (TYCY-5502). The photos and scans were taken on November 14, 2020.

This album was part of an eBay/Discogs order (all from the same seller), all of which will be added to the blog. The other albums that were part of the order are:

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

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

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

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

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

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

Please note that the album copyright credits listed are of defunct companies/labels except for Toho, VAP and Kadokawa.