© 2000, 2014 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title The Film Music By Masaru Satoh Vol. 16
CD Label SLC Inc.
CD Number SLCS-7202
Music by: Masaru Satoh
Number of tracks 21
Running time 75:38
Number of discs 1
Year of release/manufacture 1993

REVIEW

April 7, 2000

This is a pleasant CD. Volume 16 is subtitled "EXTRAS", so I guess the music on this CD is what's left over or didn't have a category like the previous volumes.

Most of the music here is slow to mid-tempo speed with a little action here and there. There's a lot of brass horn and string music in these tracks. This CD is a real joy to put on and just sit back, relax and enjoy.

REVIEW

Title: The Film Music By Masaru Satoh Vol. 16 (SELECTED WORKS, EXTRA VOLUME)
Japanese Title: FUSHUROKU SAKUHIN, EXTRA HAN
Dir= director, Str= starring, Scr=scripted by.
Translations & notes courtesy of Jolyon Yates

  1. Taki Rentaro Story (Waga Ai no Uta: Taki Rentaro Monogatari, 1993, aka Bloom in the Moonlight, dir Shinichiro Sawai. Title translates as 'My Lovesong: Taki Rentaro Story'. He is known as "the Mozart of Japan", so that's probably 'him' on the cover)
  2. Kazoku (Family, 1971, dir Yoji Yamada)
  3. Harukanaru Yama No Yobigoe(A Distant Cry from Spring, 1980, dir Yoji Yamada, str Ken Takakura. Title translates as 'Call of a Distant Mountain')
  4. Waga Seisyun No Toki (Time of Our Youth, 1975)
  5. Kuroki Taro No Ai To Boken (Kuroki Taro's Love & Adventure)
  6. Yuparotani no Donbesu (Donbase in Yuparo Valley)
  7. Rikugun Zangyaku Monogatari (Story of Army Cruelty, 1963, str Rentaro Mikuni)
  8. Shiri Kurae Magoichi (Magoichi Saga, 1969, dir Kenji Musume, str Kinnosuke Nakamura, Shintaro Katsu)
  9. Jakoman And Testu (Jakoman to Tetsu, 1964, dir Kinji Fukasaku, scr Akira Kurosawa)
  10. Nihon Bankoku Hakurankai Fanfare ([Japan World Exposition Fanfare] aka Expo 70 Fanfare)
  11. Ichinichi 240 Jiken (240 Hours a Day)
  12. Merufan Rando no Ongaku ([Melfan Land Music] aka Amusement Park Music)
  13. Minami Taiheiyo Kula (South Pacific Kula, TV)
  14. Kyarahasu Keiji ([Detective Calahath] aka The Detective)
  15. Ishkari Heiya (Plains of Ishikari. An area of Hokkaido, where Sato was born)
  16. Shippai (Failure)
  17. Battle Cry (Tokken, 1975, dir Kihachi Okamoto)
  18. Wakakusa Monogatari theme (Story of Young Grass. TV anime: Ai no Wakakusa Monogatari, 1987, aka Little Women, dir Fumio Kurokawa. Wakakusa Monogatari: Nan to Jo Sensei, 1993, aka Little Men, dir Kozo Kusuba)
  19. Kyoshiro Kota ([Kyoshiro Ballad]Nemuri Kyoshiro theme (TV movie)
  20. Minami Juji Hoshi ([Southern Cross Star] aka Chojiku Kidan Southern Cross, 1984, aka Super Dimensional Cavalry Southern Cross. TV anime)
  21. Kurutta Kajitsu (Crazed Fruit, 1956, aka Juvenile Passion, dir Ko Nakahira, str Yojiro Ishihara)