The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch Original Soundtrack (CINK-48)

© Cinema-kan
© Kadokawa

Description:

Premiere release of the score to Noriaki Yuasa's "The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch" (12/14/1968). Bonus tracks include outtakes. Music composed by Shunsuke Kikuchi. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title & Catalogue Number: The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch Original Soundtrack (CINK-48)
Music by: Shunsuke Kikuchi
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 25
Run Time: 60:42
Release Date: May 23, 2018
Retail Price: ¥3,080 (Approximately $29.66 [as of January 14, 2021])

Track List (Japanese):

NOTE: The track list available online, on the back tray insert and on the track list page (page 2) in the booklet only list the DB (Dubbing) numbers. To my surprise however, the track-by-track commentary in the booklet includes both DB and M (Music) numbers. For this post, I decided to present the cue numbers as seen in the track-by-track commentary for the Japanese and English translated track lists. In addition, the commentary doesn't include the M numbers for the bonus tracks, but I decided to add them anyway.

01. 大映マーク～メインタイトル (DB1前半A(M1)、DB1後半(M2))
02. お別れの日 (DB2(M3))
03. 南条家、少し変なお母さま～素敵なお部屋～天井に光る眼
(DB3前半(M4)、DB3後半(M5))
04. 真夜中のお母さま～消えたお供え物 (DB4(M6))
05. お父さまの研究室～仏壇に光る眼 (DB5(M7))
06. 達也兄さん (DB6(M8))
07. 恐怖のはじまり、人形のオルゴール～蛇娘登場
(DB7前半(M9)、DB7後半(M10とM11を続けて録音))
08. タマミ姉さん (DB8(M12))
09. 冷たい手、怖ろしい夢 (DB9(M13)、DB10(M14))
10. お姉さんはヘビ!? (DB11前半B(M15)、DB11後半(M16))
11. 柔らかい手が食べたい……
(DB12前半(M17)、DB12後半(M18)、DB14(M19))
12. タマミの秘密 (DB15(M20))
13. 憎悪のタマミ (DB16(M21))
14. 屋根裏にひとり～タマミの哀しみ～恐ろしい夢～白髪魔出現
(DB17前半(M22)、DB17中盤(M23)、DB17後半(M24)、DB19(M25))
15. 優しいお母さま～タマミの悪魔 (DB20前半(M26))
16. タマミの脅迫 (DB20後半(M27))
17. 白髪魔と紅グモの群れ (DB21(M28))
18. 屋根裏からの脱出 (DB22(M29))
19. 殺された山川先生 (DB23前半(M30)、DB23後半(M31))
20. 炎に包まれた南条邸 (DB25前半(M32))
21. 絶体絶命 (DB25イA(M32A))
22. エンディング・タマミ姉さんとの約束 (DB26(M33))

BONUS TRACKS
『蛇娘と白髪魔』Out Takes
23. 大映マーク～メインタイトル (DB1前半(M1)、DB1後半A(M2))
24. お姉さんはヘビ!? (DB11前半(M15)、DB11前半A(M16))
25. 絶体絶命 (DB25イ(M32A))

Track List (English Translated):

01. Daiei Mark ~ Main Title (DB1 First Half A (M1), DB1 Second Half (M2))
02. Farewell Day (DB2 (M3))
03. The Nanjo Family, Slightly Strange Mother ~ Nice Room ~ Eyes Shining on the Ceiling
(DB3 First Half (M4), DB3 Second Half (M5))
04. Mother at Midnight ~ Disappeared Offerings (DB4 (M6))
05. Father's Laboratory ~ Shining Eyes at the Altar (DB5 (M7))
06. Older Brother Tatsuya (DB6 (M8))
07. Beginning of Terror, the Doll's Music Box ~ The Snake Girl Appears
(DB7 First Half (M9), DB7 Second Half (M10 and M11 Continued Recording))
08. Older Sister Tamami (DB8 (M12))
09. Cold Hands, Scary Dream (DB9 (M13), DB10 (M14))
10. Older Sister Is a Snake!? (DB11 First Half B (M15), DB11 Second Half (M16))
11. I Want to Eat Soft Hands......
(DB12 First Half (M17), DB12 Second Half (M18), DB14 (M19))
12. Tamami's Secret (DB15 (M20))
13. Tamami's Hatred (DB16 (M21))
14. Alone in the Attic ~ Tamami's Sorrow ~ Scary Dream ~ The Gray-Haired Witch Appears
(DB17 First Half (M22), DB17 Middle (M23), DB17 Second Half (M24), DB19 (M25))
15. Gentle Mother ~ Tamami's Demon (DB20 First Half (M26))
16. Tamami's Intimidation (DB20 Second Half (M27))
17. The Gray-Haired Witch and the Swarm of Red Spiders (DB21 (M28))
18. Escape From the Attic (DB22 (M29))
19. Yamakawa Killed (DB23 First Half (M30), DB23 Second Half (M31))
20. The Nanjo House Engulfed in Flames (DB25 First Half (M32))
21. Desperate Situation (DB25IA (M32A))
22. Ending · The Promise with Older Sister Tamami (DB26 (M33))

BONUS TRACKS
"The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch" Outtakes
23. Daiei Mark ~ Main Title (DB1 First Half (M1), DB1 Second Half A (M2))
24. Older Sister Is a Snake!? (DB11 First Half (M15), DB11 Second Half A (M16))
25. Desperate Situation (DB25I (M32A))

Additional Notes:

The film is known as "The Snake Girl and the Silver-Haired Witch", which is near identical to the film's Japanese title, which can be translated to "The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch" or "The Snake Girl and the White-Haired Witch". Of those two translations, I used the former for this post.

The second track, DB2 (M3), is actually an adaptation of French song titled "Sur le Pont d'Avignon" ("On the Bridge of Avignon"). The melody is later heard in track 7. Track 12, DB15 (M20), is an adaptation of Heinrich Werner's "Heidenröslein".

The score was recorded on December 4, 1968. It was recorded onto three seven-inch magnetic tape reels with a recording speed of 19cm/s (7 1⁄2 ips).

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of The Snake Girl and the Gray-Haired Witch Original Soundtrack (CINK-48). The photos were taken on December 9, 2020 and the scans were taken on December 10, 2020.