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Title Akira Ifukube: Nikkatsu Film Music Complete Works
CD Label Three Shells
CD Number 3SCD-0032
Music Composed by: Akira Ifukube
Number of tracks Disc 1 - 35
Disc 2 - 51
Disc 3 - 52
Disc 4 - 42
Running time Disc 1 - 60:08
Disc 2 - 71:21
Disc 3 - 78:14
Disc 4 - 50:51
Number of discs 4
Year of release/manufacture May 31, 2017

REVIEW

June 07, 2017

Sorry. No review at this time. I do not own a copy of these discs.

Ark Soundtrack Square is happy to inform an amazing Akira Ifukube's Soundtrack collection:

Akira Ifukube: Nikkatsu Film Music Complete Works (4CD):
A definitive soundtrack collection featuring 180 tracks of music Akira Ifukube composed for all fourteen Nikkatsu films on four discs! Contains all OK takes from the survived mastertapes of six films, and BGM from other eight films are taken from the optical sound recordings (possibly taken from the part without dialogue and sound effects). Limited 200 sets.
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UPDATED INFO: June 17, 2017 by Brandon O'Brian

The set was originally limited to 200 sets, but they quickly sold out well ahead of its release date. Three Shells made a second pressing of an unknown number. However, this second pressing just sold out at the Three Shells website, so it may be out-of-print now.

AKIRA IFUKUBE: NIKKATSU FILMS SOUNDTRACK COLLECTION (4CD) (3SCD-0032)
(Title translations coutesy of Brandon O'Brian)
(UPDATED September 20, 2017)

First Collection (Disc 1)

“The Maid′s Child″ (06/26/1955, directed by: Tomotaka Takasa)
(Overseas Version - Recorded on February 18, 1958)

01. M-1
02. M-2
03. M-3A
04. M-5 Aomori Prefecture Folk Song “I am Disappointed (Lullaby)″
05. M-6
06. M-8A
07. M-8 Aomori Prefecture Folk Song “I am Disappointed (Lullaby)″
08. M-10
09. M-13A
10. M-14
11. M-15
12. M-16 Aomori Prefecture Folk Song “I am Disappointed (Lullaby)″
13. M-17
14. M-18
15. DB-30-3 “Furusato″ Composed by: Teiichi Okano/Lyrics by: Tatsuyuki Takano
16. DB-30-4 “Furusato″ Composed by: Teiichi Okano/Lyrics by: Tatsuyuki Takano
17. DB-30-5 “Furusato″ Composed by: Teiichi Okano/Lyrics by: Tatsuyuki Takano


“The Maid′s Child″ (06/26/1955, directed by: Tomotaka Takasa)
(Domestic Version) From Optical Track

18. Nikkatsu Mark
19. #2 ~ #8 Aomori Prefecture Folk Song “I am Disappointed (Lullaby)″
20. #34 ~ #40
21. #168
22. #182 ~ #186


“Scoundrels of the Sea″ (08/20/1957, directed by: Kaneto Shindo)

23. M-1-2 TOP Nikkatsu Mark ~ Main Title
24. M-1A-2 TOP
25. M-2-1
26. M-3-3 “Revolution Song″
27. M-3A-1
28. M-4-1
29. M-4A-2
30. M-5-4
31. M-6-2 Ending
32. PS-74-2 “Negro Spiritual Song″
33. PS-83 (A)
34. PS-83 (B) “Revolution Song″
35. M-Unknown Unused “Revolution Song″

Second Collection (Disc 2)

"Tear Down Those Walls"

01. M-1-1
02. M-2-1
03. M-3-1
04. M-4-1
05. M-5-1
06. M-6-1
07. M-7-2
08. M-8-1
09. M-9-1
10. M-10-1
11. M-11-1
12. M-12-1
13. M-13-1
14. M-14-1
15. M-15-1
16. M-16-1
17. M-17-1
18. M-18-1
19. M-19-1

"Teikoku Bank Incident: Prisoner on Death Row" (04/12/1964, directed by: Kei Kumai)

20. M-1-1
21. M-2-1
22. M-3-1
23. M-4-1
24. M-5-1
25. M-6-1
26. M-7-1
27. M-8-1
28. M-9-1
29. M-10-1 - M14-1 Mendelssohn Composition "Spring Song" (M10 and M14 Used as One Cue)
30. M-11-1
31. M-12-1
32. M-13-1
33. M-15-1 "Work Song" Russian Folk Song
34. M-16-1
35. M-17-1
36. M-18-1
37. M-19-1
38. M-20-1
39. M-21-1
40. M-22-1
41. M-23-1
42. M-24-1
43. M-25-1
44. M-26-1
45. M-27-1
46. M-28-1
47. M-29-1
48. M-30-1
49. M-31-1
50. M-32-1
51. M-33-1


