© 2008 Lawrence Tuczynski

Title:	The Society for the Preservation of Film Music Tribute to Toru Takemitsu
CD Label:	Society for the Preservation of Film Music (SPFM)
CD Number:	SPFM-102
Music by:	Toru Takemitsu
Music Performed by:	Various
Number of tracks:	14
Running time:	50:29
Number of discs:	1
Year of release/manufacture:	1995

REVIEW

July 24, 2008 This is a promotional CD sold only to members of "The Society for the Preservation of Film Music" and performed by a variety of artists. Each CD was a limited edition and numbered. The total number of discs sold was 350. The CD itself is a pleasant listen. It contains a variety of styles from jazz to Japanese traditional. The tracks are very soothing to listen to for the most part and encompass a variety of styles. Track 5, "The Face Of Another", is a female vocal sung in what sounds like German. Track 7, "Dodesukaden", in several places sounds a lot like the 1960's US hit "McArthur Park". If you are a fan of Toru Takemitsu it's worth looking for but with such a limited number made and being 13 years old may be nearly impossible to find.

Tribute to Toru Takemitsu Masaki Kobayashi Glowing Autumn The Inheritance Kwaidan Harakiri Hiroshi Teshigahara The Face Of Another Nagisa Ohshima Empire Of Passion Akira Kurosawa Dodesukaden Mikio Naruse Bellowing Clouds Toichiro Narushima Time Within Memory Kon Ichikawa Alone On The Pacific Hideo Onchi A Marvelous Kid Masahiro Shinoda Silence Banished Sharaku