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Title The Film Music By Masaru Satoh Vol. 8
CD Label SLC Inc.
CD Number SLCS-7108
Music by: Masaru Satoh
Number of tracks 17
Running time 76:09
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1992

REVIEW

Feb. 25, 2000 (updated Feb. 27, 2001)

Volume 8 is listed as Star Movies and features big stars of the late 50s, mostly, if not all, Yujiro Ishihara.

This CD starts off very heavily Jazz oriented. Tracks #1 & 2 are mostly slow paced jazz tunes featuring drums and brushes (instead of drum sticks) although the end of Track #2 changes to a very fast paced tune. Track #3 is a slow, mournful female vocal track. Track #5 & 6 switches gears and tones down the Jazz to give us the feel of music that maybe appeared in a western. Track #7 is back to a short, fast paced Jazz track. We then head into Track #8 which is reminiscent of the horn laden Italian westerns starring Clint Eastwood. Track # 9, 10, & 11 have a similar feel to them and feature an acoustic guitar and what sounds like maracas. Track #11 starts with bird like sounds on a flute and then goes back to the guitar & maracas with a female backing chorus. Track #12 is mostly a slow tune made up of string and woodwind instruments. Track #13 alternates between a fast paced tune and something that would be at home in "Gone With The Wind". Track #14 is a mixed suite of music that was enjoyable and had me picturing most of it in a 1950's Western movie setting. Tracks # 15 - 17 are mostly slow moving, pleasant tunes. Fun to listen to but not remarkable in any way.

While this was an overall pleasant listen, there was nothing here that really grabbed me. This is another CD in the series that would make for good background music but has nothing that would compel you to stop and give it a hard listen.

REVIEW

Title: The Film Music By Masaru Satoh Vol. 8 (STAR MOVIE VOLUME)
Japanese Title: STAR EIGA HAN
These feature big stars of the late 50s, mostly, if not all, Yujiro Ishihara.
Translations & notes courtesy of Jolyon Yates

  1. Hi no Ataru Sakamichi ([Sunlit Sloping Street], aka Street in the Sun, 1958, dir Tomotaka Tasaka, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  2. Wakai Kawa no Nagare (Stream of Youth, 1959, dir Tomotaka Tasaka, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  3. Ore wa Matteruze (I’ll Be Waiting, 1957, dir Koreyoshi Kurahara, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  4. Sabita Knife (Rusty Knife, 1958, dir Toshio Masuda, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  5. Kurenai no Tsubasa (Crimson Wings, 1958, dir Ko Nakahira, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  6. Otoko Ga Bakuhatsu Suru ([A Man Explodes] aka Explosion Came, 1959, dir Toshio Masuda, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  7. Kyo ni Ikiru (We Live Today, 1959, dir Toshio Masuda, str Yujiro Ishihara)
  8. Judo Saga (Sugata Sanshiro, 1965, dir Seiichiro Uchikawa, str Toshiro Mifune, Eiji Okada, from an Akira Kurosawa script)
  9. Futari no Koibito (Love Couple)
  10. Aniki no Koibito (Elder’s Lover, 1968, dir Shiro Moritani)
  11. Sodachi Zakari (Prime Upbringing)
  12. Sekai o Kakeru Koi (Love & Death, 1959, Eisuke Takizawa, str Yujiro Ishikawa)
  13. Togyu ni Kakeru Otoko (Man at the Bullfight, 1960, dir Toshio Masuda, str Yujiro Ishikawa)
  14. Zerosen Kurogumo-Ikka (Zero Fighter, 1962, dir Toshio Masuda, str Yujiro Ishikawa)
  15. Honoo no Mai (Passionate Dance)
  16. Shunkin-sho ([‘Spring Harp’ Commentary]. ‘Shunkin-sho’ is a literary work)
  17. Sugata Sanshiro (aka New Judo Saga, 1977)

(Tracks #16 & 17 are in Stereo)