Third Collection (Disc 3)

“Japanese Archipelago″ (05/26/1965, directed by: Kei Kumai)

01. M-1-2
02. M-2-1
03. M-3-1
04. M-4-1
05. M-4-2
06. M-5-1
07. M-6-1
08. M-7-1
09. M-8-1
10. M-10-1
11. M-11-1
12. M-12-1
13. M-13-1
14. M-14-1
15. M-16-1 Jingle Bells (James Pierpont)
16. M-17-1
17. M-18-1
18. M-19-1
19. M-20-1 (First Half)
20. M-20-1 (Second Half)
21. M-22-1
22. M-23-1
23. M-24-1
24. M-26-1
25. M-27-1
26. M-EX-1 Russian Folk Song “Dubinushka″ (“Work Song″)


“The Burmese Harp: Complete Edition″ (02/12/1956, directed by: Kon Ichikawa)

27. M-2-2 “Loneliness on a Journey″ Composed by: John P. Ordway/Lyrics by: Kyuukei Inudou
28. M-3-4 “Golden Caterpillar″ Composed by: Shinpei Nakayama
29. M-7-4 “My Humble Cottage″ Lyrics by: Howard John Payne, Composed by: Henry Rowley Bishop
30. M-12-1
31. M-13-1
32. M-14-1
33. M-15-2
34. M-18-1 Hymn “Nostalgic″
35. M-19-1
36. M-19A-1 “My Humble Cottage″ Composed by: Henry Rowley Bishop
37. M-20-1
38. M-22A-2 “My Humble Cottage″ Composed by: Henry Rowley Bishop
39. M-23-1
40. M-25-1
41. M-26-7 “The Moon over the Ruined Castle″ Composed by: Rentaro Taki/Lyrics by: Bansui Doi
42. M-29-3 “Shinoda no Yabu″ Composed by: Fujii Kiyomi/Lyrics by: Ujo Noguchi
43. M-34-1
44. M-35-1 Ending


“The Burmese Harp: Complete Edition″ (02/12/1956, directed by: Kon Ichikawa)
(From Optical Track)

45. Title Backing
46. #23 “Aagyokuhai ni hana ukete″ (Lyrics by: Kanji Yano/Composed by: Shoichi Kusunoki)
~ “My Humble Cottage″ (Lyrics by: Yoshi Satomi/Composed by Henry Rowley Bishop)
47. #24 ~ #26 “My Humble Cottage″ Lyrics by: Howard John Payne/Composed by: Henry Rowley Bishop
48. #80 ~ #81
49. #88
50. #98
51. #119 First Half “My Humble Cottage″ Composed by: Henry Rowley Bishop
52. #119 Second Half “Aogeba totoshi″ Ministry of Education Song

Fourth Collection (Disc 4) All from Optical Tracks

"Muddy Youth" (09/21/1954, directed by: Ichiro Sugai)

01. Title Backing
02. #13
03. #14 ~ #15
04. #54 ~ #55A
05. #56
06. #62 ~ #64
07. #88
08. #142 ~ #143

"Woman of Ginza" (04/01/1955, directed by: Kozaburo Yoshimura)

09. #3 ~ Title Backing ~ #4
10. #60A ~ #60E
11. #89 ~ #90
12. #153

"Three Faces" (08/09/1955, directed by: Umetsugu Inoue)

13. #1 ~ Title Backing ~ #3
14. #59 ~ #61
15. #63 ~ #65
16. #76 ~ #79
17. #119 ~ #122
18. #127

"Police Diary Part 2" (11/16/1955, directed by: Seiji Hisamatsu)

19. Title Backing ~ #1 Aizu Bandai
20. #13A ~ #14
21. #25
22. #26
23. #81 Shin Soma Bushi

"Silver Suicide" (02/05/1956, directed by: Kaneto Shindo)

24. Title Backing ~ #2
25. #90 ~ #95
26. #191 ~ 192
27. #192

"The Crime of Shiro Kamisaka" (02/25/1956, directed by: Seiji Hisamatsu)

28. Nikkatsu Mark ~ Title Backing
29. #15
30. #17
31. #21 ~ #23
32. #105
33. #107

"Wandering Shore" (06/21/1956, directed by: Kaneto Shindo)

34. Title Backing
35. #7 ~ #13
36. #25 ~ #30
37. #41 ~ #42/#93 ~ #96
38. #152 ~ #153

"Who Committed Murder" (07/03/1957, directed by: Ko Nakahira)

39. Title Backing
40. #18 ~ #19
41. #51
42. #98 ~ #99